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\documentclass[]{exaarticle}
\pagestyle{empty}
\setlength\textwidth{352.81416pt}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\StartShownPreambleCommands
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{decorations.pathmorphing,decorations.pathreplacing,decorations.shapes}
\usepgflibrary{decorations.text}
\StopShownPreambleCommands
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}[decoration=coil]
  \draw [decorate,fill=blue!25](0,0)--(3,1) arc (0:180:1.5 and 1)--cycle;
\end{tikzpicture}
\begin{tikzpicture}[decoration=border]
  \draw [postaction={decorate,draw,blue}](0,0)--(3,1) arc (0:180:1.5 and 1)--cycle;
\end{tikzpicture}
\begin{tikzpicture}[decoration={triangles,shape width=6pt,shape height=6pt,
	segment length=20pt}]
  \draw [decorate,fill=blue!30](0,0)--(3,1) arc (0:180:1.5 and 1)--cycle;
\end{tikzpicture}
\begin{tikzpicture}[decoration={text along path,
  text={Dieser Text wird genau entlang der Kurve geschrieben!}}]
  \draw [decorate] (0,0)--(3,1) arc (0:180:1.5 and 1)--cycle;
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}