the Water Management Office based in Kronach has been implementing a rather broader programme aiming at improving morphological and ecological character of the river as well as at introducing close-to-nature flood prevention the office made the Main River bed near Ebensfeld 2.6 km in the length more natural.The river had partially been canalized in a paving in the 19thcentury Due to limited possibility to purchase or exchange suitable lands and high costs supposed a measure fully restoring an original natural riverbed was not feasible the Water Management Office applied in some extent a compromise: the river was made more natural only in the stretches where the lands were obtained from owners the measures were taken in a very go-ahead manner the office removed to a great extent fertile soil layers less fertile gravel substrates became naked The measure which also included creation of small islands inlets and coves would start a spontaneous morphological development in the riverbed The approach applied there shows both water management and ecological effects: dynamic capacity of the riverbed to store water has increased and ecologically valuable shapes and surfaces in the riverbed have been restored Experience in making the Main River near Ebensfeld more natural can be used also in less demanding water stream restoration in the Czech Republic This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Sie haben den Artikel der Merkliste hinzugefügt Sie müssen sich anmelden um diese Funktionalität nutzen zu können KEITH FENDER reports on completion of a new line through difficult topography German Railways (DB) opened its latest section of high-speed line on 10 December 2017 The opening was marred by adverse weather and European Train Control System (ETCS) problems but the service has now settled down and DB offers three ‘Sprinter’ ICE (InterCity Express) trains that cover the 623km from Berlin to Munich in 3hr 55min The line that opened in December was the 107km-long 300km/h Neubaustrecke (NBS) – meaning new built (high-speed) line – between Erfurt in Thüringen and Ebensfeld north of Bamberg in Bavaria This had been under construction for 21 years and was threatened with cancellation for part of that time but its completion marks the final accomplishment of a plan to make rail truly competitive with air for journeys between Bavaria’s biggest cities (Munich and Nuremberg) and Berlin While in the 1930s the corridor hosted Deutsche Reichsbahn’s legendary Fliegende Züge (flying train) DMUs which accomplished the journey from Berlin to Munich in 6hr 44min the route was a prime candidate for investment since the reunification of Germany in 1990 and the ne… This is a premium article and requires an active subscription You will need your print Customer ID ready to set up an account you'll find this on your welcome email and cover sheet delivered with each print magazine Register now Key Publishing Ltd is a company registered in England and Wales with Company Number 2713662