Stille (river)

On the source pond in Springstille

The silence is a source on the pond in Springstille 8.6 km, about the Helmer along with Bach 's northernmost source drive 11.2 km and 11.5 km long river the Asbach in Thuringia district Schmalkalden- Meiningen, in Schmalkalden from the left in the the Schmalkalde flows.

55.0 km ² catchment area the silence takes more than a third of the river system of the Schmalkalde ( 156.4 km ², of which 79.9 km ² above the mouth of silence ) a.

Course

The silence arises from a source pond on the southeastern outskirts of the village Springstille. Field names with Spring in Thuringia often refer to a source. Already in the local situation of Springstille the river takes the Rößbach as left and right Helmer Bach as inflow on. On the outskirts of Springstille were two grinding mills.

The silence constantly flowing to north- westerly direction to Schmalkalden and first reaches the neighboring Mittelstille, where she receives the Breitenbach in close succession more source streams and as more significant inflow. The Valley of Silence is a relatively wide and flat meadow land. Of the four the place belonging to the former grinding mills to Neumühlestrasse located approximately 500 m east of the local situation Mittelstille, 2 grinding mills ( middle and upper mill ) are in place and another grist mill (lower mill) is located on Mill Lane in the lower part of the village. As a right tributary flows into the local situation still the streams.

In Näherstille the valley of silence between the mountains Gackenberg narrowed ( 437.8 m above sea level. NN ) and Grasberg ( 370.6 m above sea level. NN ). This place was good for a ford: here crossing a side branch of the High Street the silence, they went north to the crest of the Thuringian Forest, ending the farce Röder cross the crest of the mountain to descend from there to Friedrichroda.

By Gackenberg the path of silence is deflected to the west, at the same time reached the creek here the edge of the core city of Schmalkalden. Opens directly to the district border of Näherstille to the nucleus Schmalkaldens the last influx of Asbach with about the same amount of water, which leads the silence so far from right. The silence flows from then on in a light, facing southeast arc to lead just above the railway station in the Schmalkalde.

Name

Often, the name is interpreted silence as still water. The river name is also found in place names Springstille ( 948 for the first time as " Stillaha " mentioned), Mittelstille (1210 first mentioned as " Stillamedio " ) and Näherstille ( 1333 for the first time as " Nydern Stilla " mentioned) again.

Economic History

The silence had great economic importance, they also added the southern area of the city fortification as a wide moat art especially for the city Schmalkalden. The street name Before Stillertor in the southeastern part of the old town reminiscent of the Stiller suburb, a residential area and at the same time to the present there technical installations in the form of mills, hammer mills and tanneries and the Silent Gate ( Gate in the direction of silence villages).

Others

The silence is included in the respective local arms of Springstille and Mittelstille.

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