バートナウハイムの湖・トップ20

the winter guests are already here around the lower Knappsse and the upper Knappsee there are many Egyptian geese, Canada geese and the intermediate guests who are only "our" guests for a short rest. The cranes that have accompanied me on my bike ✅🚲 tours through the Wetterau for the last few days (end of October/beginning of November 24), wonderful🤗🤗🤗👍

Formerly a quarry, I often drive past on our ✅🚲 tours and always hope to see a turtle 🚲Greetings from the Wetterau... Simone & Michael🙋🏻🙋‍♂️

It is one of the beautiful lakes in the area between Hungen and Nidda.

We often ride along the cycle path, but unfortunately have never seen a turtle

Very beautiful, spacious pond.

Origin from the Wölfersheim opencast mine From 1937, the Braunkohlen-Schwel-Kraftwerk Hessen-Frankfurt AG (HEFRAG), a subsidiary of the Preußische Elektrizitäts AG (PREAG), operated several brown coal opencast mines in the Wetterau lignite mining area to supply the Wölfersheim opencast power plant. One of the first of these was the Wölfersheim opencast mine, right next to the power plant. After the fields there had been mined out in 1943, they were partially filled with waste and the area was recultivated. This left several remaining holes, which filled with groundwater over time. In addition to the largest, the Wölfersheimer See with 37 hectares, there are two smaller lakes a few hundred meters further east (Schwelteich in the Schwelteich nature reserve of Echzell) and to the north (Heldteich). Overall, the water areas take up less than half of the former open-cast mine.

The Wölfersheimer See is a lake east of the Hesse town of Wölfersheim. At almost 40 hectares, the lake is the largest in the Wetterau. It was created as an opencast mine residue lake after the closure of the Wölfersheim lignite opencast mine. It was later used as a cooling pond for the Wölfersheim power plant. Today it serves as a natural area, as a sailing area, as a fishing area and for local recreation. Swimming is prohibited. The lake (2023) no longer contains oxygen from a depth of two and a half meters; According to the State Office for Nature Conservation, Environment and Geology, the phosphate content is 15 to 20 times higher than is acceptable for inland water.

Both ponds are barrier-free almost everywhere and are therefore suitable for wheelchairs. The viewing platforms are also wheelchair accessible..👍