Franconian Lake District

The Franconian Lake District is an area of artificial lakes in Bavaria, about 50 km south-west of Nuremberg in the administrative region of Middle Franconia. Initially, the term was new Franconian Lakes in use. The lakes arose primarily with the Danube -Main- Reconciliation, which was created to compensate for the distribution of water between the water-rich south and the water- poor north Bavaria; this is done by transferring water from the Altmühltherme and Danube on European watershed in the Regnitz -Main area. Also for the tourism in the region, the area is very significant.

Geography

After the determination by the Bavarian State Office for Statistics and Data Processing, the Franconian Lake District over 45 cities and towns extends into three counties:

Ansbach district: Southeastern part with the municipalities Arberg, Bechhofen, Merkendorf, Mitteleschenbach, Ornbau, Unterschwaningen, Weidenbach, wind creek and Wolfram -Eschenbach
District of Roth: The largest part of the district, with the exception of his two southeastern towns: Abenberg, Allersberg, Büchenbach Georgensgmuend, Heideck, Hilpoltstein, Kammerstein, Schwanstetten, Rednitzhembach, Roettenbach, pipe, Roth, gap and Wendelstein.
County White Castle -Gunzenhausen: Northern and Western part of the district, with the municipalities Absberg, Alesheim, Muhr a.See, Bergen, Burgsalach, Dittenheim, Ellingen, Ettenstatt, Gnotzheim, Gunzenhausen, Haundorf, Heidenheim, Höttingen, market Berolzheim, My Home, Nennslingen, Pfofeld, Plein field Polsingen, Raitenbuch Theilenhofen and western home.

The Lakes

The center of the Franconian Lake District form the Great Brombachsee, the Small Brombachsee and Igelsbachsee, three immediately adjacent reservoirs which are separated by only 2 dams, further the Altmuehlsee 10 km west lying and 20 kilometers north-east location Rothsee. Also located 15 km south Hahnenkammsee, the first artificial waters in the district of White Castle -Gunzenhausen at all, and 14 km west location Dennenloher lake are part of the Franconian Lake District, although they have nothing to do with the water management task.

The lakes have a total of almost 20 km ² water surface:

Large Brombachsee: 8.7 km2
Altmuehlsee: 4.5 km2
Small Brombachsee: 2.5 km2
Rothsee: 2.2 km2
Igelsbachsee: 0.9 km2
Hahnenkammsee: 0.23 km2
Dennenloher See: 0.22 km2

The purpose of the Lakelands

The main reason for the great effort, the goal was to adapt the regional variations distributed water resources in Bavaria. While the northern Bavaria is arid, there is south of the Danube because of the numerous tributaries from the Alps about three times as much water. To the quality of life and economic development in northern Bavaria - especially in the metropolitan area of Nuremberg - to increase, a water balance between North and South Bavaria should be created.

History

The project was adopted on the initiative of Mr Ernst Lechner on 16 July 1970 by the Bavarian Parliament, on July 4, 1974 this was cleat stop for About Head by Minister Bruno Merk. The Little Brombachsee, the Igelsbachsee and Altmuehlsee were handed over to their determination by the then Prime Minister Franz Josef Strauss on 1 August 1986. Took place on 20 July 2000 with the official inauguration of the Great Brombachsee by Prime Minister Edmund Stoiber, the construction is completed. Specifically an authority was created for the construction, the dams - Neubauamt Nuremberg. Since the completion of construction, the " transfer system " managed by the Water Authority Ansbach ( Ansbach WWA ). To the maintenance of Rothsee the Water Authority Nuremberg ( Nürnberg WWA ) care.

Outbound places

For building Igelsbachsee, Big Brombachsee and Small Brombachsee the wastelands bag mill, Birch mill Furthmühle, Count mill, semolina mill Hühnermühle, Langweidmühle, Neumühlestrasse, Scheer mill Spagenhof, Sagmuhle, brick hut, Öfeleinsmühle and a concrete plant had to be demolished ( Huber & Riedel ). The property and its corridors were bought for the Bavarian State. The Langweidmühle and Furthmühle were rebuilt elsewhere, the Hühnermühle remained as the district name of Pfofeld. The Birkenhof north of Absberg between the two seas Igelsbach and Gänsbach, the corridor also sank in the Great Brombachsee to have existed in 1962 only as a barn. The discontinued by the Stauseebau Mandlesmühle, today east of the Great Brombachsee situated hamlet of Plein field is used by the Water Authority Ansbach as an information center " Franconian Lakes ".

Operation

The distribution of water between the water-rich and water- poor areas is done by transfer of Altmühltherme and Danube water on two separate paths:

Altmühltherme Water: Central Franconia Altmühltal there is no water shortage due to the sufficient rainfall in the catchment area. Winter and spring floods of Altmühltherme be dammed and reduce the flooding in the lower reaches of Altmühltherme and the Danube. Through this water drawn through intensive industrial and agricultural use affected water quality of Regnitz and Main is improved. West Middle Franconia, in the intensive agricultural use is not settled both possible and relatively little industry, was promoted structurally by the simultaneous creation of a recreational area for the metropolitan area metropolitan region of Nuremberg. During high water level at the happy to at Ornbau Altmuehlsee water is supplied via the Altmühlzuleiter. There it is latched and output at level crossing over the Altmühltherme About conductor to the little Brombachsee. From there, the water first flows over the Great Brombachsee and the Brombach in the Swabian Rezat in Georgensgmuend in the Rednitz and then on to Nuremberg before it reaches over the Regnitz the Main. It can water that would normally end up on the Altmühltherme in the Danube are redirected toward Main when needed.

Danube water: Separately, via the Main -Danube Canal with the help of Rothsee the regulation of the water level in the summit level. At high water level in the Danube water is passed through the channel in the Rothsee discharged to the rivers Roth, Roth and Small Rednitz when needed.

Measures

Taking into account the conservation about 2000 ha of land in reservoirs and roads were converted, cultivated the lakes and create a framework for the development of tourism. The landscape protective measures include the creation of nature reserves, such as the bird island in Altmuehlsee or the shallow water areas of the Great Brombachsee.

Tourism

Due to the lakes also a recreation and tourist area arose. In addition to sunbathing, swimming and sandy beaches, hiking and biking trails, sailing areas and kite- and windsurfing opportunities were established. Also fishing is possible. Not only the seven lakes make the Franconian Lakeland attractive, but also cultural highlights, such as the Limes, a UNESCO World Heritage, which runs through the territory of the Franconian Lake District in the middle.

Fish fauna

In the waters of the Franconian Lake District thrive a variety of fish species found in Central Europe, such as eels, pike, walleye, lake trout, rainbow trout, catfish and coarse fish such as carp, tench, roach, rudd, bream and many more. As has formed in Brombachsee a stable perch population, the number of pike caught over a meter in length due to the high fishing pressure is decreasing.

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