Red Weißeritz

The Red Weißeritz in Schmiedeberg

The Red White Ritz is one of the two sources of Weißeritz in Saxony. It rises with Cínovec George Field (city Altenberg ) in the Eastern Ore Mountains, and joins in Hainberg (city Freital ) with the savages Weißeritz for " United " Weißeritz.

Course

From the source of the river at the store Altenberg ( source rivers: Neugraben, cross ditch, Sandbach ) to the middle reaches flowing through the Red Weißeritz in a narrow and heavily sunken valley larger forest areas and the places Waldbärenburg, Kipsdorf, Schmiedeberg, Obercarsdorf and Ulberndorf before it reaches Dippoldiswalde. Below Dippoldiswalde the river for domestic hot water production, electric power generation and low water regulation in the built 1908-1913 Malter Dam is jammed. The main reason for the construction of the barrage but was the flood, after a flood of 1897. Below the dam Malter flows through the Red Weißeritz the Seifersdorfer reason and from Seifersdorf finally the close and natural valley of Rabenauer ground, before they turn into Freital -Hainsberg with the Wild Weißeritz combined for Weißeritz.

Be further are the places Schellerhau, Bear Rock, Obernaundorf, Paul village, Malter, Specht Ritz and Coßmannsdorf At the Red Weißeritz. It crosses through the territory of the municipalities Altenberg, Dippoldiswalde, Rabenau and Freital.

Tributaries of the Red Weißeritz are ( Mündungsort in parentheses):

  • Klingenflüssel ( Schellerhau )
  • Langer Grundbach ( Buschmühlenteich )
  • Fallenbach ( Buschmühlenteich )
  • Molchgundbach ( Schmiedeberg )
  • Kohlbach ( Obercarsdorf )
  • Oelsabach ( Rabenau )
  • Salt Lick ( Buschmühlenteich )
  • Mob Bach ( Schmiedeberg )
  • Ochsenbach (sub Obernaundorf )
  • Schwarzenbach ( Dippoldiswalde )
  • Reichstädter Bach ( Tännichtgrund, Malter Dam )
  • Lämmergundbach ( lambs reason Malter Dam )
  • Seifenbach ( Malter Dam )
  • Borlasbach ( Specht Ritz reason)
  • Somsdorfer Bach ( Freital -Hainsberg )
  • Grundbach ( Ulberndorf )
  • Steibornbach ( Bormannsgrund, Malter Dam )
  • Gründl Bach ( Seifersdorfer reason)
  • Goldmine Bach ( Seifersdorfer reason)
  • Seifersdorfer Dorfbach
  • Central Grundbach ( Seifersdorfer reason)
  • Long - Grundbach ( Seifersdorfer reason)

Former mills

Many mills no longer exist, some are converted and used for other purposes.

  • Scheller mill ( Schellerhau ) or Buschmühlenteich on Buschmühlenweg ( Schellerhau )
  • Riedelmuhle or board mill ( Waldbärenburg )
  • Schäfermühle ( Waldbärenburg )
  • Forstmühle ( Bärenfels )
  • Lorenz mill ( Bärenfelser mill)
  • Kipsdorfer mill
  • Buschmühlenteich ( Schmiedeberg )
  • Niedermühle or iron mill ( Schmiedeberg )
  • Hofemühle ( Schmiedebereg )
  • Klapper mill ( sub Obernaundorf )
  • Upper Mill ( Obercarsdorf )
  • Dorfmühle ( Obercarsdorf )
  • Niedermühle ( Obercarsdorf )
  • Franks Mill or Upper Mill ( Ulberndorf )
  • Brettmühle ( Ulberndorf )
  • Dorfmühle ( Ulberndorf )
  • Niedermühle ( Ulberndorf )
  • Oppelt mill ( Ulberndorf )
  • Shellers ( Dippoldiswalde )
  • Oat mill ( Dippoldiswalde )
  • Walk or Menden mill ( Dippoldiswalde )
  • Lohmühle or shingle mill ( Dippoldiswalde )
  • Ratsmühle ( Dippoldiswalde )
  • Red Mill ( Malter )
  • Upper Mill ( Seifersdorf )
  • Felsenmühle ( Specht Ritz ), also called " Korkmühle " means (2007 demolished)
  • Specht Ritzer mill ( Specht Ritz, demolished 2009)
  • Rabenauer mill ( Rabenau )
  • Rolling mill Coßmannsdorf, formerly known as lunch mill, mill or Somsdorfer Coßmannsdorfer mill ( 1462 now Mehrfamilienwohnhaus )

Use

At the Red Weißeritz created numerous mill plants, the water power of the river took advantage. Known mills on the river are the Scheller mill at Schellerhau that Riedelmuhle Waldbärenburg, the village mill Obercarsdorf, the Rath mill Dippoldiswalde that Rabenauer mill and the mill Coßmannsdorfer. In addition, in 1900 a number of power stations on the Red Weißeritz were built, there was electricity plants in Malter, Seifersdorf and Coßmannsdorf.

In June 1961, the World Championships were on the Red Weißeritz in Rabenauer reason of Seifersdorf to Freital discharged in whitewater racing and canoe slalom. For there is enough water in the river was attended by the drain of Malter Dam. The competition saw 30,000 to 40,000 spectators.

The valley of the Red Weißeritz is for the development of the eastern Ore Mountains on traffic of particular importance. Today's federal highway 170 was created as a royal Saxon State Street in the 1840s. This used between Dippoldiswalde and Waldbärenburg the valley to the mountain crossing in the direction of Teplice and Prague, which also European Route 55 until 2006. Since 1882/83 runs between Hainberg and Kipsdorf in the valley narrow gauge Weißeritztalbahn. She is currently rebuilt after the flood of 2002, only to Dippoldiswalde.

Flood

A devastating flood destroyed 1897 320 houses in the valley and pulled 19 people to their deaths. Some of the flux in the Rabenauer reason was increased by 140-fold. Also, the 2002 flood, the flood of the century, taught at major damage. The Weißeritztalbahn was severely damaged in their entire history and is still not back up and running as. Even the main road and the adjacent places suffered damage.

Altenberg, Saxony Town Rabenau, Saxony 1961 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
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