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Lignite was mined here from 1965 to 1973.

Welcome to the Exberghütte forest restaurant, the excursion destination for everyone! Enjoy your stay in our family-run forest restaurant in Großalmerode-Epterode on the Exbergsee, about 20 km from the BAB 7 - Kassel. The Exberghütte is owned by the Toby family alongside the Hotel zur Krone in Großalmerode. In the deep forest, high above the Epteröder Exbergsee, all day-trippers will find a wide range of fine food and drink as well as peace and relaxation. For over 30 years, the Exberg has been an oasis of peace and relaxation in the Werra-Meißner district of northern Hesse. Once used as a hut by children playing, it was taken over by the Toby family in 1994 and converted into a forest restaurant. The forest restaurant is located 506 m above sea level in the middle of a beautiful mixed forest above the Exberg lakes. In the clear, pure air, guests can relax, dine comfortably, go on long hikes or linger in the beer garden. There is a children's playground for the little ones.

Former opencast mining lake in the Hirschberg area. Lignite was mined there from 1965-1973. The lake is about 10 hectares in size and has a maximum depth of 32-38 m.

The frog prince is hiding at this pond on the fairy tale land path

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.

The Exbergsee is a former coal mine. "Actually" bathing is forbidden and the lake is used by the fishing club. The lake can be hiked around in connection with the small Exbergsee and combined with a stop at the Exberghütte (separate highlight).

An absolutely gorgeous lake 😍 Idyllic location, clear water and intact nature 👍

An absolutely gorgeous lake 😍 Idyllic location, clear water and intact nature 👍