Max-Eyth-See

1935 emerged as a gravel pit, a legal ban on swimming

The Max Eyth lake in Stuttgart is an artificial lake right on the Neckar, at the foot of vineyards between Mulhouse and Mayrhofen.

History

In the 1920s, was dismantled in Mayrhofen gravel in an increasingly growing pit, which is the origin of today's Max Eyth lake. In 1935, Stuttgart was the largest lake in the course of the channeling of the river Neckar. From 1935 a lido was set up at the south-east shore until the beginning of World War II. The lake at that time was not really a lake, but an extension of the Neckar with lovely details such as a lighthouse and cruise ships. Multiple sailing regattas on the lake were performed in the years 1953 and 1954 also motorboat races. In 1961, the grounds and the lake have been placed under conservation. The lake is 575 meters long and 345 meters wide and is divided by a peninsula into two legs. Namesake of the lake is the Swabian engineer and writer Max Eyth ( 1836-1906 ). During the Second World War, the lake was used by the pilots as a landmark, so that a dam built and the lake was pumped out. A dam burst in 1949 filled the lake with water again. Two decades later, the area underwent a fundamental reorganization, riparian zones were redefined and fixed.

However, lacking the supply of clean drinking water and in summer it often came to an algal bloom. A 2010 equipped groundwater inflow and the sealing off of the dam to the river Neckar should lead to better water quality.

Leisure

The extensive area around the lake is one of many recreational areas of the Stuttgart population. You can hike along the paths created around the lake, go for a walk, ride a bike or inline skates. There are large lawns with mature trees and some picnic areas and a small, man-made sandy beach on the projecting into the lake peninsula. There is a hire pedalos, rowing boats or electric boats. Bathing in the summer and ice skating in the winter, however, is prohibited. At the fish-rich lake is fished. In addition to a small beer garden on a peninsula, there exist two restaurants, each with a large beer garden, the lake house and the club restaurant the DLRG meeting place on the lake.

Nature

The great diversity of species and the natural landscape of the lake shore made ​​under conservation has become a habitat for many rare animals and plants in the middle of the city. In the northwestern part of the lake a small protected bird sanctuary island was created by NABU, which is home to great crested grebe, greylag geese, swans, pond and coots, cormorants and gray herons. It dispensed with the Württemberg Fishing Club for decades voluntarily forward to exploiting the northwestern part of the lake.

The Max Eyth lake is an overly nutrient-rich, highly productive pond that suffers especially under the strong production of small algae and zooplankton. In addition, the lake is almost exclusively fed with Neckar water. Especially in hot summers, the lake is regularly threatened by tipping over, with a switched when needed water fountain brings oxygen into the lake. On weekends, up to 15,000 people crowd into the area.

At the Max -Eyth Lake were originally from 2008 to 2010 a total of more than 700,000 euros will be invested to save the lake. Under the patronage of Günther H. Oettinger wanted the initiative " The Max Eyth lake Stuttgart should be clean " reach the foundation of the cabaret artist Christoph Sonntag and the state of Baden -Württemberg as well as numerous partners and sponsors that the Max Eyth lake clean will. At the same time conservation should be strengthened by the lake despite the massive influx of visitors.

By 2012, in fact around 1.3 million euros were invested in cash and in kind.

Into the water no structures can be introduced to improve the habitat of the fish mainly because of the pleasure boat operation. To provide more options for spawning Württemberg Fishing Club brought a 2011 artificial spawning aids, which were removed after the breeding season.

Initiative " The Max Eyth lake Stuttgart to be clean "

In January 2008, the initiative of the cabaret artist Christoph Sonntag was launched to save the Max Eyth lake. From April to early June 2008 was built as a first step between the EnBW pumping station Mayrhofen and the Max - Eyth-See the first water line that feeds the lake since then over the summer months 7 l / s clean groundwater.

End of July 2008 supported the Stiphtung Christoph Sonntag a project of the Youth Council Mühlhausen, and financed the construction of a sandy beach directly at the Max Eyth Lake.

In March 2009, the ground for the classroom was on the lake. The building was right on the Max Eyth See a freely accessible space created, the classroom " nature, water and ecological cycles " is especially for school classes an ideal "open- air" around the topics. In July 2009, the building under the SWR3 SEEFESTS was inaugurated in 2009.

End of March 2010 we started construction work for the second fresh water line and completed before the summer of 2012. Since April 2012, 33 l / s of fresh water in the lake is introduced in addition on the south shore in the summer months. Overall, up to 40 liters of fresh water per second are pumped into the lake. The bathing prohibition remains. Regular water tests will be the basis for decisions on the way forward end of 2013.

Clubs and Associations

• The Württemberg Fishing Club is based here.
• The National Association of the German Life Saving Society DLRG and DLRG youth have their office buildings at Max Eyth lake. A little further towards the Neckar is the rescue center of the DLRG district of Stuttgart.
• The clubs and boat clubs have their landing on the shore, such as the Academic Seglervereinigung Stuttgart, Stuttgart Kayak Club ( StKC ), the Navy club Stuttgart 1899, Stuttgart sailing club.
• The Stuttgart Youth Center gGmbH operates since 1971 the thatched boat house for the children 's and youth work.

Approach

• The Max Eyth Lake station is served by the rail line U14 and the bus line 54.
• Some parking is available at the lake house, also are parking spaces near the light rail station.

Pictures

Lawn

Sailboat

A nightly lake

Max Eyth See ( 2000)

Max Eyth lake Panaroama in summer 2009

Max Eyth lake panorama in winter, January 2010