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| name = Glisborn |
| name = Glisborn |
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| image = Glisborn spring.JPG |
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| mouth = at [[Edermünde]]-Holzhausen in to the [[Pilgerbach (Eder)|Pilgerbach]] |
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| progression = Glisborn—[[Pilgerbach (Eder)|Pilgerbach]]—[[Eder]]—[[Fulda (river)|Fulda]]—[[Weser]]—[[North Sea]] |
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| image_caption = Pool in front of the Glisborn spring |
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| basin_countries = [[Germany]] |
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| source1_location = Odenberg |
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| location = [[Hesse]] |
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| mouth_location = at [[Edermünde]]-Holzhausen in to the [[Pilgerbach]] |
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| length_km = 3.0 |
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| progression = [[Pilgerbach]]→ {{REder}} |
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| subdivision_type1 = Country |
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| mouth_elevation_m = 182 |
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Germany]] |
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| origin_lat_d = 51.19989883 |
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| subdivision_type2 = [[States of Germany|State]] |
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| origin_long_d = 9.383506209 |
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Hesse]] |
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| mouth_lat_d = 51.21512170 |
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| length_km = 3.0 |
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| mouth_long_d = 9.414018151 |
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| source1_elevation = {{convert|233|m|ft|abbr=on}} |
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| mouth_elevation = {{convert|182|m|ft|abbr=on}} |
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| source1_coordinates= {{coord|51.1999|9.3835|format=dms}} |
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| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|51.2151|9.4140|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |
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The '''Glisborn''', or '''Glißborn''', is a small, short ({{convert|3|km}}) stream that rises from a spring of the same name. The spring is located close to the Odenberg hill near [[Gudensberg]] in the [[Hesse|northern Hessian]] district of [[Schwalm-Eder-Kreis]]. The spring is connected with numerous legends (see below). |
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[[File:Glisborn spring.JPG|300px|thumb|Pool in front of the Glisborn spring. Photo taken in winter 2015]] |
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The '''Glisborn''', or '''Glißborn''', is a small, short ({{convert|3|km}}) stream that rises from a spring of the same name. The spring is located close to the Odenberg hill near [[Gudensberg]] in the [[Hesse|north hessian]] district of [[Schwalm-Eder-Kreis]]. The spring is connected with numerous legends (see below). |
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== Course == |
== Course == |
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The Glisborn spring is situated {{convert|650|m}} m north of the summit of the Odenberg hill and {{convert|1100|m}} northwest of [[Scharfenstein (Hesse)|Scharfenstein]] hill, at an elevation of {{convert|233|m}}. The spring flows directly in to a large pool (see photo). Its very short course of {{convert|3|km}} |
The Glisborn spring is situated {{convert|650|m}} m north of the summit of the Odenberg hill and {{convert|1100|m}} northwest of [[Scharfenstein (Hesse)|Scharfenstein]] hill, at an elevation of {{convert|233|m}}. The spring water flows directly in to a large pool (see photo) before emptying into the stream. Its very short course of {{convert|3|km}} flows through arable land and then into the [[Pilgerbach]] stream near [[Edermünde]]-Holzhausen at an elevation of {{convert|182|m}}. This gives an average gradient of 1.7%. |
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[[File:Glisborn-2.jpg| |
[[File:Glisborn-2.jpg|600px|thumb|Profile of the Glisborn stream|center]] |
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== Legends == |
== Legends == |
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The first written versions of legends about Glisborn were recorded by the [[Brothers Grimm |
The first written versions of legends about the Glisborn were recorded by the [[Brothers Grimm]]. |
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{{Quote|text=[[Karl der Große]] .... Die Krieger schmachteten vor Durst, der König saß auf schnee-weißem Schimmel; da trat das Pferd mit dem Huf auf den Boden und schlug einen Stein vom Felsen, aus der Öfnung sprudelte die Quelle mächtig. Das ganze Heer wurde getränkt. Diese Quelle heißt Glisborn, ihrer kühlen, klaren Flut mißt das Landvolk größere Reinigungskraft bei als gewöhnlichem Wasser, und aus umliegenden Dörfern gehen die Weiber dahin ihr Leinen zu waschen.|sign=[[Jacob Grimm]]|source=''Deutsche Mythologie, Band 2, 1884 p.890''<ref> |
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| title = Deutsche Mythologie, Band 2 |
| title = Deutsche Mythologie, Band 2 |
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{{Quote|text=[[Charlemagne]] |
{{Quote|text=[[Charlemagne]] .... His warriors pined with thirst, the king sat on a snow-white steed; then the horse stomped with his hoof on the ground and broke away a piece of rock; out of the opening gushed a bubbling spring and the whole army was watered. Glisborn is the name of the spring, to whose clear cold flood the country-folk impute a higher cleansing power than to common water, and women from surrounding villages come to wash their linen there.|sign=[[Jacob Grimm]] (transl. James Steven Stallybrass)|source=''Teutonic Mythology, 4th Edition, 1883, p.938''<ref>{{cite book |
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|title = Teutonic Mythology, fourth Edition, Translated by James Steven Stallybrass |
