ランシュタットの天然記念物・トップ20

A great round! Pure forest, although there are a lot of broken branches lying around. You can hear, smell and enjoy nature. 🥰❤️

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.

The fountain is in a beautifully designed, well-kept park with many benches for resting and picnicking

The path, which was redesigned in 2021, is almost flat for around 3.5 kilometers and offers a lot of interesting information along the way from the time when the Romans secured their newly conquered territory in this area around 2000 years ago through the Limes, a border wall. Many panels and large wooden figures try to make the life of the Romans, but also of the Germanic tribes, understandable. In addition, the forest habitat is also presented, including at a station that deals with the birds that live in the forest. Highlights on the circular route are certainly the almost authentic reconstruction of a watchtower and a replica of the border wall of the time, the Limes with palisade, ditch and rampart over a length of 25 meters. References to burial mounds from the Bronze Age as well as various art objects such as the "Germanic tribes" or "Roman shield and sword" testify to the archaeological orientation of the "Limes circular route".

On the way to the Nidda cycle path we pass this small, fine park every now and then and enjoy the refreshment that the cool water of the fountain offers...

After a tour of the northern or southern route of the Wetterau Lake District, a cold, brewed Fassbrause in the "beer garden" of the football golf course at Lake Wölfersheim is simply a must....👍👍👍🤗

Nice place to take a break. You can drink the water from the well ⛲️.