Eibenstock Dam

The dam Eibenstock is in Saxony that both dam with the largest capacity, as well as one with the highest Absperrmauer. Is dammed the water of the river Mulde. The dam supplies drinking water in the Chemnitz and Zwickau, flood protection, the low water levels during periods of little rainfall and - to a lesser extent - of electricity from hydro power. With its dimensions, it is the second largest drinking water reservoir in the field of the new federal states.

To carry out the construction work, the inhabitants of the place Muldenhammer whose former hall is located in the flood area of the dam had to be resettled. Many of them moved into the new buildings, which originated in Eibenstock. Furthermore, the Chemnitz- Aue- Adorf railway between Wolfsgrün and station Schonheide East was interrupted. The lying in this part of the track Schönheider hammer tunnel was flooded. At low water level, the former portals of the tunnel can still be seen. The branching in Eibenstock unt Bf route to Eibenstock ob applicants had to be shut down. This route was once known as Steilstrecke Eibenstock because she was the only standard gauge railway in Saxony, who had to cope with a slope of 1:20.

The dam of the dam Eibenstock is a straight gravity dam made ​​of concrete. The dam was built in 1974-1984 near Eibenstock in the Erzgebirge; Completion was in 1987, start-up already in 1982. Teilstauung The first took place in 1980.

The dam has a pre-dam ( pre-dam Schönheider hammer ) and four forebay ( Rähmerbach, Geidenbach, Weissbach, Rohrbach ).

From a vantage point above the dam can overlook the lake. The dam near Neidhardtsthal is not open to the public. Bathing and recreational sports in the reservoir is also not possible, since it is a drinking water reservoir.

In August 2012, the artist Dauven created on the entire dam a reverse graffiti, entitled "Fish Reich". It shows two trout.