Großer Arbersee

Quaking, most visited lake of Bayer. forest

The Great Arber Lake is one of three lakes in the Bavarian Forest. He is a member of Bavarian Eisenstein. The Great Arber is on the edge of the Großer Arber.

As a further seven lakes in the region (see below) the Great Arber is a relic of the Ice Age ( cirque lakes ) and surrounded by a dense forest and high forest. The Great Arber is the most visited lake in the Bavarian Forest. It is nestled in a deep and wildly romantic mountain basin and is dominated by the 1,456 feet of the Great Arber around 500 m.

By felting, the lake lost 1803-1897 about 1.5 ha of its area. To prevent clogging of the lake, in 1899 a large part of the quaking was blown off and pulled ashore, thus increasing the area of ​​the lake considerably enlarged again. Today, there are two larger areas quaking in the western part of the lake, one in the southwest with 1.4 hectares and 0.8 hectares with the northwest. In contrast to the floating islands in the Small Arbersee the quaking at the Great Arber are connected to the shore, but even they have no fixed connection to the lake bottom.

To the west of the lake almost 400 m high steep Arberseewand ascends. The rise over the sea wall on the Arber summit was closed due to an increase in bark beetle infestation and after several crashes and dramatic rescue operations.

The Great Arber is found immediately next to a busy road, the number of visitors is around half a million per year. The lake may be partly to hike around rocky and often wet trails and bog area on lands. On its bank is a restaurant with the Arberseehaus. The first Arberseehaus was built in 1905.

The nature reserve

The Reserve Big Arbersee and Arberseewand was expelled by order of the provincial government in Regensburg on 15 August 1939 and set by notice in the Bavarian Government Gazette of 22 August 1939 in force. It was already since 1914 plant Already district. It is 157 hectares in size and includes the area around the lake, including the sea wall. 1972, about 130 ha large part area was declared a forest reserve violin and Seewand. Throughout the reserve there is a marked trails, cycling ban for dog leash, a bathing and sun bathing prohibition and the prohibition to sail the lake without authorization. It is particularly in charge of the conservation area - as well as the entire Lower Bavarian Arber region of the " field supervisor Arber region" of the Bavarian Forest Nature Park.

The sea wall forms the end of the lake and the core area of ​​natural forest reserve. Forestry here has never been possible due to the inaccessibility and the steepness of the terrain. Here are up to 400 years old trees, the natural ecological cycle has never been interrupted. Many animal species are dependent on ecological niches in this species-rich mixed forest, is carried away in the dead wood immediately, but remains as a livelihood for beetles and other insects.

The insects are the main food source of over 45 species of birds that nest in the forest reserve, including the rare white-backed woodpecker, which occurs in Germany, only here in the Alps and the Bavarian Forest. Woodpecker holes Abandoned offer other animals shelter, such as the pine marten. Due to the abundance of water, the reserve is also suitable for the ecological requirements of the otter, who has found one of the last resort areas in Central Europe.

• Pictures

Natural on the Grosser Arber

The Moor page

View 1 (2012 )

View 2 (2012 )

View 3 (2012 )

Fairytale Forest

Right next to the Arbersee is a fairy tale park was established in 1970, which is open during the summer months. The hour-long tour takes you past various houses and visitors can have a tell tale of a button band.

Other lakes in the region

On the Czech side of this large forest, located in the Bohemian Forest another five glacial lakes, all in the Sumava National Park.