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Denser Lake

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Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Denser Lake

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Denser Lake

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Location: Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hesse, Germany

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1. Denser Lake – Cycling source loop from Sontra

24.6km

01:42

340m

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2. Kurfürsten-Stollen Iba – Market and Court Linden Tree loop from Weiterode

32.4km

02:01

360m

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3. View of Alheimer – Alheimer Hut loop from Mönchhosbach

35.6km

02:49

700m

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Nordhesse

February 15, 2019

Denser natural lake with an average depth of 13 meters. (Wikipedia)
The lake turns reddish from time to time, which was already mentioned in the church chronicle of 1604 and was interpreted as an omen.
However, the explanation for this is more likely the mass occurrence of water fleas than the cause of the discoloration. They changed their metabolic processes under certain environmental conditions and produced an intense red dye that contributed to the lake's discoloration.

The legend of Lake Denser, on the other hand, sees the solution to the puzzle less scientifically. According to them, it is the fault of young boys who tried to force love happiness by force.
At a church consecration in Dens, three sea maids emerged from the floods to take part in the happy goings-on of the people. When they were ready to jump into the lake again "at midnight", a dull cry was heard. A young fellow who wanted to hold her had "wrested" a glove from a girl. Without him, however, she was not allowed to return to the moated castle. Despite the desperate search, she couldn't find the glove. So she jumped into the water without him. All that was heard was a muffled whistle and a wailing sound. She had lost her life. The waves of the lake turned blood red.
The virgins never came out to share in the joys and delights of people. But today, when there is a great need for war on earth, you can still see the lake as red as blood ...

The full length of the legend can be found in the book "Around the Alheimer" (1982).

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Holzi

June 21, 2020

On the eastern edge of the village is the "Denser See" in a funnel-shaped natural depression - an approximately 0.8 hectare natural lake with an average depth of about 13 m. A special feature of the legendary water is the occasional intense red coloring of the water, the rare phenomenon was already noted in the church chronicle in 1604 and was always interpreted as an omen. Through scientific studies, the cause could be identified in the mass occurrence of water fleas, which change their metabolic processes under certain environmental conditions and produce an intensely red dye. The lake was designated as a natural monument and is the occasion for the traditional "Denser Seefest"

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Andreas

March 3, 2022

The saga of the three mermaids in Lake Dens, who showed up at the fair and then disappeared into the lake forever, is almost identical to the saga about the three mermaids in the Oberellenbach mountain lake.

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Denser Lake

1. Denser Lake – Cycling source loop from Sontra

2. Kurfürsten-Stollen Iba – Market and Court Linden Tree loop from Weiterode

3. View of Alheimer – Alheimer Hut loop from Mönchhosbach

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