Wandse

The Wandse at the level Rahlstedt

The Wandse (also Eilbek locally ) is a river in northern Germany. Only since about 1820 leads the original " mill stream" and " Mühlenbek " said river its name, which is derived from the Wandsbek district of Hamburg.

• 3.1 Water Use
• 3.2 restoration
• 3.3 recreation area

General History

The Wandse springs west of the town in Siek Stormarn in Schleswig -Holstein and ends in the center of Hamburg in the Alster. She takes in the Höltigbaum Braaker Au in the parking Moorer Tunneltal the parking Moorer source river, in Rahlstedt the Stellau, in Farmsen the Bernese Au and in Tonndorf the Rahlau on. From the mill pond in Wandsbek it is called Eilbek and flows over the Eilbekkanal, the Kuhmühlenteich and Mundsburger channel in the High field in the outer Alster lake.

The Wandse flows through or touches the areas of the following municipalities:

• Siek
• Braak
• Stack box
• Hamburg

River sections

Wandse

In the area of Hinschenfelde, between the oil mill and the former wood mill, the Wandse flows through the Eichtalpark.

Mill Pond

The mill pond is a pond with weir in Hamburg -Wandsbek. In the mill pond the Wandse flows and flows out the Eilbek.

Eilbek

To the west of the weir of the mill pond in Wandsbek bears the river 's name Eilbek. Here was the former border between Hamburg and Wandsbek (of pretext = "border" ). The name is derived from Eilbek Ylenbeke, the stream of Ihlen, the leeches that were captured here by the end of the 19th century for use for medical purposes.

Eilbekkanal

From Maxstraße the Wandse 1854-1900 was channeled and is therefore called Eilbekkanal. From the turning basin ( delete space Lortzingstraße ) east of the Von Essen Street in Barmbek there were almost 50 years, from 1890 to 1939 a regular service to and steamers. Another mooring of vessels consisted of Richard Street.

Asp, perch, pike and perch are the most common prey species in Eilbekkanal while see the Fried fish carp, tench, roach and which occur in very large numbers of bream and ide.

On the north bank of the canal Eilbek " living on the water " ten berths were from 2009 as part of the pilot project set up for houseboats. Five berths are located in the section between Wagner and Richard Street ( Barmbek -south) and five more in the section between Finkenau and Lerch field ( Uhlenhorst ). The houseboats are made ​​fast to the shore dolphins and have connection to the sewer, electricity and garbage disposal. The houseboats are standardized in the base and have 6 meters wide, so as not to obstruct the waterway, 10 meters in length. So they still fit under the bridges through, they have a maximum height of 3.25 meters above the water level. The upper floor is allowed to take at face only half of the basement to allow pedestrians a view of the Eilbekkanal. The living area is 130 to 160 square feet. For the berth lease is paid. The boats are used as offices or apartments.

Parallel to the Eilbekkanal runs since 2012, the bicycle street in the coastal road and Lortzingstraße as part of the bicycle route 6, which leads out of the city on Dulsberg after Farmsen.

On the north bank in the amount Lerch field is conceived by Schumacher College of Fine Arts in Hamburg raises with a remarkable Art Nouveau windows in the foyer.

Kuhmühlenteich

Before the passage opens into the Alster lake, it flows through the Kuhmühlenteich. At its north shore is striking and picturesque Church of St. Gertrude. Is the geographical center of Hamburg between its bell tower and the Kuhmühlenteich. At its southern shore is located on the property Eilenau / Lessingstraße the " Maiboomsche love book" from the 19th century. Love Wishes and hopes are expressed there on slips of paper on a board.

The depth between 150 to 200 cm Kuhmühlenteich, consisting mainly of mud bottoms, offers good living conditions, especially for carp, roach and bream. In the area of ​​St. Gertrude Church, it is reputed to have been a long time a large booth pike.

In the Kuhmühlenteich led until 1854 the Schürbek. They dried up in the landfill Uhlenhorst. A street name still remembers it.

Mundsburger channel

After Kuhmühlenteich he changes his name to Mundsburger channel. At the outflow of Kuhmühlenteichs there was the Kuhmühle, which was canceled in 1874. The Mundsburger canal separates the districts of Uhlenhorst Hohenfelde. When Mundsburger bridge is located right on the canal bank an open-air café.

Confluence with the Alster is

The Mundsburger channel is crossed shortly before its confluence with the Alster is the Schwanenwikbrücke. The shoreline at the mouth are like a park and accessible to pedestrians. The sculpture by Edwin Scharff: trireme is in the vicinity of the junction, but is already part of the banks of the Alster Lake.

Shaping

Water use

In the area of ​​Wandse there were numerous water mills: The Rahlstedter mill, mill Loher, Pulverhofmühle (copper mill ), oil mill, Eichtalmühle, wood mill ( Helbing mill), Rantzaumühle and Kuhmühle.

Renaturation

The Wandse is the subject of the " Trout 2010". In the project, which was launched with funding HEW Environmental Foundation, is aimed, among other things by BUND Hamburg and the district office Wandsbek to improve the water quality of Wandse such an extent that by 2010 life back brown trout here. 2007, the following fish species were found in the upper and middle reaches of the Wandse: Three-spined stickleback, nine-spined stickleback, gudgeon, stone loach, brook trout and perch. In order especially to promote the occurrence of brook trout, the structure has been improved, created stone and gravel beds for spawning gravel and modeled a natural meandering stream. This made it possible that the Wandse in many areas is a summer cold running water with natural trout again.

Recreation area

Along the body of water between Schwanenwik ( Uhlenhorst ) and Stein-Hardenberg - road ( Darmstadt) always runs on one or both sides of a walkway that is also used by joggers and cyclists. From Schwanenwik up to the level of the S -Bahn station Friedrichstraße mountain runs north from Mundsburger or Eilbekkanal Hamburg Velo Route 6, including two designated bicycle roads in portions of the coastal road and the Lortzingstraße.