The two lakes west of the city on the Heuberg were created in the 20th century from the slate quarries of the former Balingen cement works. The different rock layers and their profiles are still clearly visible on the lake shore today. During the mining of the slate on the Heuberg around 1925, among other things, the fossils of a crocodile dinosaur, an ichthyosaur and a coelacanth, which is unique in the world, were discovered. Parts of the fossils are in the Landesmuseum Stuttgart

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February 3, 2024

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Lower and Upper Heubergsee 🌊 - Zollernalbkreis

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1. View of Hohenzollern Castle – Lindich Hunting Lodge loop from Balingen Süd

51.8km

03:08

500m

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2. View of Owingen – View of Hohenzollern Castle loop from Konventgebäude

51.5km

03:23

560m

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3. Schömberg Reservoir – Zollern Castle Balingen loop from Schörzingen

38.1km

02:20

440m

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Elevation 670 m

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Location: Balingen, Zollernalbkreis, Tübingen District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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Heuberg Lakes

1. View of Hohenzollern Castle – Lindich Hunting Lodge loop from Balingen Süd

2. View of Owingen – View of Hohenzollern Castle loop from Konventgebäude

3. Schömberg Reservoir – Zollern Castle Balingen loop from Schörzingen

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