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Hinterhermsdorf

Lower Sluice on the Kirnitzsch

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Lower Sluice on the Kirnitzsch

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Lower Sluice on the Kirnitzsch

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    1. Wild Kirnitzsch Valley – Kirnitzsch Stream loop from Ottendorf

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    September 22, 2019

    The Lower Lock was part of the rafting facilities on the Kirnitzsch.
    From around 1600, the water was dammed at the locks and the tree trunks were collected, which were then floated on the flood wave into the valley to the Elbe.
    "An information board provides information about the history of rafting. The lock was renovated in 1998 and is protected as a technical monument. There was once even a boat trip here.
    During the GDR era, since the 1950s, the Kirnitzsch was used for whitewater trips, with the draining of the locks providing the necessary "flood"." - Hiking and nature guide Saxon Switzerland - Berg- & Naturverlag Rölke


    Thankfully, these times are over and you can now enjoy a rich flora and fauna on and in the water on both sides of the lock.

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      One of the two dams on the Kirnitzsch in Saxon Switzerland, which is now a water management monument and is being saved from decay by an association.

      Link: webergrotte.de/wasser/html/wa_niedere_schleuse_fotos.htm

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        October 12, 2023

        You can't miss it - it's right on the path and catches the eye

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          Location: Hinterhermsdorf, Saxon Switzerland, Saxon Switzerland-East Ore Mountains, Saxony, Germany

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