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Short break at Silbersee

Located on the Erdmann Cycle Route

Super Tour

The former military bathing facility is a little eye-catcher when you cycle or hike along the Delme. Great crested grebes can be seen there from time to time. The small lake is also attractive in winter because it is surrounded by trees (without leaves in winter, but still beautiful).

To protect the town of Delmenhorst from flooding by the Delme, as was the case most recently in October 1998, a flood retention basin was built near Schlutter (municipality of Ganderkesee) over an area of 125 hectares. This offers storage space for 1.8 million cubic meters of water. The project, which cost around 20 million euros and was started in 2004, was completed in spring 2014. 70 percent of the costs were borne by the state of Lower Saxony and 30 percent by Delmenhorst. The flood retention basin is maintained and operated by the Ochtum Association. It is also known as “Germany’s northernmost dam”.

The former military bathing establishment is now a gathering point for water birds. Today there were lots of mallards, gadwalls, coots, a few cormorants, two Egyptian geese and two goosanders.

Today we had the best summer weather with bright sunshine. Many bathers on the beach. How the image of a lake changes for the better in this weather.

The stork's nest on the edge of the Delmetalsperre is finally occupied. For years the nesting aid stood unused in the landscape, this year it was accepted for the first time. One stork is standing on the nest, the second is looking for food underneath.