Crestasee

The Cresta (Romansh: Lag da Cresta ) is between Flims and Trin in the Swiss canton of Grisons to 844 m altitude. the name derives from the Latin word crista for " terrain comb ". The Cresta is thus the " lake on the grounds comb " or on hilly terrain.

He is like the higher ground Caumasee in a depression in the United forest of Flims. Its origin goes back to the Flims landslide at the end of the last ice age. Slightly more than half is located in the municipality of Flims, the rest belongs to Trin. The lake is accessible only on foot.

Location

The lake is surrounded on three sides by forest and is fed by underground springs. On the north side is the open drain, which flows above a threshold in the Flem. As the water level hardly changed during the year, it is believed that the lake underground flow to the same amount of water. The water temperature is slightly higher than that of the Caumasee, which is probably due to the lower inflow of groundwater.

History

The Cresta was mentioned for the first time 500 years ago: In Vermarchungsbrief from the year 1461, the boundaries between the communities Flims and Trin are described. The area of the Barons of Sax - Misox, the heirs of the lords of the Barons of Belmont, should reichenbis before se uf and whether the se back and into the forest to the egg, which lit in the largest tüffy, and from the same egg gon the Rin untz to the Crooked Wag, gelich after the cord. The provision that the boundary stones between the lake, Conn. and the Krummenwaag on the Rhine would have to run in a dead straight line, has retained its validity to this day.

1805 is the lake of big pike have been populated, which, however, not fished, but were shot with shot from the shore and were taken from dogs on land; fishing was prevented by numerous logs in the water.

In the 19th century an attempt was made to drain the lake in order to gain arable land. An attempt of 1828, discharge the water through a tunnel failed. In 1870 it succeeded farmers from Trin to empty the lake for three quarters. However, since the ground covered with travertine and thus was barren, we refrained from further draining.

End of the 19th century, the lake had returned to its former size. Also at that time began his tourism. 2001 and 2002, the inn was renovated Cresta, also a new building with changing rooms and toilets was created. The Cresta is supervised by a lifeguard in the summer and insurance is not obligatory at this time.

Mediaperson

The lake came before as a poster subject of the SBB, which campaigned with a Canadian trapper -style with dog and with absolutely uninterrupted views over the lake and the big forest out for excursions in the untouched wilderness. 2013 was followed by a picnic - with fire, which is forbidden here - a Migros family at Cresta, is smuggled in its long version even an intro of Caumasee in the movie.

Gallery

Same place in May

Eastwards

May 2010

Outflow