Ronsdorf Talsperre

Come down to relax

Summer and winter always a striking destination on the way

come and stay here for a while, then pick up your tour again.

A circumnavigation is worthwhile; about 15min

Great view from the top!

beautiful lake embedded in the landscape

Nice view of the reservoir.

For reasons of nature conservation, direct access to most of the bank area of ​​the reservoir is not possible, this was fenced in the context of the renovation. The reservoir is home to, among other things, the endangered European crayfish.

Imposing structure! Be sure to look if you are nearby!

You should visit if you are nearby.

Great building to admire.

Simply suuper for in between .....

History and usage
"... The Ronsdorfer Dam was built in 1898/99 and was the sixth dam built in Germany at that time.Today, the gravity dam, designed by the Aachen Professor Otto Intze, is a listed building.
The dam dams the Saalbach and served until the 50s as drinking water reservoir of the city Ronsdorf. When the use as a drinking water dam was no longer required and, moreover, structural deficiencies occurred, the water level had to be halved to 9.64 m. Due to problems with the tightness and the sliders for control, a dust limitation to 6 m height was determined in 1994.
Since a financial investment of the city of Wuppertal was not possible at that time, Ronsdorfer citizens founded in 1994 the Förderverein Ronsdorfer Talsperre e. V., who collected money for repairs in the following years and committed himself to the preservation of the dam.
In 1998, talks began between the Friends, the City of Wuppertal and the Wupperverband, which had a water management use and related renovation of the dam to the content.
On April 28, 1999, finally, the Wupperverband took over the Ronsdorfer dam from the city of Wuppertal ... "
wupperverband.de/internet/web.nsf/id/pa_de_ronsdorfer_talsperre.html

The dam is surrounded by forest trails and a popular walking destination for the Ronsdorfer.

Great dam, impressive building!

Great dam for resting

Great for admiring the dam

The time does not matter. The main thing is the weather is right.

The dam was built in 1898 and is 19.26 meters high.

The dam was built in 1898 and is 19.26 meters high.There is a fountain below the dam.

I had imagined it to be bigger, but still impressive!

The dam is no longer used today

A hike through the Gelpetal or around the dam is always worthwhile.