Pfingstwiesengraben

The Pentecostal meadow ditch is a watercourse in the Magdeburg district Westerhüsen.

Course

He comes from a cased source south of the public park Westerhüsen, just north of the village on the road in the middle area, which is also known as Willis yard. Reported as habitat headwaters located in the parcel with the field names Pfingstwiese. The name is said to derive from the original use of the area for celebrations for the feast of Pentecost. In this area there was the during the 18th century completely deforested Wester Hüser wood.

The Pentecostal meadow ditch, which was designated in the past as Renne ditch runs in an easterly direction and is of the Holstein Road and later the railroad Magdeburg -Leipzig and Magdeburg road - Beautiful (Elbe ) crossed. After a total of about 1.5 kilometers of ditch flows into the Elbe. South of the mouth there is the deserted village Pötritz.

At times, large sections of the watercourse were piped. The piping was removed early 21st century.