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20-518: Königsruhe lies in the Hirschgrund ("Stag Bottom") immediately next to the River Bode , a mountain river that has cut deeply into the surrounding mountains at this point. The footpath along the gorge from Thale to Treseburg runs through the settlement which lies in the borough of Thale. As far as Königsruhe, the track can be used by motor vehicles from the direction of Thale when required, but

40-615: A left tributary of the Saale . It rises in the Harz mountains and drains them in a northerly direction. After 169 kilometres (105 mi) it discharges into the Saale at Nienburg . The river is named after a legendary giant, the wild, rampaging, Bohemian, Prince Bodo , who, according to the Rosstrappe legend, changed into a marauding dog that guarded the crown of Princess Brunhilde in

60-405: A white stallion ( Ross ), but they suddenly came to a deep ravine. With one bold leap she reached the rocks on the far side, but her pursuer fell into the abyss. The hoofprint of her horse can still be seen today as the so-called Rosstrappe . Meanwhile, Bodo was turned into a dog. As her horse leapt the gorge, however, the princess lost her golden crown, which was now guarded by the dog Bodo in

80-778: Is a right-hand , southwestern tributary of the River Bode in the Harz mountains in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt . In its lower reaches it is impounded by the Rappbode Dam , the largest dam in the Harz. The Rappbode rises east of the B 4 federal road near the Jägerfleck at the junction of the three federal states of Lower Saxony , Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia . Its source is about 3 kilometres (2 mi) southwest of Benneckenstein and southeast of Hohegeiß at an elevation of 575 metres (1,886 ft) above sea level . On

100-596: Is in the Kästental . The Bode winds its way between Treseburg and Thale through a 10-kilometre (6 mi) long, narrow valley, the Bode Gorge . Today, the valley is a nature reserve . The Bode Gorge and its villages are the primary setting for Theodor Fontane ’s novel, Cécile . The river then crosses the Harz Foreland in a curving and, in places, diked and canalised, course until it discharges into

120-762: Is normally closed to traffic. A narrow, stone bridge, the Jungfern Bridge ( Jungfernbrücke ), crosses the Bode in Königsruhe. In 1834 a shopkeeper, Christian Jung from Thale, built a wooden hut with a fireplace in the Hirschgrund in the Bode Gorge. In 1856 another larger building followed, which was sited next to the bridge over the Bode. Initially it was called Hirschgrund. To commemorate the Prussian king, Frederick William IV , who stayed here on 5 May 1834,

140-497: Is used by numerous hikers walking the nationally known trails across the Harz region. In addition there is guest accommodation. In Königsruhe there is a mountain rescue station owned by the Harz mountain rescue organisation which looks after the path to Thale and also has its own rescue vehicle. In addition to the impressive nature of the Bode Gorge, local attractions include the Seven Brothers' Rocks ( Siebenbrüderfelsen ) at

160-470: The Kronensumpf ("crown marsh") in the present-day Bode Gorge ( German : Bodetal ). The gorge is the narrow section of the Bode valley between Treseburg and Thale . According to tradition, there was once a giant called Bodo who came from Thuringia , in modern-day central Germany, to pursue Brunhilde , the king's beautiful daughter, whom he wanted to marry against her will. Brunhilde fled on

180-878: The Königshütte Dam (a feeder dam or Überleitungssperre ). Other tributaries of the Bode include the Rappbode and the Luppbode . The Rappbode is impounded near Wendefurth by the Rappbode Dam . At the northern end of this reservoir, the Rappbode joins the Bode, which is impounded here by the Wendefurth Dam . Other tributaries of the Bode are the Goldbach , the Holtemme and the Selke . The waterfalls in

200-400: The Luppbode . The Rappbode is impounded at Wendefurth by the Rappbode Dam . At the northern end of the reservoir the Rappbode joins the Bode which is also impounded by the Wendefurth Dam . Other tributaries are the Goldbach , the Holtemme and the largest one, the Selke . In a hydrological sense every source stream of the Bode has a specific catchment area in the Harz, that is part of

