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The Ölschnitz is a right-bank, northern headstream of the White Main in the German province of Upper Franconia in Bavaria. It is 22.1 kilometres (13.7 mi) long.[1]

Ölschnitz
Ölschnitz in the Bad Berneck
Location
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
LocationUpper Franconia
Reference no.DE: 24112
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationIn the village of Solg (borough of Münchberg)
  coordinates50°09′59″N 11°43′27″E
  elevationca. 600 m
Mouth 
  location
near Bad Berneck into the White Main
  coordinates
50°02′33″N 11°40′06″E
  elevation
ca. 376 m
Length22.1 km (13.7 mi) [1]
Basin features
ProgressionWhite MainMainRhineNorth Sea

Course


The Ölschnitz has its source at an impoundment and granite well stone in Solg, a village in the borough of Münchberg. It discharges into the White Main near Bad Berneck. The Ölschnitz flows from Solg through a wide valley to the village of Ölschnitz. It then flows down to Tennersreuth, passes under the A 9 motorway, supplies water for the Streitau Mill and continues to Böseneck. From here the little river snakes through an ever-narrower valley. After many bends it reaches the Entenmühle ("duck mill"), then flows around the hill spur near Stein in a large curve before cutting through the hard, diabase rock in a steep, rocky, narrow valley, rich in flora, and reaching the spa park (Kurpark) at Bad Berneck. After almost 19 km it discharges into the White Main. The Ölschnitz valley between the Entenmühle and Bad Berneck, through which the Westweg and Jean-Paul-Weg trails also run, is one of the most beautiful valleys in the Fichtelgebirge.


Economic utilisation


Along the course of the stream, water power was used to drive many mill wheels. In 1536, the townsfolk of Berneck were giving fishing rights in the Ölsnitz and, in 1692, it was described as the "best trout stream in the Fichtelberge". In 1732, an ordinance concerning the Ölschnitz was issued by the Margrave of Bayreuth for the protection of the freshwater pearl mussels introduced there. Between 1733 and 1810, 6,000 pearls were harvested. Pearl fishing came under the supervision of a pearl inspector and, after 1810, the Bavarian Forestry Department.[2]


Places


The Ölschnitz flows through the following places:

  • Münchberg, borough Solg
  • Stammbach, borough Ölschnitz
  • Stammbach, borough Tennersreuth
  • Gefrees, borough Streitauermühle
  • Gefrees, borough Böseneck
  • Gefrees, borough Entenmühle
  • Gefrees, borough Stein
  • Bad Berneck
The Ölschnitz in Bad Berneck
The Ölschnitz in Bad Berneck

Tributaries



See also



Sources



References


  1. Complete table of the Bavarian Waterbody Register by the Bavarian State Office for the Environment (xls, 10.3 MB)
  2. Die Ölschnitz by Dietmar Herrmann at www.bayern-fichtelgebirge.de. Retrieved 30 Jan 2019



На других языках


[de] Ölschnitz (Weißer Main)

Die Ölschnitz ist ein gut 22 km langer rechter und nördlicher Nebenfluss des Weißen Mains am Nordrand des Fichtelgebirges. Sie ist nicht zu verwechseln mit dem gleichnamigen Nebenfluss des Roten Mains.
- [en] Ölschnitz (White Main)

[ru] Эльшниц (приток Вайсер-Майна)

Эльшниц (нем. Ölschnitz) — река в Германии, протекает по земле Бавария. Правый приток Вайсер-Майна. Речной индекс 24112[1]. Площадь бассейна реки составляет 99,65 км²[1]. Длина реки 22,05 км[1]. Высота истока 580 м[2]. Высота устья 380 м[3].



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