Zillierbach

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The Zillierbach (also Zillier stream and called in the lower reaches flood Renne; earlier Holtemme later Zilgerbach ) is a 13 km long, orographic right and southeasterly inflow of Holtemme in the Harz in the district of Harz, in Saxony- Anhalt.

Course

The Zillierbach arises within the Harz Nature Park / Saxony- Anhalt Harz National Park on the eastern flank of the Hohnekamms carrying the Hohneklippen. Its source lies below the Hohnekopfs about 1 km north- west of Drei Annen Hohne near the nature - adventure center HohneHof (former forestry house Hohne ) to about 610 m above sea level. NN.

Initially the Zillierbach südsüdostwärts flows past the HohneHof to, swing absorption of the applied on the southern and southeastern flank of the Hohneklippen Worms trench, the water leads as the main tributary of the Wormke to Zillierbach by east-southeast. Then reached the creek in the national park leaving Drei Annen Hohne, which lies on the regional road 100 ( Schierke Hasserode ). From there it runs in a north-easterly direction and feeds the Zillierbachstausee ( water level: 470.19 m above sea level. ). In situated below it the Valley of the Mills Bach only happens to Peter Stein and then along the main road 244 to Scharfstein and the settlement Voigt Stieg ( Wernigerode ). His northwestward directed underflow, which flows along the B244 through Nöschenrode and Wernigerode, is also called flood Renne.

After passing the Westerntorturms in Wernigerode and dortigem passing under the B 244 of Zillierbach leads finally to the west of Wernigerode Westerntor station to 235.1 m above sea level. NN in the Bode inflow Holtemme. Thus, 474.9 m height difference arise.

History

The Zillierbach was to the 16th century Holtemme then 1558 Zilgerbach. Only later he got his current name. The unstable water flow of the stream was offset by the Worms ditch artificial at the end of the 12th century. From the Middle Ages until the construction of Zillierbachtalsperre (1934-1936) of Bach drove the mills, such as the Forest mill on the creek section between Voigt Stieg and Wernigerode. This section of the valley is still called the Mills today.

Habitat and ecological permeability

The Zillierbach home to a number of rare wild fish, including the protected brook trout, the heraldic animal of both the town of Wernigerode, as well as of the county resin. In addition to the brown trout can be in the water and the minnow, gudgeon and the loach find. To improve the ecological permeability of Zillierbachs a project funded by the German Federal Environmental Foundation project was carried out from 2000 to 2002, under which five transverse structures were equipped with fish ladders, to produce a continuous passability for example for the brown trout. The project was also crucial for the award of the town of Wernigerode in the competition " Germany's capital nature ".