Sylvenstein-Staudamm
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With luck you can see the foundations of a village when the lake has low water or the locks are open from the dam
April 16, 2017
Nestled between the mountains of the Karwendelgebirge, south of Lenggries lies the fjord-like Sylvensteinsee. The fantastic mountain panorama and the idyllic location make the reservoir a popular destination. If it's really hot in summer, you can swim in the mountain water of Sylvensteinsee. The water temperature is in the high summer months on average at 18-22 degrees.The Sylvensteinsee was built as artificial artificial lake in the years 1954 to 1959 for the purpose of flood protection in the Isartal. Since then, a 44-meter-high dam has protected the Isar Valley from flooding from the rivers Isar, Dürrach and Walchen. Today, hydropower is used in addition to power generation. Two hydroelectric power plants on the dam serve to generate electricity.Lost in the lake lies the former village Fall. When the construction work for the Sylvensteinspeicher began in 1954, the village was demolished and the population forcibly relocated, since from 1959 the whole valley including the village was to be flooded. A few hundred meters further up, a new settlement was built and called New Fall. The foundations of Altfall are still visible today after long periods of drought.Source and further information: alpen-guide.de/reisefuehrer/poi/stausee-sylvenstein-lenggries
June 24, 2019
Nestled between the mountains of the Karwendelgebirge, south of Lenggries lies the fjord-like Sylvensteinsee. The fantastic mountain panorama and the idyllic location make the reservoir a popular destination. If it's really hot in summer, you can swim in the mountain water of Sylvensteinsee. The water temperature is in the high summer months on average at 18-22 degrees.The Sylvensteinsee was built as artificial artificial lake in the years 1954 to 1959 for the purpose of flood protection in the Isartal. Since then, a 44-meter-high dam has protected the Isar Valley from flooding from the rivers Isar, Dürrach and Walchen. Today, hydropower is used in addition to power generation. Two hydroelectric power plants on the dam serve to generate electricity.Lost in the lake lies the former village Fall. When the construction work for the Sylvensteinspeicher began in 1954, the village was demolished and the population forcibly relocated, since from 1959 the whole valley including the village was to be flooded. A few hundred meters further up, a new settlement was built and called New Fall. The foundations of Altfall are still visible today after long periods of drought.Source and further information: alpen-guide.de/reisefuehrer/poi/stausee-sylvenstein-lenggries
June 24, 2019
Nice place to stay and great views over the Sylvensteinspeichersee
April 16, 2017
Landscaping very beautiful and absolutely worth seeing
June 30, 2018
Always beautiful: not only for viewing, but also for swimming, boating or stand-up paddling.
June 2, 2020
Nice tour behind the Sylvenstein around. Scenic class.
April 17, 2017
From Lake Starnberg we continued through a beautiful landscape
June 15, 2017
At low tide you can see the foundations of a village
July 17, 2017
Scenic beautifully situated drinking water storage in the middle of the mountains.
August 11, 2017
The region is fantastic.
On foot or by bike.
Everything goes.
Swimming tooAugust 28, 2018
I'm happy every time I'm in this place, there's always something going on
May 18, 2022
Must have been made and seen. Great mountain scenery. Even a cool bath is possible.
November 26, 2017
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