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Unterweißbach

View of the Leibis-Lichte Dam

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Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstadt

Unterweißbach

View of the Leibis-Lichte Dam

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View of the Leibis-Lichte Dam

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This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Naturpark Thüringer Wald

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Location: Unterweißbach, Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, Thuringia, Germany

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JR56

March 7, 2019

The last dam to be built and the second highest (102.5 m) in Germany is located near Unterweißbach in the Lichte Valley, in the Thuringian Slate Mountains on the Nature Park Route.
The name of the Leibis-Lichte Dam comes from the town of Leibis, whose residents were relocated, and the dammed Lichte River, a tributary of the Schwarza.
It serves as a drinking water supply for eastern Thuringia and for flood protection.
It is an ecological dam.
Floods are simulated to preserve the habitat of plants and animals.
The dam is a concrete gravity dam.
It was built using a block construction method (approx. 1,000 concrete blocks) and is not anchored in the rock.
It is supported solely by its own weight.
The Leibis/Lichte Dam impresses with the second highest dam in Germany.
A circular trail offers natural experiences through the interplay of water and the dynamic landscape. In the fall of 2010, nine artists created natural sculptures made of oak wood for the dam's circular trail under the theme "Rest Place." The works of art invite visitors to take a break and experience how the artists understood the spirit of the place. The approximately 19 km long trail now invites them to explore as an open-air exhibition and can be explored by bike in just over two hours. The sculpture trail should be accessed via the neighboring towns of Unterweißbach, Meura, Deesbach, or Lichte.
Here you will find parking and restaurants.

There are no restaurants along the trail itself, which runs through a drinking water protection area.

unterweissbach.de/index.php/tourismus/talsperre

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Norbert

May 22, 2020

Dam of the Leibis / Lichte dam - one of the most imposing dams in Thuringia

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Christian W 🚵‍♀️ 🥾

March 19, 2021

Below the dam there is a shelter and a free car park.

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Location: Unterweißbach, Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, Thuringia, Germany

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