220-700: The Bode is about 3,000 square kilometres (1,200 sq mi). In the Early Middle Ages the Bode formed the border between the provinces of the Harzgau in the west and the Schwabengau in the east. The two most important Bode crossings at that time were the settlements of Ditfurt und Gröningen, mentioned frequently in the Fuldau annals. Heinrich Heine depicts the romantic Bode valley in his 1826 travelogue Die Harzreise : That dusky beauty,

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240-628: The Bode occurred in the years 1539, 1667, 1730, 1740, 1772 and especially at Christmas in 1925. Only on the completion of the Rappbode Dam in 1959 could the risk of flooding be eliminated. The water quantities in the Bode can vary significantly: during the New Year flooding in 1925 a discharge of 350 cubic metres per second (12,000 cu ft/s) was recorded, whereas in the following summer of 1926 it fell to just 0.35 cubic metres per second (12 cu ft/s). Rappbode The Rappbode

260-647: The Bode, did not receive me very graciously, and when I first caught sight of her in the smithy-like darkness of the Rübeland, she seemed even sullen and shrouded herself in a silver-grey veil of rain: but in a rush of love she threw it off when I reached the heights of the Roßtrappe, her face lit up opposite me in sunny splendour, from every aspect breathed a colossal tenderness, and from the conquered breast of rock it issued forth like sighs of passion and languorous sounds of wistfulness. The 'most devastating' floods from

280-566: The Harz are not high. The Upper Bode Falls ( Obere Bode-Fall ) on the Warme Bode are really a fast-flowing stream ( Sturzbach ) with small steps about 1 metre in height. Likewise the Lower Bode Falls ( Untere Bode-Fall ) on the Warme Bode is simply ledge of similar height. The Bodekessel in the Bode Gorge is a former step in a large hollow, that was reduced in height in 1798 from 2 metres to 1 metre by explosive. The fourth waterfall

300-511: The Saale at Nienburg . Important Bode tributaries are the Selke and the Holtemme. Other towns on the Bode river are Quedlinburg , Wegeleben , Gröningen , Oschersleben , Hadmersleben , Egeln and Staßfurt . The Bode gorge north of Thale is now a protected area . The catchment area of the Bode ist about 3000 km² in area. Important tributaries within the Harz are the Rappbode and

320-710: The catchment area of the Bode. The catchment areas of the various reservoirs are as follows: for the Wendefurth Reservoir, 309.2 square kilometres (119.4 sq mi), for the Rappbode Pre-Dam and Rappbode Reservoirs, 269 square kilometres (104 sq mi), and for the Königshütte Reservoir, 154.2 square kilometres (59.5 sq mi). The Mandelholz Dam impounds the water of the Kalte Bode . The total catchment area of

340-489: The exit of the settlement towards Thale and the Jungfern Bridge ( Jungfernbrücke ) newly erected at the beginning of the 20th century over the Bode. On the footpath to Thale is a memorial plaque to the mountain rescuer, Gustav Kowalewski. 51°44′05″N 11°01′17″E  /  51.7347°N 11.0214°E  / 51.7347; 11.0214 River Bode The Bode is a river in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt ,

360-557: The extended inn was called Hotel Königsruhe ("King's Rest") in 1875. The name Königsruhe remained until the period of the German Democratic Republic when, for political reasons, the place was renamed Hirschgrund . In August 1994 the Bauer family bought the property and, since 1995, it has once again been given the name "Königsruhe". Tourism dominates the economy. A restaurant with a beer garden ( Hirschgrund 1 )

380-534: The opposite side of the B 4 there are numerous source streams of the river Zorge . The Rappbode flows in a mainly northeastern direction through the villages of Benneckenstein and Trautenstein , before it enters the Rappbode Auxiliary Dam and, shortly thereafter, the Rappbode Dam itself. It is united with the Bode further downstream at the Wendefurth Dam downstream. This article related to

400-534: The valley of the river. The river was given the name Bode after the giant Bodo who was now under a spell. The Bode is heavily divided in its source region on the Brocken , the highest peak in the Harz, but its two most important source streams are the: The two rivers, which actually have a temperature difference of 2 °C, merge not far from the Königsburg Ruins immediately before flowing into

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