Schifflache

The Schiffslache east of the Staudinger power plant

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The Schiffslache is a right tributary of the River Main in Hanau- Großauheim in the Main- Kinzig district, in Hesse. It arises in a swamp forest in Großkrotzenburg near the main road past 8 went into this swampy floodplain of Main. The area is now a nature reserve.

Course

The Schiffslache draws an arc around Großkrotzenburg and emerges from the forest. It passes under the railway line Hanau -Aschaffenburg and flows between the Staudinger power plant and L3309 in a northwesterly direction Großauheim. The Schiffslache crosses the Limes Bridge, flows through some gardens and finally flows into the Main.

Nature reserve Schiffslache

The Altmainbogen is part of a whole system of bayous, the Main has created after emerging from the low mountain meandering through strong and frequent run- Change at the Main level. The now silted and vermoorte Altlauf has been cut to about 4.5 m depth in the sand and gravel deposits. The ship's pool has been identified in past times as " United Krotzenburger Moor ". It was in 1953 as a nature reserve with a size of more than 15 ha. The area of ​​today's Natura 2000 protected area is 61 ha by the installation of drinking water wells, the water table was so weakened that it came to the death of many rare animal and plant species. Only through targeted rewetting it, in the Schiffslache to raise the water table again and thus to stop the extinction of species succeeded.

Flora & Fauna

In the nature reserve with its alder forests, sedge and reeds covered with damp and wet meadows newts, toads garlic, leaves and jumping frogs, storks, Broad-leaved seasoning and fire salamanders occur.