ヴェルファースハイム湖の湖・トップ7

Perhaps one should get a dog like that; it keeps the bench clear. 😉

Play equipment and benches invite you to a family day at the lake

ideal for a nice family trip

Very nice place that I always visit on tours.

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.

Idyllically located (relatively new) pavilion on Lake Wölfersheim! And Simone & Michael are of course absolutely right... 💑 https://woelfersheim.gemeindeapp.de/de/news/erste-trauung-am-woelfersheimer-see?frame=true

https://www.komoot.de/tour/242208918 The Wetterau with its lakes is always worth a bike tour and of course this also applies to hiking tours. In my opinion, small and large circular routes of parking spaces should be designated that do not lead along country roads and the observation points at the animal oak lakes should be expanded. There are signs on the cycle paths showing where to go and where to find coffees, beer gardens, etc., which the owners could finance and opening times are also interesting. Some underpasses or bridges could also be added.