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Ford Across the Wyhra

Ford Across the Wyhra

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Ford Across the Wyhra

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Location: Frohburg, Landkreis Leipzig, Saxony, Germany

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Michi LE

January 7, 2022

The Wyhra, formerly also Wyra, above the Schömbach dam also Wiera, is a 47-kilometer-long tributary of the Pleiße in Saxony and Thuringia. As Wiera, the river gives its name to the towns of Oberwiera and Niederwiera in the northern part of the Zwickau district, the Wieratal, and as Wyhra to the town of Wyhra, a district of the Saxon town of Borna.

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A ford is a shallow area in a stream or river that can be crossed on foot, on horseback or by vehicle. This shallow area is therefore part of a higher-level path connection and determines the course of traffic routes.

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Uli & Berli 🐕 sind unterwegs

July 23, 2025

According to the information board: ...In this day and age of bridges, a ford is a rarity. One can still be seen here. It takes us back to times when this place was still an important traffic route.
Centuries ago, the Wyhra floodplain was heavily swamped. Thus, there were only a few natural places where the Wyhra could be crossed. Traffic arteries were concentrated at these points.
They were also protected by castles. The Streitwald ford was also protected by nearby Wolfsburg. Its remains can still be seen on the hill.
The road that led from Thuringia via Altenburg to Rochlitz and further east passed through the ford...

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Ford Across the Wyhra

1. Wyhra Trail – Lindigtmühle loop from Streitwald

2. Wyhra Trail – Gnandstein Castle loop from Streitwald

3. Gnandstein Castle – Potters' Fountain Kohren-Sahlis loop from Frohburg

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