Schozach

River between Ilsfeld and Talheim

The Schozach [ ʃɔtsax ] is a right tributary of the Neckar in Baden- Württemberg. In its 26 km length it runs through mainly the southeast of the district Heilbronn. After the flow of medieval Schozachgau was named.

Course

The Schozach rises to 301 m above sea level. NN in the Dautenklinge on the western edge of the Löwenstein mountains, below the subgroup Bacher hamlet atrium. Then she touched the places upper and Unterheinriet, Abstatt, Auenstein, Ilsfeld, the same place Schozach and Talheim before. Between Heilbronn districts Horkheim and Sontheim to 154 m above sea NN flows into the Neckar. The passage of Schozach describes a total of a large, open to the north C: Up Auenstein it flows in south-western direction, to just behind Ilsfeld to the west, then north.

Geographically seen by running the Schozach the Swabian-Franconian Forest mountains and the Neckar basin. Geologically, it crosses the transition zone between the Keuper and Muschelkalk: The source occurs in the layers of the middle Keuper revealed, and the majority of the upper course is located in the lower Keuper layers. The transition to the limestone west of Ilsfeld makes itself evident in the change in the valley shape noticeable: The case Ilsfeld still broad valley narrows almost abruptly, and the river digs into one against the environment up to 50 meters deep, narrow valley one that henceforth except Talheim any other settlement offers more space. In several quarries on the edge of this valley portion outcrops of rock layers can be seen.

Catchment area

The catchment area has the Schozach an area of 93.5 km ² to the two largest tributaries Gruppenbach contribute 16.4 and 14.6 km ² in the middle reaches and your stream in the lower reaches. It covers most of the lower land between the Neckar and Löwenstein mountains. In the north of the mountain pig are southeast of Heilbronn, the Sandberg south Lehrensteinsfeld and another " Sandberg " southwest Löwensteins high points of the watershed, in the south of Wunnenstein north of Großbottwar. In the East it is still flowing to the book Bach, but only from a location not far from the bleaches lake at Lowenstein, because the water of the book Bach upper reaches by means of a channel is fed to the Bleichsee and thus the northern Sulm.

The most important watersheds of Schozach border to the catchment areas of Sulm in the north and northeast, the Bottwar the south and southeast and the Neckar river itself in the southwest and west. The other competitors are smaller streams to the river Neckar.

Significant inflows of Schozach are the group bei Auenstein and your stream just before it flows into Sontheim, both are about 7 km long.

In the catchment area, the boroughs subgroup Bach, Abstatt Ilsfeld Talheim and mite whole or for the most part, the communities Lauffen, Neckarwestheim, Großbottwar, Beilstein and Lowenstein with small portions of their territory.

Inflows

Origin of Schozach in the upper Dautenklinge in a northern forest meadow tongue in subgroup Bach atrium at about 305 m above sea level. NN.

• Bach from the Schwinglesklinge, from right to 250 m above sea level. NN by the pier on the outskirts of Upper Unterheinriet, 2.2 km. Arises in the west of Gewanns Mass parent blade little east of the A81 at about 330 m above sea level. NN.
• Bach from the Plank blade from right at the sports ground of Unterheinriet, 1.0 km. Arises before the eastern edge of the forest Count on about 270 m above sea level. NN and passes through three ponds.
• Book Bach, from left to wide meadows on the outskirts of Unterheinriet to about 235 m above sea level. NN, 5,6 km. Arises in Löwensteiner Forest Won Book to about 385 m above sea level. NN next to the artificial mill-race, which supplies the water here its further uphill pulling the upper blade of the forest Sulm.
• Bach from the Scheidlesklinge, from left soon after against the Unterheinsdorf Rieter industrial area, 1.2 km. Emtsteht on Schellenrain from multiple sources to about 310 m above sea level. NN.
• Vohenlohebach, from left below the Schozach bridge the driveway after Abstatt - Vohenlohe to 237.8 m above sea level. NN, 1.0 km.
• Happenbach, right to the first road bridge in Abstatt to 234.3 m above sea level. NN, 3.9 km. Arises in the area of ​​subgroup stream in northern Grafenwald little east of the A81 at about 325 m above sea level. NN.
• Abstetter Bach, from left on the western edge of Ilsfeld - Auenstein before Schozach bridge of the feeder to the junction Ilsfeld, at least 3.0 km. Arises southwest of the Abstetterhofes just before the mutton forest or in at least 252 m above sea level. NN.
• Bach group, according to the same street bridge to 226.3 m above sea level. NN, 8.6 km. Arises in Heilbronn town forest on the eastern slopes of the mountain to the rear Reisberg at about 355 m above sea level. NN.

