Weikerlsee

Recreation area, nudist area

The Little Weikerlsee and the Great Weikerlsee are in the southeast of Linz, south west and north of the mouth of the River Traun solarCity in the urban district Ebelsberg artificially -scale recreation area. It encompasses the lake, the green belt, some parking, toilet facilities, a snack bar and a nudist area on the north bank of the Little Weikerlsees. There is a communication flow between the two Weikerlseen. South of the Great Weikerlsees are rain retention basins for the Linz sewage network.

History

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In the course of construction of the Hermann -Göring -Werke in 1938 and later built highways of the A1 motorway was not only operate in the area of Pichling gravel mining - which resulted in Pichlinger lake. Also in the Traunauen gravel was mined around the factory premises of Hermann Goering Works to protect against flooding. Since the 1950s, the so- formed gravel pits serve as lakes.

Already at this time built the VOEST a recreation center with canteen, public bathing and changing rooms; the joys of swimming found but with the flood of 1954 came to an abrupt end. In the 1960s and 1970s it became quiet around the Weikerlseen, the Pichlinger lake was whether the better water quality chosen as bathing paradise. 1994 bought the City of Linz to use the lakes around it later to a recreation area for residents of the solar city of Linz.

In 1982 they wanted to major Weikerlsee the backfilling of the expenditure incurred by the VOEST slag. This plan was dropped after the intervention of Nature Conservation. From this project still bear witness to the massive pillars of a never-completed bridge over the Traun.

Recreation area Weikerlsee today

The two Weikerlseeen jointly own a water area of ​​21 acres. The Great Weikerlsee is 7 meters by 4 meters lower than the Small Weikerlsee.

The Little Weikerlsee was enlarged beginning of the 21st century. About him there is a bridge with a viewing platform that separates the northern from the southern textile nudist beach. On the south shore there is a snack bar with toilet facilities.

The Great Weikerlsee is only suitable due to its shores texture for bathing. Both lakes have, because of groundwater sources on a low water temperature, the ground is covered in mud.