Hemmelsdorfer See
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A shallow and a deep basin
The Hemmelsdorfer lake in Schleswig -Holstein is located north of Lübeck in close proximity to the Baltic Sea in the area of communities Ratekau and Timmendorfer beach and was formerly a conveyor.
Around the lake are the villages Hemmelsdorf, open village, cross Kamp, Wilmsdorf, warning village, Häven and Niendorf, where the outlet of the lake, the Aalbek, empties into the Bay of Lübeck.
Formation
The lake was formed after the last ice age ( the Weichsel ice age ), when the channel was fashioned by glaciers to the Baltic Sea in conjunction and formed the so-called Hemmelsförde. This funding was cut off in the subsequent period by the Brodtener shore eroded from the Baltic Sea and displaced by the flow to the west by the Baltic Sea and sand masses formed by the present-day lake.
The Hemmelsdorfer lake has numerous small tributaries, including the Ruppersdorfer the lake draining Aalbeck and the Oeverdiek draining Mühlenau.
Topographical Description
The Hemmelsdorfer lake is divided in the so-called Möveninsel in two fundamentally different basins on. The larger northern basin is very flat with four feet of water ( four meters below sea level ). The smaller southern basin is up to 39.5 meters deep ( 39.6 meters below sea level ). It is the largest cryptodepression (depth of the lake floor below sea level ) in the Federal Republic of Germany.
History
On the banks of the north, now silted part of the lake, which was limited by a ridge of, was in the 12th and 13th century motte. It was known in the as " Räuberkuhle " builds 1.4 m high hill, which lies on a 6-7 m high Geest tongue that falls steeply there. The hill has now a diameter of about 20 m. There were erratic blocks probably the foundation stones of the fortified aristocratic residence, which is well acted to 1255 mentioned in documents castle Gosevelde.
In the Baltic Sea storm flood in 1872 came a larger scale salt water from the Bay of Lübeck in the lake one, which dropped to the bottom of the lake due to its higher specific gravity. From the subsequent observation we know now that the lake in such a case about 60 years for its desalination needs, as it was not until 1935 salt-free again.
The Hemmelsdorfer See Napoleon I should serve as a naval port (see Lübeck French time). He was extensively surveyed, the plans are still preserved.
In the Third Reich, the lake should serve as a submarine port, also known as flying boat harbor. Four recessed in the lake bollard with steel cable located in the western part of the shallow lake (the northern part of the lake ). Both plans have not been executed.
Recreation
On the northern edge of the lake next to the drain Aalbeek is a 14.35 meters ( 12.10 feet to the platform ) high wooden tower ( Hermann- Lons - view), which you can access. From this one has a good view of the lake ( see photo). WGS84 Position: 53 ° 58 ' 54 "N, 10 ° 48' 18" O53.98166666666710.805. In the open village there is a swimming area. The lake is also very suitable for sailing. The lake is Hemmelsdorfer lease waters of anglers association SAV Pliete eV in Lübeck. The fishing is done exclusively by the ( rowing ) boat.
Lowest point in Germany
On 31 August 2007, the HafenCity University conducted an excursion to Lake Hemmelsdorf. Searched with the latest technology ( sidescan sonar, subbottom sonar and multibeam sonar ) to the lowest point of mainland Germany. The point lies in the western part of the southern Seeteils. It is 39.5 m deep and is marked with a buoy.
Gallery
Ice boaters on the lake
Pier on Lake Hemmelsdorf
Winter at Lake Hemmelsdorf
Hemmelsdorfer lake
Hemmelsdorfer Lake in Summer 2013