After the inflow of the Group of Bach and the crossing under the A81, the river turns its direction of flow from southwest to west.

• Bolt Bach, from right channels on Ilsfelder bathroom at the Robert- Mayer-Straße, 1.7 km away. Arises in the stone base to about 260 m above sea level. NN.
• Eichenweggraben, from the left edge of the settlement bergwärtigen Ilsfeld, 1.2 km.
• Eiger Bach, from left at the bridge of the K 2156 in Ilsfeld to Pfahlhof, 1.6 km away. Formed in addition to the forest walks on the street about 280 m above sea level. NN, verdolt in the local area.
• Moire, from right at the sewage plant below Ilsfelds below 225 m above sea level. NN, 1.8 km away. Arises at the vineyard slope Gänser to about 275 m above sea level. NN.

After the inflow of the flooding of the river enters his tight meandering limestone blade on the lower reaches and turns its flow direction from west to north -northwest.

• Landgraben, below the Schozach bridge of Schozach, 2.3 km away. Arises as a ditch at the junction of the K 2048 after Schozach of the L 1100 to about 290 m above sea level. NN.
• Frankelbach, right in the south Talheims to 195.9 m above sea level. NN, 3.1 km. Arises in the middle thirst pool to about 265 m above sea level. NN and passes after a little more than half way through the 1.3 -acre Frankelbachsee.
• Your Bach, from the right about a hundred meters in front of the mouth, 7.3 km. Arises on the boundary of mite east of the vineyard Kapfenhart to about 260 m above sea level. NN.

Mouth of the Schozach after 25.6 km run about 400 m below the Neckar bridge the Neckartalstraße ( 9564 K ) at house No. 32/1 of Horkheimer street in Heilbronn- Sontheim to 154 m above sea level. NN from the right into the Neckar.

Conservation

The upper reaches of the Schozach runs until Abstatt partially, in the Swabian -Franconian Forest. Nature reserves are not reported in the area of the stream; under conservation the following areas:

• Headwaters of the Schozach; this 18 -acre area extends from the atrium down to the outlet of the Schozach and was placed under protection in 1982.
• Burns Blade - Upper Schozachtal at upper Unterheinriet; the 44 ha site along the upper reaches has been protected since 1979.
• Schozachtal between Ilsfeld and Talheim with 112 ha since 1983.
• Massenbach, Leinbach, Schozach and your Bach; this 13 -acre area is located below Talheim and extends to the border with mountian Heilbronn.
• Schozachtal - Weidach - value fields of the Heilbronn city boundary to the confluence with the Neckar; the protected status of the 63 -hectare area was in 1983.

The Water Report 2004 ranked the waters of the Schozach and the group of Bach in a Class II ( moderately polluted ); of your stream below mite is as critically polluted (class II -III) classified.

Traffic

The Schozach is not navigable because of insufficient depth and water management.

Middle and upper Schozachtal be attracted by the country's roads L 1100 and L 1102 have limited about local importance as a cross-connections in the surrounding area of Heilbronn. The lower Schozachtal is deep because of its narrow and winding form as a transportation route unusable and only partially accompanied by roads. However, it was once crossed by the Bottwartalbahn, the Marbach am Neckar with Heilbronn union and thereby followed the course of the Schozach between Auenstein and Sontheim. The route of the now disused railway line has been converted to a bike path, being a part of the Alb- Neckar Cycle Path to the network of Baden-Württemberg distance cycle route.

Right exactly the northern watershed following a forest trail, part of the route of an old Roman road along and often less than 100 meters south of a steep leading edge of the step, from Heilbronn to Lion's Arch.