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|url = http://www.heathengods.com/library/Teutonic%20Mythology%20Vol%203%20-%20J%20Grimm.pdf |
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| title = Teutonic Mythology, fourth Edition, Translated by James Steven Stallybrass |
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| url = http://www.heathengods.com/library/Teutonic%20Mythology%20Vol%203%20-%20J%20Grimm.pdf |
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|first = Jacob |
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|year = 1883 |
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|publisher = George Bell and Sons |
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|page = 938 |
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| publisher = George Bell and Sons |
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|access-date = 2015-02-02 |
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| location = [[London]] |
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|archive-date = 2016-03-03 |
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| page = 938 |
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[[File:Charlemagne Agostino Cornacchini Vatican 2.jpg|thumb|Statue of Charlemagne by [[Agostino Cornacchini]] (1725), [[St. Peter's Basilica]], Vatican, Italy]] |
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[[File:Odin, Sleipnir, Geri, Freki, Huginn and Muninn by Frølich.jpg|thumb|Odin sits atop his steed Sleipnir, his ravens [[Huginn and Muninn]] and wolves [[Geri and Freki]] nearby, by [[Lorenz Frølich]] (1895).]] |
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Nevertheless, it is most probable that this legend stems from an older [[Chatti]] legend which states that the god [[Wōden]] came riding from Odenberg on his white, eight-legged horse [[Sleipnir]]. At every hoof-fall of the horse, a spring arose, such as the Glisborn.<ref> |
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It is, however, most probable that this legend is based on an older [[Chatti]] legend which states that the god [[Odin]] came riding from the Odenberg on his white, eight-legged horse [[Sleipnir]]. At every hoof-fall of the horse, a spring arose, such as the Glisborn.<ref> |
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{{cite book |
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| title = Etymologisch-symbolisch-mythologisches Real-Wörterbuch |
| title = Etymologisch-symbolisch-mythologisches Real-Wörterbuch |
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| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=xylXAAAAcAAJ |
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| url = http://www.mauspfeil.com/Glisborn.html |
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For this reason the Chatti held the Glisborn |
For this reason the Chatti held the Glisborn sacred. After the Chatti were [[Christianization|Christianised]] in the 8th Century by [[Saint Boniface]], the legend was changed to the Charlemagne story. Both variants of the legend are "supported" by a stone with the imprint of a horse's hoof that was embedded in the wall of a church (Karlskirche) in Karlskirchen, a long abandoned village nearby.<ref> |
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| title = Die Karlskirche |
| title = Die Karlskirche |
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| first = Georg |
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| journal = Zeitschrift des Vereins für |
| journal = Zeitschrift des Vereins für Hessische Geschichte und Landeskunde |
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| volume = Alte Folge 2 |
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| year = 1840 |
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During the [[Protestant Reformation]] in [[Landgraviate of Hesse]] in the year 1526, the church was destroyed because it was still used for [[pagan]] |
During the [[Protestant Reformation]] in the [[Landgraviate of Hesse]] in the year 1526, the church was destroyed because it was also still used for certain [[pagan]] practices. Many years later this stone was cemented into the wall that surrounds the St. Margarethen church in Gudensberg, where it can be still seen today.<ref>{{cite web |
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| title = Stadt Gudensberg |
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| url = http://www.gudensberg.de/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=112&Itemid=129 |
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| title = Stadt Gudensberg, |
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| url = http://www.gudensberg.de/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=112&Itemid=129 |
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| title = Grimm Heimat Hessen |
| title = Grimm Heimat Hessen |
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| url = http://www.nordhessen.de/de/hufabdruck-des-pferdes-von-karl-dem-grossen-in-der-kirchenmauer |
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| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304220729/http://www.nordhessen.de/de/hufabdruck-des-pferdes-von-karl-dem-grossen-in-der-kirchenmauer |
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== Water |
== Water quality == |
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In 2010, the water at Glisborn was found to have a total [[nitrate]] content above 50 |
In 2010, the water at Glisborn was found to have a total [[nitrate]] content above 50 mg/L, which is the maximum value that is allowed in drink water by German law (Trinkwasserschutzverordnung)<ref>{{cite web |
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| title = Kleine Anfrage des Abg. Daniel May (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) vom 09.08.2011 betreffend Nitrat und Pestizide im hessischen Grundwasser |
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| url = http://www.daniel-may.de/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2011/11/04298.pdf |
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</ref> and European [[drinking water quality standards]]. |
