Urselbach

The river in Frankfurt- Heddernheim, near the confluence with the Nidda

The Urselbach is about 16.0 km long right or northern tributary of the Nidda in Hesse ( Germany ).

Name

The name comes from the earlier part Ursel Ursella designation for the 791 in a deed to the Lorsch Abbey, first mentioned in ancient Oberursel.

An interpretation of the name Ursel ( bach ) are Hans Krahe. He derives the evidence Ursalla 800, 821 Ursela 791 in uilla Ursella ultimately from the Illyrian. He analyzes the hydronym as alteuropäisch with suffix elâ formed from Illyrian * urs elâ to Sanskrit versati " it is raining ".

Geography

Course

The Urselbach rises in the Taunus in the northwestern part of the Hohe Mark, within the limits of the district Oberursel.

Seven small source streams form the Urselbach. They carry the following names: Dreiborn, Hans Wagner Born, Buchborn, Hermann Born, Born Kaute and Schell Bach. The source zone of the seventh creek has no name. However, some down, this brook Maßborn. The sources of Ursel creek need to be addressed in the rule as a layer sources. You are usually a little higher on the border of the more permeable sandstone Hermes wedge over the dense Colorful shales or high congestion of the groundwater divide. As the main source of Ursel creek was once the Buchborn, as is apparent, for example, from an old engraving from 1734 by P. Fehr. ² Today, the sources are mostly used for drinking water. The Schell Bach was previously diverted a large area to a mill race on the southern side of the valley Haidtränkbaches. This also its water benefited the turbines of the former spinning mill. Looking down the valley flow the two approximately equal size main source streams Maßborn and Buchborn at about 400 m above sea level. NN together and form the Haidtränkbach. He has lost by straightening measures the expansion of the canon road and especially in the 1960s ecological value. From previous construction can still be seen some transverse dams. However, remnants of environmentally significant alder swamps with peat moss, cap skullcap, loosestrife and Sumpfsegge are still available. At the level of the former inn heath potions the drinking water supply of the city of Oberursel is additionally secured by drilling wells. A level indicates when the stream leads a little water and the water supply must be cut back. Meanwhile, the Bach but also by deep- water channels in the new housing estates on the edge of losing its banks. In low rainfall years, therefore, it can dry out in Oberursel. From the exit in the Vordertaunus above the Hohe Mark the brook is called Urselbach.

The Urselbach Shortly after this out of the woods in a meadow area. It crosses the B 455 and reached the city of Oberursel. It flows in a southeasterly direction through the town of Oberursel. In the middle of Oberursel (from river km 9 ) changes the stream direction and now flows in a southerly direction. East of Oberursel- Stierstadt it flows back more to the southeast and crosses Oberursel- white churches. After crossing under the A 5 of Urselbach reached the city of Frankfurt. It is then pumped through Frankfurt Niederursel to eventually in the district Frankfurt- Heddernheim at an altitude of 120 m above sea level. NN einzumünden in the Nidda.

Inflows

Among the tributaries of the creek include Ursel ( downriver considered, kilometer data from estuary to source):

Bridges over the Urselbach

A number of bridges cross the Urselbach. The largest Urselbach bridge is the bridge of the motorway A 5 This was opened on September 27, 1936 during the expansion of the autobahn. During the Second World War, the bridge was heavily damaged. 1953, a half of the bridge was completed on the traffic could drive makeshift. For an outlay of 1.3 million marks, the bridge was restored until April 1957 two lanes. In 1972, the three-lane expansion of the bridge was completed. The cost of this construction project was seventeen millions marrow and thus 4.5 million marks more than the original plan in connection with the planned expansion to 8 tracks is particularly the demand of residents on a noise barrier of the public discussion.

Above Oberursel is located near the cannon road to Schmitten the Empress Frederick Bridge. This bridge over the Urselbach is a listed building. The classical bridge over the Urselbach in Spielgasse in Niederursel in 1984 replaced by a reinforced concrete building. But obtaining the Grade II listed stone bridge, which is erected as a reminder next to the bridge.

Urselbach bridge game alley, bridge stone

Highway bridge over the Urselbachtal

Towns

And the settlements on Urselbach include ( downriver considered ):

• Oberursel ( Hessen)
• Oberursel- Stierstadt (Hessen)
• Oberursel- white churches (Hessen)
• Frankfurt- Niederursel (Hessen)
• Frankfurt- Heddernheim (Hessen)

Data

The upper part of Ursel creek (the first 11 km to the river km 5) is of type a siliceous low mountain and the lower part (from river km 5) a fine- material- rich carbonate means mountain stream. The Urselbach has in its lower portion an average outflow of 295.8 l / s

Gallery

The Urselbach in Frankfurt- Heddernheim, near the confluence with the Nidda

Mouth of Ursel Bach in the Nidda

The Haidtraenkbach at the level goldmine / Altenhoefe

On Haidtraenkbach - natural body