Origin of Vydrica river, small river (17kms) in south-west Slovakia.
River introduction:
Vydrica originates in Small Carphatians Mts at altitude approx. 450 metres AMSL.
The river passes through the Bratislava Forest Park and enters the Danube in Karlova Ves, city part of Bratislava.
Some localities along the river are part of
Natura 2000.
Titled Wydrucha, Nogwyzdrice was river mentioned already in 13th century, when mayor Jakub received from King Ladislav IV. the donation list for territory between two streams of river Vydrica.
Already in 1374 was mentioned a first mill on Vydrica river. Map from 1734 from Matej Bel refers to 5 mills, and regulatory plan of 1845 is depicted 9 mills.
The former mill, which ground it here in the late 19th century, today used for other purposes (Forest administration Zelezna Studienka, inn Klepac, and others).
As the water supply serve four water tanks, now being used for sport fishing.
Access:
Spring is accessible by forest paths near summit of Maly Javornik (Biely Kriz) in Dubove area. Use
hiking map to walk here, terrain is easy, relatively flat, but overgrown by trees and plants.
Visit instructions:
Please, see general visit instructions below. Thank you for your visit!
Pramen 17km dlhej riecky Vydrica mozte objavit v Malokarpatskom lese v nadmorskej vyske cca 450 metrov nad morom.
O riecke:
Vydrica prameni na hrebeni Malych Karpat v bratislavskom lesoparku.
Preteka dolinou cez Zeleznu Studienku, Patronku a pri Karlovej Vsi usti do Dunaja. Niektore casti jej povodia su sucastou
Natury 2000.
Pod nazvom Wydrucha, Nogwyzdrice sa spomina uz v 13. storoci, ked richtar Jakub dostava od krala Ladislava IV. donacnu listinu na uzemie medzi dvomi potokmi Vydrice.
Uz v roku 1374 sa v listinach spomina mlyn na Vydrici. Mapa z roku 1734 od Mateja Bela uvadza 5 mlynov a v regulacnom plane z roku 1845 je zakreslenych 9 mlynov.
Budovy byvalych mlynov, ktore tu mleli do konca 19. storocia, dnes sluzia inym ucelom (lesna sprava Zelezna studienka, hostinec Klepac,a ine).
Ako zasobaren vody sluzili styri vodne nadrze, dnes su vyuzivane na sportovy rybolov.
Pristup:
Najlahsie sa sem dostanete od Bieleho kriza lesnymi chodnikmi a cestickami. Teren nie je narocny, trochu prerasteny vegetaciou.
Nechajte sa navigovat svojim GPS a intuiciou, pomoze
turisticka mapa oblasti.
Podmienky navstevy:
1. Opis svoju cestu a navstevu pramena.
2. Uved datum svojej navstevy.
3. Aspon jedna fotka pramena je nevyhnutna (nemusite na nej byt vy, ani GPS, staci pramen).
Dakujem za navstevu tohto pekneho miesta!