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Great Silver Pond

Great Silver Pond

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Great Silver Pond

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Location: Harz Mountains, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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October 20, 2024

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😎The Great Silver Pond was created as a fish pond in the Middle Ages by the monks of this Cistercian monastery. For religious reasons, the monks' diet consisted largely of fish. Therefore, they created around 20 fish ponds in the surrounding area, but mainly on the monastery grounds. Many of these ponds are still there today and are used for fish farming, just as in ancient times.

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October 13, 2024

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Beautiful photo opportunity

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Wanderfreundin KJ

January 20, 2025

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A very beautiful sight, great photo opportunity :-)

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Fish Ponds – Michaelstein Monastery loop from Blankenburg (Harz)

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Elevation 310 m

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Location: Harz Mountains, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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