The Wiesenbach in Erfurt

An inconspicuous Erfurt resident

Stream without water

The Wiesenbach is a real Erfurt. It originates in Erfurt and ends in Erfurt. It always stays away from the actual city and stays true to its name: meadows line its course from the source to the mouth of the Gera.

The Wiesenbach Erfurt is bordered by meadows before Egstedt.

We start near the Willroda Forest east of Egstedt. Much of the year the stream can be identified by its bed and the tree cover on its banks. Water, on the other hand, is often missing.

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Passage of the Wiesenbach Erfurt with a dry stream bed.

This only changes in dry times in the location of Egstedt. During our exploration under an old bridge we encountered significant moisture in the stream for the first time.

Bridge over the Wiesenbach in Egstedt, a district of Erfurt.

The fact that quite large amounts of water are often transported by our meadow stream becomes apparent later in Waltersleben.

Dense jungle

Standing here to take a photo is not always advisable:

Right in the middle of the dry stream bed of the Wiesenbach Erfurt.

On the last section between Waltersleben and Möbisburg, a dense jungle has partially formed around the stream.

Dense forest has formed around the Wiesenbach in the south of Erfurt.

End after 7 kilometers

Nevertheless, the stream bed here is often dry. We only come across a continuous watercourse again in Möbisburg.

The Wiesenbach before it flows into the Gera near Möbisburg, a district of Erfurt.

And that's where our 7-kilometer-long story ends, because that's where the Wiesenbach flows into the Gera.

Conclusion:

The Wiesenbach is an inconspicuous Erfurt river. Most of the time it runs through meadows and fields. Even in the three villages, only the bridges built because of him indicate his existence. The valley through which the Wiesenbach runs is really beautiful and quiet for long stretches. It will probably stay that way: hiking trails, parking spaces and everything that would ensure low-threshold access to the area are missing.

Valley of the Wiesenbach in front of Möbisburg, a district of the state capital Erfurt.

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