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View of the pine lake

The total filling volume is around 25 million cubic meters. Filling began in 1994. Every year, 3.8 million m³ of water is pumped into the lake from swamp wells in the Inden opencast mine so that it maintains its current level. According to the Aachen city region, this supply of swamp water will be necessary until 2061.

the lake is "dystrophic", meaning low in nutrients.

the lake is "dystrophic", meaning low in nutrients.

The open heath landscape lies on both sides of the wide, paved sand paths.

The Teveren Heath covers an area of approximately 4.5 km² west of the town of Teveren in the southern district of Heinsberg along the German-Dutch border and, together with the nearby nature reserves of Rodebach and Brunssummerheide, forms the Heath Nature Park. On the German side, the towns of Geilenkirchen and Übach-Palenberg as well as the municipality of Gangelt border the area, which has been part of the Green Metropolis project since 2008. On the Dutch side lies the town of Brunssum. To the north of the heath is the NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, the home airfield of the NATO E-3A unit with its AWACS early warning system.

The Teverener Heide extends over an area of approximately 4.5 km² west of the town of Teveren in the southern district of Heinsberg along the German-Dutch border and together with the nearby nature reserves Rodebach and Brunssummerheide forms the Heidenaturpark. On the German side, the towns of Geilenkirchen and Übach-Palenberg and the municipality of Gangelt border the area, which has been part of the Grünmetropole[3] project since 2008. The city of Brunssum is on the Dutch side. North of the Heide is the NATO airbase Geilenkirchen, the home base of the NATO E-3A formation with its early warning system AWACS.

The Teverner Heide has a special vegetation because of the sandy soil. A visit is recommended at different times of the year. However, there are only a few paths that are easy to navigate by bike.