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Location: Wermsdorf, Nordsachsen, Saxony, Germany

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1. Pfarrteich Wermsdorf – Horstsee loop from Mutzschen

7.89km

02:02

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2. Hubertusburg Castle – Old Hunting Lodge Wermsdorf loop from Wermsdorf

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3. Bench with a view of the Dollnitzsee – Wermsdorf Water Tower loop from Wermsdorf

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Michi LE

October 14, 2022

The Horstsee is a lake near Mutzschen (Saxony).

The lake can be reached from the surrounding towns of Wermsdorf (about 2 km from the lake), Nerchau (8 km away) and Kühren-Burkartshain (about 8 km away).

The Horstsee is located in the catchment area of Wermsdorf, which is around 2 kilometers from the lake.

We currently have no information on tourist offers or access to this lake. You are welcome to send us further information about the See-Melder!

Source: seen.de/horstsee

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February 5, 2019

Cozy little round that can be combined with a stop at the local restaurants. Absolute must is the old hunting lodge!

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Sachsen Onkel

January 11, 2019

The most famous lake Wermsdorf is the Horstsee with an area of approx. 70 ha. At the beginning of the 16th century it owes its name to an island "The Horst" in the middle of the lake.

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Andi

July 14, 2021

The most well-known body of water is our Horstsee. With its approx. 70 hectare water surface, it has always been one of the largest bodies of water in the old district of Leipzig. But it also has a specialty and rarity:
Despite the fact that it was artificially created - probably at the beginning of the 16th century - by building two dams for fish use, it is unlikely that such a body of water is located directly on a watershed. Fed by the Saubach near Wermsdorf and a small tributary from the Wermsdorfer Walde, it has two outflows through the two dams mentioned. To the east, one of them feeds the upper reaches of the Döllnitz, which originated near Querbitzsch, and thus supplies water to the Elbe river basin. Its western outflow, however, feeds the Rodaer See and after it flows through the Mutzschener water. This runoff therefore benefits the river basin of the Mulde.

The Horstsee owes its name to the striking island in the middle of the pond, which is called "the Horst" in old documents. It was once created artificially by backfilling during the excavation of the fish channel running through the lake floor. The main dam of the Horstsee serves as a state road and motorway feeder from Oschatz and Torgau to the Mutzschen junction of the A14. The Horstsee was artificially created for fish farming 500 years ago by the feudal lords of Starschedel zu Mutzschen. Today the lake is owned by the Free State of Saxony and has been leased to the master fish manager Georg Stähler since 1992. Every year on the second weekend in October, the Horstsee fishing is a great attraction for tens of thousands of visitors from near and far.
See wermsdorf.de/ortsteile/wermsdorf/sehenswuerdheiten/horstsee.html?tbx=1&aid=92

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maria

March 1, 2025

Together with the Döllnitzsee and Göttwitzsee dams, it is part of the large Wermsdorf ponds. The Horstsee is the oldest of these facilities. The name of the dam comes from a striking island in the middle of the pond, which was previously called "Horst". Even today, the Horstsee is mainly used for fishing.

It was created as a fish pond in 1500 and has been state-owned since 1580. The dam has two earthen dams. The Saubach, a second order water body, is dammed. The dam's storage volume is around 1.4 million cubic meters.
Source:wasserwirtschaft.sachsen.de/TS_Horstsee.html

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1. Pfarrteich Wermsdorf – Horstsee loop from Mutzschen

2. Hubertusburg Castle – Old Hunting Lodge Wermsdorf loop from Wermsdorf

3. Bench with a view of the Dollnitzsee – Wermsdorf Water Tower loop from Wermsdorf

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