Violenbach

The Violenbach on the border of North Rhine -Westphalia and Lower Saxony ( Schlöhheide )

The Violenbach is about 20.2 km long right tributary of the Else. It rises on the northern slope of the Barenbergs in the nature reserve Ravens mountain - Barenberg south of Borgholzhausen in North Rhine- Westphalia, Gütersloh of several resurgences. The Weser -Ems - watershed is located in close proximity to the source of a tributary of Hessel, part of the river system in the Ems is located only 450 meters away.

Course

The creek flows first in a northerly direction through Borgholzhausen, then turns towards the east, flows past the water tower Brincke, turns there back north and reaches about 700 m along the border with the Meller district New churches and thus Lower Saxony, which he then round more 400 m forms.

As a result, he is in Neuenkirchener district Küingdorf Mühlbach for the little mill, the mill Over Kamper and the New Mill. At the moated castle Sondermühlen whose moat is fed by the Violenbach, he turns again briefly to the east and then continue to flow in a northerly direction.

Shortly after passing under the motorway A 30 in close proximity to the service area Grönegau and the airfield Melle- Grönegau the brook flows on the right side in the Else.

Fauna

The wooded source region of Violenbaches represents a spawning ground of different amphibian species, in addition to the common toad is also the fire salamander a reproducing population. The watercourse serves as habitat and breeding area of the Dipper and the kingfisher.