Schondra (river)

Schondra near Gräfendorf

The Schondra is nearly 28 km long, right or northern tributary of the Franconian Saale.

• 5.1 Hiking
• 5.2 Cycling
• 5.3 Fishing

Name

The name derives from the ancient Indian Schondra skúndatē word that means rushes, from. The river was the homonymous municipality Schondra her name.

Course

The Schondra springs from three sources in the Brückenauer Kuppenrhön, north of the market Schondra in the Lower Franconian district of Bad Kissingen. Following the unification of the three headwaters, north of Kissinger road, it crosses the same locality Schondra. Between the road and the creek Raiffeisenstraße the Schondra runs further underground. On the southern outskirts of the village it flows right past the Upper Bock mill. Your oriented to the southwest main flow direction, it retains essentially to the mouth of the Franconian Saale near. South of Schondra - Schönderling is a second mill. Here it flows from the left side of the creek to Helmer. The course of the deep valley following the meanders Schondra now increasingly. South of Schondra sub Geiersnest it is fed on the left side of the temple moat. In Schmitt Rain she takes on the good 7.5 km long Einraffshofer water that you, coming from the north, flowing towards the right. There is also another mill. After the inflow of water Einraffshofer the Schondra is now much wider. South of Münchau it flows past the Köpesmühle. She digs now deeper and deeper into the valley one, which is bounded by steep, covered with deciduous forest mountain slopes. A little further south it is strengthened by the proceeds generated from the right side Detterbach. It flows right past the bush and mutton on Eggenhopf. South of the cross- mountain, she approaches coming from right side Finster Buchgraben. In a wild and romantic valley they now breaks through the ridge and flows right past the sinister book height and the tail mountain. In the hamlet Heckenmühle ( to Wartmannsroth ), the mill of the same name. Shortly thereafter, the Schondra is fed on her left side by the nearly 6 km long Sippach. It sets its course continued in a westerly direction and squeezes through a narrow valley between the big rocks of Wildweibsteins and the Mittelmühlbuch. At Holy Cross ( to Wartmannsroth ) is a wastewater treatment plant. There you flows from the right, coming from the north, just over 7 km long white Bach. Now she turns her direction again more to the south. Your water is strengthened by Ammelbach that flow to her from the right side. The passage of Schondra is very close to nature and is not disturbed by any human habitation. After her of the right Gegelsbach is accrued, it traverses the nature reserve Lower Schondratal. It flows past the left and right of the Külmersberg sweet grass. Not far from it is fed on the left side of the moat. Your running it heads south past the hood Mountain and south of the Linde First it flows from the right to Hengstbach. In a paper mill, she meets after a long time the first time to human habitation. Shortly thereafter, they will be cleaned by a small sewage treatment plant, and later follows the Barthelsmühle. When Lohmühle the Schondra reached the outskirts of Gräfendorf and after flowing at another mill over, it crosses under the main road and eventually empties south of a railway bridge in the Franconian Saale one.

Water Quality

The Schondra considered one of the cleanest naturnähesten and streams of Lower Franconia. It has long stretches of water quality class I ( unpolluted to very lightly loaded ) on.

Fauna

The River

The Schondra is a river trout and grayling region. In the Schondra following types of fish: brook and rainbow trout, grayling, chub, eels and several species of white fish. A special rarity is the last existing remainder of the red sandstone pearl mussel ( Margaritifera margaritifera parvula ) of about 100 copies dar.

The Valley

The nature reserve Lower Schondra is a biotope with a large biodiversity. Floodplain forests, wet meadows and tall herb communities offer numerous animal species a refuge for survival. Thus comes in the meadows of the riparian zone of Schondra among others, the kingfisher and the cuckoo before.

Recreation

Hiking

To celebrate the romantic Schondratal, with its many natural beauties, the hikers and recreation seekers different itineraries offered.

Cycling

The Schondratal - cycling track with a total length of 41 km leads mainly through field and woodland paths. Only short distances are also on country roads with little traffic.

Fishing

The Schondra offers through its rich fish stock good fishing opportunities. Tenants of the lower Schondra is the ASC trout Gräfendorf ( fishing season for visiting anglers from May 15 to September 30)

River system Schondra

See list of running water in the river system Schondra