Nahe (Schleuse)

The Close is a 21.5 km long river in the Thuringian Forest. It represents the subjects of the lock is the second main flow and controls about half of the amount of water at.

Course

The near springs in several spring-fed streams on the southern slopes of the Great Finster mountain ( 944 m). The creek flows in Ilm-Kreis first in südsüdöstliche direction Schmiedefeld and continues to run then in a narrow, wooded and from the steep flanks of the ridge of High Beech (up to 748 m, west) and Smith Burnet / Perennials head (up to 784 m, East ) lined Kerbsohlental south.

After a section at the border of forging field or forest woman to Suhl ( - Vesser ) in the west of the river finally reaches the district of Hildburghausen with the Nahe - Waldauer district Schleusingerneundorf, with the river running slowly turns to the southwest.

Near the leaves the actual Thuringian Forest By reaching the hamlet Hinternah and enters its red sandstone foothills. The valley widens into a grassy ground. In Schleusingen flows from the right by far the largest tributary to Alder, which doubles the amount of water in the Middle about until the river finally flows from the left of the lock and turn doubled the amount of water in about.

Economic History

The passing through the Nahe Valley High street of Schleusingen to Erfurt was one of the most important mountain passes in the Middle Ages of the Thuringian Forest. The middle Nahe valley and its tributary valleys was very late, developed in the 16th century glassmakers and charcoal burners. The village smithy field was first documented in 1414, here were miners and trades nachgeordnetete established a rapidly growing settlement. In Schleusingerneundorf lived after 1600 only about 190 inhabitants, who had to deny their scanty livelihood with forestry work and Serviced. The industrialization was carried out by Schleusingen - 1853 a glass factory was built.

Traffic and transport

By the Nahe Valley railway in the Rennsteigbahn as well as the highway passes 4 The section of Schleusingen to Ilmenau, crossing the Rennsteig is one of the most scenic routes in the Thuringian Forest.