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Einsiedel Dam

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Location: Saxony, Germany

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1. View of Einsiedel Reservoir – Einsiedel Dam loop from Altenhain

4.01km

01:11

120m

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2. Einsiedel Dam – View of Einsiedel Reservoir loop from Einsiedel

5.01km

01:28

140m

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3. Einsiedel Dam – View of Einsiedel Reservoir loop from Einsiedel

3.29km

00:56

80m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Billy0371

March 4, 2021

A comfortable hiking trail leads around the dam.

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Nicole 🚶‍♀️& Franca 🐕

September 22, 2021

Unfortunately, quite fenced, you can't get to the dam

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master.dica (Jürgen61) 📸🥾🚴‍♀️&🏃‍♂️

August 20, 2023

The Einsiedel dam is a dam near Chemnitz. It serves to supply Chemnitz with drinking water and, in conjunction with the “Middle Ore Mountains” dam system, serves the entire supply area of the Southern Saxony Remote Water Association, in addition to the dams Neunzehnhain I, II and Saidenbach.
In May 1883, Chemnitz exceeded the population of 100,000 and became Germany's 15th major city. The city was supplied with drinking water by a waterworks built in 1872-1874, which, however, could no longer cover the increasing water requirements of the city, which was growing. An increase in capacity was no longer possible due to limited terrain and increasing pollution of the Zwönitz, so that water extraction had to be switched from groundwater to surface water. The municipal administration of Einsiedel, which is located below the planned dam wall, had opposed the location of the dam in the Stadtguttal under the impression of the rupture in 1889 ...

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Einsiedel Dam

1. View of Einsiedel Reservoir – Einsiedel Dam loop from Altenhain

2. Einsiedel Dam – View of Einsiedel Reservoir loop from Einsiedel

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