エネペータールの天然記念物・トップ20

Always good for a short walk, e.g. after eating in one of the Rondorf restaurants.

Beautiful forest path around the dam. Sturdy shoes not required. For a little snack... let's go to the Alm😉

The Heilenbecke dam was built between 1894 and 1896, making it the oldest dam in South Westphalia. It served as a water reservoir for the hammer works and grinding cottages along the Heilenbecke. Today it is mainly used for drinking water production. A 2.4 km circular hiking trail runs around the picturesque dam.

The Heilenbecke dam was built between 1894 and 1896 in the Ennepe-Ruhr district and is the oldest dam in South Westphalia. The Heilenbecke dam was originally a water reservoir for the hammer mills and grinding huts that were located along the Heilenbecke. Nowadays, however, it primarily serves to supply drinking water; in addition to raising the Ruhr at low water.

On July 30, 1895, the city council decided to build a waterworks and the associated dam. Professor Otto Intze from the Technical University of Aachen was commissioned with the planning and subsequent implementation. His investigations showed that the most favorable area for a dam was the Saalbach valley with its wealth of sources. At the meeting of the city council on April 14, 1897, Intze's proposals were accepted and the construction of the dam was decided. Almost a year later, the necessary land could be acquired and construction of the dam began. A quarry stone wall was erected, which was built according to the "Intze principle". This principle consisted of creating a wedge-shaped, compacted earthfill on the water side at the foot of the wall, which reached just half the height of the wall. In this way the pressure of the water on the wall could be reduced quite considerably, which enabled a lighter construction method Pump-operated pumping station and on the upper Kurfürstenstrasse, the highest point in Ronsdorf, the water tower. From here the water was fed into the Ronsdorf supply network. The dam was inaugurated on November 11, 1899. It had a storage height of around 19 meters and a capacity of 300,000 cubic meters. Source and more: http://www.ronsdorfer-buergerverein.de/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/2016.08Talsperre.pdf

I love to go for a walk there or to ride my mtb there. A break on the bench there is always worthwhile.

Very nice path above the Wuppertalsperre with a view of the water. You feel like you're on vacation;) Enjoyed again today. ♥

Drinking water reservoir, built by the city of Barmen 1898-1901, today operated by the Wupperverband.