Wooden Posts at Ümminger See

Nice view over the lake.

"... The Ümminger See in Bochum-Langendreer is a popular local recreation area for young and old, with a great playground and a roller skating rink. The lake is not only a popular destination for families, walkers and athletes will also find relaxation and sporting activities here. It can be circumnavigated within two kilometers.The lake is fed by the Harpener Bach, which flows through the lake from north to south and drains it into the Ruhr via the Oelbach. In the Middle Ages, two mill ponds were created as a forerunner of the lake at the mill of the Schulte-Suntum farm. Contamination with mine water began in the 18th century with the construction of the Dorothea Erbstollen of the Vollmond colliery. In order to clarify the mine water, tailings ponds were created. One of these ponds was created southwest of the Schulte-Suntum farm. While the main part of the water flowed directly into the tailings pond, there was a ditch on the eastern side as a bypass, which met the stream again below the pond outlet. With the closure of the Robert Müser colliery in 1968, the tailings pond became superfluous. In 1976, the complex was developed into an integral part of a local recreation area through excavation and bank and lake floor reinforcement. ..."
bochum-tourismus.de/bochum-discoveren/parks-und-gaerten/uemminger-see.html#c10307de.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%9Cmminger_See

The Ümminger See is a wonderful local recreation area.