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Dreiburgensee (Three Castles Lake)

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Dreiburgensee (Three Castles Lake)

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Dreiburgensee (Three Castles Lake)

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Location: Tittling, Landkreis Passau, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

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1. Dreiburgensee (Three Castles Lake) – Dreiburgensee loop from Saldenburg

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2. Dreiburgensee – Museumsdorf Bayerischer Wald loop from Goben

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3. Mühlweiher Lake and Playground – Dreiburgensee loop from Saldenburg

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Johan Z.🌤 ⛰🦅

February 3, 2020

beautiful small lake for swimming with a specially created sandy beach

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Wanderjan

May 22, 2019

Nice little lake, good starting point for small and large tours. Can also be connected to the museum village in bad weather, especially for families with children.

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JR56

September 26, 2025

The Dreiburgensee, formerly known as the Rothauer See, lies between the climatic health resort of Thurmansbang and Tittling in the Bavarian Forest. It was named after the surrounding Ilz Valley and Dreiburgenland, including Saldenburg Castle, Englburg Castle, and Fürstenstein Castle.

The lake was first documented in 1703. It had been created shortly before as a fish farm by Lieutenant Field Marshal Max Josef Graf von Tauffkirchen zu Guttenburg. The dammed lake, with a length of 700 m and a maximum width of 200 m, has a surface area of 8 hectares and a maximum depth of 7 m. The border between the districts of Passau and Freyung-Grafenau runs across the lake.

A roughly 2 km circular path along the lake's shore invites you to take leisurely strolls. In summer, the Dreiburgensee is a popular bathing spot with restaurants, hotels, and sunbathing lawns. In winter, you can ice skate and play curling on the frozen lake.
Beavers have also been living at the lake for several years. By building a large dam at the lake's inlet, they have created a biotope of approximately 6 hectares, where rare bird species such as the black stork and the great egret can be seen.

The Bavarian Forest Museum Village, one of the largest open-air museums in Europe, is located directly on the lake.

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Location: Tittling, Landkreis Passau, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

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Dreiburgensee (Three Castles Lake)

1. Dreiburgensee (Three Castles Lake) – Dreiburgensee loop from Saldenburg

2. Dreiburgensee – Museumsdorf Bayerischer Wald loop from Goben

3. Mühlweiher Lake and Playground – Dreiburgensee loop from Saldenburg

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