Wiederitz

The re Ritz is a tributary of the United Weißeritz and is located on the area of ​​the cities Wilsdruff and Freital in the district of Saxon Switzerland & Eastern Ore Mountains in Saxony. She is running in the northwest -southeast direction for about ten km long stream that drains the northwest part of the basin Doehlen.

Course

The headwaters of the re Ritz is located in the southern district of the village boiler village. It runs there in a flat Kerbsohlental where the creek winds in small meanders. From the outskirts of the city Freitaler part Wurgwitz the water runs mostly hidden after it has received more small bodies of water such as the upper Hermsdorfer Bach.

In the area of the district Alt- Zauckerode a retention basin used for flood protection. Also there also open further inflows, the. Quänebach united with the Weißiger stream from the right and the left of Hammerbach

In the course of the waters oriented in its course on the northern edge of the Doehlen basin ( Sauberg ) before it is near the Freital- Potschappel station enters the Talsohlenbereich the United Weißeritz from where the waters to its mouth in the Weißeritz to approximately 400 m extends completely channeled. Near the "Golden Lion" it opens into the Weißeritz.

Use

The entire course of the re Ritz- brook was used from 1886 to 1973 for the route of the Saxon narrow gauge railway Potschappel - Wilsdruff ( Wilsdruffer network). Today, the former railway line, starting at Freital- Potschappel station boiler to the village, as a liberated from other traffic Bicycle and Pedestrian expanded.

The importance of the mining sector out of their course. The re Ritz runs through the territory of the former Zauckeroder coal industry, in particular the depth Elbstolln is crossed.

Flood

Due to the regular floods after heavy rainfall in the northern part of the basin Doehlen a retention basin was built in the 1970s between local documents Zauckerode and Wurgwitz. There is also a level of special measuring network of the Saxon Flood Centre. In the hundred-year flood in August 2002, the re Ritz led to significant flooding in the city.