Leina (river)

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The Leina is a source flow of Hörsel in the river system of the Weser.

Description

The Leina originates at Leinaborn in the Thuringian Forest, hall Tambach- Dietharz near the Rennsteig. After about 2.5 km of the stream is dammed up by the fire Initiates calibration - was located here in the 15th century, an early modern mining and metallurgical complex.

By further inflows into the hallway Finsterbergen the creek is markedly enhanced, in Leinagrund therefore were on a stretch of four kilometers about 5 saw mills and hammer mills until at Engelbach the edge of the forest is reached. At one created in the 14th century ramparts of the majority of the water is drained into the Leinakanal. The Leina itself flows as savages Leina still to the local situation Schönau before the forest a short distance from Leinakanal in their original river bed. In the local situation of the municipality Leina is at the confluence with the old water from the savages Leina the Hörsel.

Inflows

The following table lists the inflows in detail.

Impressions

Headwaters

Former sawmill in Leinagrund north Finsterbergen

A washing place in the local situation of Engelbach