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Buy your entry chip during the day and enjoy it all in the evening

Since the circular path around the dam runs directly along the road, this rest area is a good alternative for a short break.

The dam is a long tar dam

A grassy path with beautiful views of the lake leads along the Sacrificial Moor. With a little luck, you can spot swans, great crested grebes, coots, and, along the shoreline, numerous dragonflies.

Click here to go to the open-air museum.

Since 1947, peat has been mined in the Rieth between Oberdorla and Niederdorla. Animal bones and shards have been found time and again. However, when a bison skull, a wooden bowl and parts of a wooden idol were discovered in 1957, the staff of the Museum of Prehistory and Early History in Weimar were informed. It soon became clear that these were not the remains of a settlement, but an ancient cult site.

There are different methods for determining the center of Germany. "If you balance an area of any size the shape of Germany, you will find this center. This experimental method is very clear because it is quite simple and can be tried out by almost anyone. Only geodesists and cartographers might be skeptical about the test because it involves cutting up a topographic map. It is glued to a solid base (e.g. cardboard) and cut out precisely along the country's border. The model is moved on a sharp needle until it is exactly balanced and aligned horizontally. This approximately determined center of gravity can be interpreted as the geographical center of Germany. The approach assumes that Germany is a flat surface." The point is not marked in any way on site. Source and further information: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mittelpunkte_Deutschlands

As of July 2024: As a guest of the beach bar, you can swim for free at the campsite's official bathing area without being a campsite customer. There is a small jetty. There are many underwater plants in the shore area; if that doesn't bother you, you can refresh yourself in the reservoir and then enjoy chips and a cold drink at the beach bar.