Rohrbach (Saarland)

The Rohrbach near the Spellenberg stone in Rentrisch

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The Rohrbach is a nearly 18 -km-long, right-sided or north-easterly tributary of the Saar, east of Saarbrücken, Saarland.

Course

The Rohrbach rises on the northern flank of Mount Kahlenberg and flows through the St. Ingberter sink. Its source is in Rohrbach ( St. Ingbert ) north of the Federal Highway 6 near the former site of the company Heckel. Quellnah leads past the railway line Mannheim- Saarbrücken.

From there, the Rohrbach initially flows northeast through the village of Rohrbach, where he 40 (Kaiser Street ), and then passes under the highway the hard square of the village; henceforth he accompanied the main road and railway line sometimes more and sometimes less away. In the village he bends to the west. Then opens out near the former mill Rohrbacher from the right of the parent stream, which ( from Glashütte pond ago) and coming from the direction of Schiffweiler Gangel stream ( from Spieser Mills Valley ago) brings the water of the adhesive stream. Below the Mother Brook confluence of Rohrbach flows through a shallow valley, which is used partially for agriculture and is reported in the since 1990, the 21 -acre nature reserve in Glashüttental / Rohrbachtal ( CDDA-Nr. 163866 ).

After that flows through the Rohrbach mostly piped and overbuilt southwestward the core city of St. Ingbert. He is there locally also called Großbach. In the city flows from the left ( south side ) of the Wollbach and from the right ( north side ) of the Mäusbach, the Risch Bach and the Bach to Gehn.

The Rohrbach, after he left St. Ingbert, also called Scheidter Bach. After the Bach Rentrisch has passed through ( to St. Ingbert ) and Scheidt (Saarbrücken ), he takes in Schafbrücke (Saarbrücken ) on left ( east side ) Grumbach. Then he happened Brebach (Saarbrücken ) after leaving the B 40 as well as the railway line Mannheim -Saarbrücken the right side (west) Halberg.

After passing the state road 51 and the railway line Saarbrücken- Sarreguemines Rohrbachstraße opens in Brebach together with the Saarbach ( Fechinger Bach) in the area of ​​St. Arnual meadows in the Saar.

History and Restoration

Along the Rohrbach took place since the Middle Ages mills and sawmills, from the early period to the beginning of the 20th century ironworks. In the area of the waterworks Rentrisch comprehensive measures for the restoration have been made in recent years, which the Rohrbach partially gave back its natural bed.