The Trogfurt(h) Bridge ( German : Trogfurther Brücke ), also called the Great Trogfurt(h) Bridge ( (Große) Trogfurt(h)er Brücke ) was an historical cultural monument in the Harz Mountains of Germany. It was built in 1739/40 as a stone bridge, blown up in 1945 and that same year replaced by a modern bridge. This became superfluous when the Königshütte Dam was constructed in 1956.
20-787: The name comes from the Große Trogfurt , which in turn is derived from the Trog- / Tockweg , a road that crossed the River Bode , a tributary of the Saale , and which was mentioned for the first time in 919. The Trogfurt Bridge was built from rubble stone in the years 1739/40 spanning the Bode at a ford on the Königsstieg ("King's Mountain Road"), which ran from Italy to Scandinavia and
40-488: 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 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
60-767: A temperature difference of 2 °C, merge not far from the Königsburg Ruins immediately before flowing into 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
80-515: 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
100-770: The Wendefurth Dam . Other tributaries of the Bode are the Goldbach , the Holtemme and the Selke . The waterfalls in 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
120-638: 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 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
140-631: The Bode crossing. From the Trogfurth Bridge it is only a few hundred metres to the plateau of the Lange and the ruins of the castles of Königsburg , Trageburg and Susenburg. The former Trogfurt Bridge ( Trogfurter Brücke ) is No. 42 in the system of checkpoints in the Harzer Wandernadel hiking network; the checkpoint is located at the southern end of the dam wall. From there is a roughly 6 kilometre long circular walk around
160-663: The Bode has a specific catchment area in the Harz, that is part of 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
180-434: The Bode ist about 3000 km² in area. Important tributaries within the Harz are the Rappbode and 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
200-622: The Harz Foreland in a curving and, in places, diked and canalised, course until it discharges into 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
220-624: 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 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
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#1732802373214240-565: 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 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
260-505: The bridge was blown up by the SS . In the same year, a modern bridge made of reinforced concrete and wood was built. This became superfluous after the construction of the Königshütte Dam was completed on 24 August 1956, the dam wall standing just a few metres to the east and thus below the old site of the bridge, which is now covered by water. The crown of the 18.2-metre-high dam wall ( 424.9 m above sea level (NHN) ) now acts as
280-534: 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
300-483: The reservoir, taking in the aforementioned plateau and castles. 51°44′10″N 10°48′17″E / 51.73611°N 10.80472°E / 51.73611; 10.80472 Bode (river) The Bode is a river in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt , 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
320-562: The romantic Bode valley in his 1826 travelogue Die Harzreise : That dusky beauty, 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
340-544: 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 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
360-729: The water of the Kalte Bode . The total catchment area of 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
380-421: 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 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
400-485: Was one of the oldest German military and trade routes. The bridge was also used in the transportation of wood from the forest. The bridge stones probably came from the demolished watch tower of the former castle of Susenburg , which stood on a spur about 800 metres north-east of the bridge and probably served to protect the bridge. On 14 April 1945, just under a month before the end of the Second World War ],
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