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Legend of the Frau Holle pond: The lake forms the entrance to Frau Holle's subterranean realm. At the bottom lies her castle of pure silver, surrounded by lush gardens full of flowers, fruit and vegetables. Every noon the beautiful young woman appears at her lake to take her bath in the middle of the pond. That's why this place is also called 'Bathroom of Frau Holle'. As the light earth mother and goddess of fertility, Mother Holle gave people rich harvests. She brought the rain that brought growth to the fields, and when she shook out their beds, the snow that covered everything. If they were angered, they brought misfortune and misery to the land.

The 130 years of mining caused the water level on the Stellberg to fall sharply and yet large amounts of water broke into a pit on two occasions, so that mining was finally stopped. Instead, an opencast mine was built in 1962 and the basalt top layer was removed, but 5 years later the mine was completely shut down and the pit filled with water. There are large stones on the Stellbergsee that offer a nice place to sit. The lake can be easily circumnavigated.

Wonderful place to enjoy the tranquility.

Great starting point for many well-marked hiking trails and circular routes. Very beautiful swamp pond with a lot of life in it: fish, frogs, newts, water striders and much more. Particularly recommended when the day-trippers make their way back ... then it gets quiet (only the frogs cannot be overheard), the sun is above the pond ... sit on one of the benches and pause.

A very nice corner where many people hang out when the weather is good. Break highly recommended.

Towel on the stones and enjoy the sun during the break.

Great lake with clear water and a large basalt stone wall.

The Stellbergsee is popularly known as the Mondsee and is a 1.4 hectare open-cast mine in the North Hessian Söhre.