BATH SÄCKINGEN. That the Dreiweiher in the southwestern part of Bad Säckinger city forest is an idyllic spot, should be known to most residents. His name is a mystery, because it is known, it is only one body of water, not three. The explanation provides a look into the history.
One might think that three ponds have been grouped together. In the current Bad Säckingen city and hiking plan, however, not only the "Dreiweiher" is listed, but also the Dreiweiherweg - a road that merges into a forest path in a northerly direction to the Seebühlweg. And it comes a little closer to the historical context of naming. According to the official explanation of Dreiweiherweg in the address book of Bad Säckingen the Dreiweiherweg leads into the city forest, where formerly three fish ponds were present in this part of the forest.
One of these three ponds was today's so-called Dreiweiher, albeit in a slightly different form. He was in 1780 in the possession of the then high schoolmaster and city scribe Carl Stork (1727-1787). This is evident from the Johann Hienerwadel floor plan, which for the Stork property has a size of five Juchert, three quarters and 80 Ruthen (equivalent to 2.05 hectares). In addition to the water surface of 35 ares, it also contained a grassland area of 45 ares and a forest area of 125 ares.