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The Hessian Water Authority have stated that in a study from 1994 it was found that the soil around Glisborn is composed of thick [[loess]] deposits in various states of [[weathering]]. The high nitrate values are caused by natural loess decomposition and are not due to farming practice.<ref> |
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}}</ref> and European [[drinking water quality standards]]. |
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The Hessian Water Authority have stated that in a study from 1994 it was found that the soil around Glisborn is composed of thick [[loess]] deposits in various states of [[weathering]]. The high nitrate values are caused by natural loess decomposition and are not due to farming practice.<ref>{{cite web |
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| title = Stellungnahmen zum BP, MP und zum Umweltbericht |
| title = Stellungnahmen zum BP, MP und zum Umweltbericht |
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| language = German |
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| url = http://flussgebiete.hessen.de/fileadmin/dokumente/4_oeffentlichkeitsbeteiligung/offenlegung2008_bwpl_mp/100118_beantwortung_teil3.pdf |
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==See also== |
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*[[List of rivers of Hesse]] |
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== References == |
== References == |
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==See also== |
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*[[List of rivers of Hesse]] |
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[[Category:Rivers of Hesse]] |
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[[Category:Springs of Germany]] |
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Latest revision as of 13:59, 25 November 2024
| Glisborn | |
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 Pool in front of the Glisborn spring | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Hesse |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Odenberg |
| • coordinates | 51°12′00″N 9°23′01″E / 51.1999°N 9.3835°E |
| • elevation | 233 m (764 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | at Edermünde-Holzhausen in to the Pilgerbach |
• coordinates | 51°12′54″N 9°24′50″E / 51.2151°N 9.4140°E |
• elevation | 182 m (597 ft) |
| Length | 3.0 km (1.9 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Pilgerbach→ Eder→ Fulda→ Weser→ North Sea |
The Glisborn, or Glißborn, is a small, short (3 kilometres (1.9 mi)) stream that rises from a spring of the same name. The spring is located close to the Odenberg hill near Gudensberg in the northern Hessian district of Schwalm-Eder-Kreis. The spring is connected with numerous legends (see below).
Course
[edit]The Glisborn spring is situated 650 metres (2,130 ft) m north of the summit of the Odenberg hill and 1,100 metres (3,600 ft) northwest of Scharfenstein hill, at an elevation of 233 metres (764 ft). The spring water flows directly in to a large pool (see photo) before emptying into the stream. Its very short course of 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) flows through arable land and then into the Pilgerbach stream near Edermünde-Holzhausen at an elevation of 182 metres (597 ft). This gives an average gradient of 1.7%.
Legends
[edit]The first written versions of legends about the Glisborn were recorded by the Brothers Grimm.
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It is, however, most probable that this legend is based on an older Chatti legend which states that the god Odin came riding from the Odenberg on his white, eight-legged horse Sleipnir. At every hoof-fall of the horse, a spring arose, such as the Glisborn.[3][4]
For this reason the Chatti held the Glisborn sacred. After the Chatti were Christianised in the 8th Century by Saint Boniface, the legend was changed to the Charlemagne story. Both variants of the legend are "supported" by a stone with the imprint of a horse's hoof that was embedded in the wall of a church (Karlskirche) in Karlskirchen, a long abandoned village nearby.[5] During the Protestant Reformation in the Landgraviate of Hesse in the year 1526, the church was destroyed because it was also still used for certain pagan practices. Many years later this stone was cemented into the wall that surrounds the St. Margarethen church in Gudensberg, where it can be still seen today.[6][7]
Water quality
[edit]In 2010, the water at Glisborn was found to have a total nitrate content above 50 mg/L, which is the maximum value that is allowed in drink water by German law (Trinkwasserschutzverordnung)[8] and European drinking water quality standards. The Hessian Water Authority have stated that in a study from 1994 it was found that the soil around Glisborn is composed of thick loess deposits in various states of weathering. The high nitrate values are caused by natural loess decomposition and are not due to farming practice.[9]
See also
[edit]References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Glisborn.
- ^ Grimm, Jacob (1844). Deutsche Mythologie, Band 2 (in German). Göttingen: Dieterichsche Buchhandlung. p. 890.
- ^ Grimm, Jacob (1883). Teutonic Mythology, fourth Edition, Translated by James Steven Stallybrass (PDF). London: George Bell and Sons. p. 938. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2015-02-02.
- ^ Korn, Felix (1843). Etymologisch-symbolisch-mythologisches Real-Wörterbuch (in German). Stuttgart: Cast'schen Buchhandlung. p. 161.
- ^ "Glisborn" (in German). Archived from the original on 2015-02-02. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
- ^ Landau, Georg (1840). "Die Karlskirche". Zeitschrift des Vereins für Hessische Geschichte und Landeskunde (in German). Alte Folge 2: 281–286.
- ^ "Stadt Gudensberg" (in German). Archived from the original on 2014-10-25. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
- ^ "Grimm Heimat Hessen" (in German). Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
- ^ "Kleine Anfrage des Abg. Daniel May (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) vom 09.08.2011 betreffend Nitrat und Pestizide im hessischen Grundwasser" (PDF) (in German). 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-11-06. Retrieved 2015-02-02.
- ^ "Stellungnahmen zum BP, MP und zum Umweltbericht" (PDF) (in German). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-02-02.