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24-547: The river Glems is a right tributary of the river Enz in Baden-Württemberg , Germany . It is around 47 km (29 mi) long. The spring is located in the south-west of Stuttgart . On the way to the confluence into the Enz next to Unterriexingen (a quarter of Markgröningen ) it passes the districts of Böblingen and Ludwigsburg . The river Glems gives its name to a wooded mountain range called Glemswald in

48-484: A Nordic walking route in the summer. In addition, located in the district of Erzgrube Nagoldtalstausee which attracts thousands of visitors especially during the summer months and thus ranks among the biggest attractions in Northern Black Forest. The lake dams the springing in the district Urnagold River Nagold to a length of about three kilometers. Since May 2008, the municipality operates a quiet grove,

72-406: Is an important resting stop for many migratory birds. These include, inter alia , kingfisher , sandpiper , goosander , grey wagtail , moorhen and dipper . Other guests and residents of the coppiced willows and the trees lining the banks of the river are white wagtail , Icterine warbler , spotted flycatcher , nightingale and golden oriole . Until the early 20th century, timber rafting

96-616: Is done in Freudenstadt. In Besenfeld there is also a municipal kindergarten, while in Gottelfingen is an evangelical kindergarten. The district Besenfeld lies at the middle ground, a distance hiking trail, which passes by many sights. The entire community has a large network of bicycle and hiking trails. In winter, many kilometers of trails are groomed. Besenfeld is connected via ski track to Kaltenbronn and Freudenstadt . Several snowshoe trails are signposted, which can be used as

120-685: The Böblingen district of Stuttgart Region . Since 1575, water from the upper Glems is collected in the Pfaffensee reservoir and redirected towards Stuttgart through a tunnel. First it was discharged in the Nesenbach , since 1874 into municipal waterworks . Enz Its headstreams – the Little Enz ( German : Kleine Enz ) and the Great Enz or Big Enz ( Große Enz ) – rise in

144-685: The Northern Black Forest , the latter at Enzklösterle . In Calmbach , the Little Enz and the Big Enz join to form the Enz. The river passes through Neuenbürg and Pforzheim , where it leaves the Black Forest . It then flows through the cities of Vaihingen and Bietigheim-Bissingen . Along the lower course, wine is grown. Major tributaries to the Enz are Glems and Nagold (with its tributary Würm ). Near Besigheim ,

168-473: The Old Baden or through knightly estates. Wildbad, Neuenbürg, Vaihingen, Bietigheim and Besigheim were Old Württemberg centres of administration. The current territory of the counties of Rastatt and the Enz around Pforzheim (parishes of Brötzingen, Pforzheim, Eutingen and Niefern) belonged to Baden. In Oberriexingen , sovereignty was divided between imperial knights and Württemberg. The lower reaches of

192-690: The Poppelbach and the Kaltenbach , which unite at Gompelscheuer . As with the source of the Danube in Donaueschingen , this purely nominal beginning of the (Great) Enz is symbolized by the nearby Enz Spring ( Enzbrunnen ) and, likewise, has been erroneously marketed as such to tourists. In terms of water quantity and size of catchment area, the Poppelbach, which flows from the south, is

216-477: The 5th century; B.C. (the early La Tène period) iron ore mining has been carried out in the Enz region. The visitor mine of Frischglück Pit is an example of an individual mine. The upper reaches of the Enz are mainly used by white water canoeists . The most famous section is the challenging Kurparkstrecke in Bad Wildbad. Water sports are restricted on some sections of the river in order to protect

240-520: The Enz feeds into the Neckar. In earlier times, the Enz was important for the timber rafting industry. The Enz flows through two large natural regions : in the upper half of its course, the river and its tributaries drain the eastern half of the Northern Black Forest ; later it flows through the southwest German Gäu landscape , mostly through the Neckar Basin . Including its main headstream,

264-779: The Enz flows down to its mouth in the Neckar Gäu country in the muschelkalk beds of the South German Scarplands . From a natural regional perspective, the Enz valley between Birkenfeld and Enzberg is counted as part of the Kraichgau , which continues to the north, further downstream it is part of the Neckar Basin between Stuttgart and Heilbronn . Tributaries from the confluence of the Little ( Kleine ) and Great ( Große ) Enz. Tributary lengths are based on

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288-568: The Enz, with their typical water meadow shore structures, are an ideal habitat for many riparian plant and animal species. Many of the oxbow lakes and riparian woodlands are protected habitats; the Enz itself and parts of the valley such as the nature reserve near Vaihingen-Roßwag and the mouth of the Leudelsbach at Unterriexingen are part of the Europe-wide protected network of nature protection areas known as Natura 2000 . In

