Frankenteich

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The franc pond (also Sägemüllerteich ) is an ancient dam in the Harz. It was created in 1716 under the direction of mine director Christian Zacharias cooking for the mining industry, and is the largest pond of the Lower Harz. Since 1901 he serves the potable water supply of Strassberg. Be stowed unnamed tributaries of Rödel creek, which empties into Strassberg in the Selke. A trench originally joined the upper Kilian pond with the pond francs. At the foot of the embankment of the ditch Stoll passes from the nearby pond and Kilian belongs to this memorial area Lower Harz Pond and grave system.

The dam was founded on clay and quartzite slate is sealed with an internal seal made of turf. The earth dam was repaired in 1973 and not increased. When repairing a slot was demolished and rebuilt with a new gasket made ​​of mud and clay and new pipes back on bottom outlet in the middle of the dam.