312-625: The Poppelbach, the Enz has a total length of about 105 kilometres. However, unusually, its right tributary , the Nagold , which discharges into the Enz in Pforzheim on emerging from the Black Forest, is longer - in fact almost twice as long as its own headstream to that point. In addition, the Nagold carries twice as much water at its mouth. Thus, above Pforzheim, the Nagold is hydrographically

336-562: The confluence of the Poppelbach and Kaltenbach, the Great Enz initially flows through a narrow wooded valley that, after a small change in gradient, opens into the much broader valley of the Rombach, joining from the west. The valleys of the Enz, Rombach and other western tributaries of the upper reaches are characterised by glacial cirques from the last ice age . After the Enz valley widens at Enzklösterle it narrows again until it reaches

360-474: The economy. In the muschelkalk area of the river, agriculture has a certain significance, and viticulture is practised on steep, terraced vineyards of the Enz valley. Industry and service are concentrated in Pforzheim (jewellery, precious metals, watches, commercial and administration), but can also be found in smaller centres in the catchment area of Stuttgart (especially Bietigheim-Bissingen). Since

384-544: The ecosystem: Besenfeld Seewald is a municipality in the Freudenstadt district in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany . It lies in the Black Forest . The source of the river Nagold is situated in the municipality. There is a dam in the river near the village Erzgrube, forming the artificial lake Nagoldsee. Erzgrube lies 550 m (1,804 ft) above sea level. Other subdivisions lie between 750 and 850 m (2,461 and 2,789 ft) above sea level in

408-543: The main branch of the river system of the Enz, which is then about 149 kilometres long, and thus the third longest of the Neckar tributaries after the river systems of the Kocher and the Jagst . The Enz bears its name without any qualifier until it reaches the town of Calmbach , where the Great Enz ( Große Enz ) and Little Enz ( Kleine Enz ) merge. The Great Enz has two headstreams, both approximately 5 kilometres long:

432-637: The main headstream, whilst the Kaltenbach, which flows from the west, has a slightly greater length and higher source. The Poppelbach rises to the south, only 1 km north of the source of the River Nagold at 822 m (in the parish of Besenfeld ); the Kaltenbach rises to the northwest, on the southern slopes of the Schramberg at 907 m (in the parish of Forbach in the Murg valley ). From

456-537: The midst of the forests. 90% of the area is covered with forests. Seewald is a bastion of the Party of Bible-abiding Christians (PBC), who, in the 2005 national elections, received 5,0% of the vote in Seewald compared to 0,2% nationally. Seewald is connected by the national road B 294 ( Bretten - Freiburg ) to the national road network. Seewald has its own primary school in the district Besenfeld. The School enrollment

480-470: The next glacial valley, the Kegeltal , at Sprollenhaus. Having hitherto flowed northeast, the Great Enz swings northwards and flows through a steep valley that cuts across the mostly wooded bunter sandstone plateaux of the northern Black Forest. From the well-known Old Württemberg resort of Wildbad , the valley is densely populated. At Calmbach , where the Little Enz empties into the main river, follow

504-400: The settlements of Höfen an der Enz and Neuenbürg . Here the Enz makes a wide loop enclosing a mountain spur atop which is Neuenbürg Castle. The Black Forest valley of the Enz has, including the valley of the Great Enz from Gompelscheuer, a length of approximately 38 kilometres and ends as it enters the Kraichgau region at Birkenfeld above Pforzheim. After emerging from the Black Forest,

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528-403: The shallow waters up to 10,000 larvae - of mayflies , caddis flies , dragonflies , beetles, snails and mussels - have been counted. Even Western vairone , barbel , nase and bullhead have their spawning grounds here. From early summer, the Enz is home to dense communities of river water crowfoot and watermilfoil . Some rare and endangered species live all year round on the Enz, which

552-412: The source furthest from the mouth. The Enz flows mainly through the counties of Calw , Enzkreis , Pforzheim and Ludwigsburg . Some headwaters of tributaries of the Great Enz and the headwaters of the Kaltenbach flow partly through Rastatt . Until the great territorial upheavals around 1803 and 1806, the course of the Enz ran mainly through the territory of Old Württemberg , with short sections in

576-525: Was an important branch of the economy in the Black Forest. Like its neighbouring rivers, the Murg and Nagold, the Enz was used for transporting tree trunks and, especially, logs. Schwallungen ( storage ponds that were drained for rafting), such as the Poppelsee and Kaltenbachsee at Gompelscheuer, recall this activity. In the Black Forest section of the Enz valley today, forest products and tourism dominate

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