Rannasee

The Rannasee is a reservoir at the Ranna at Wegscheid in the Lower Bavarian district of Passau on the border with Austria.

Since 1967, it planned in the district Wegscheid creating a swimming lake, to promote tourism and recreation. After a long planning period took place in September 1977 three kilometers southwest of Wegscheid the first sod. As a part of the lake should be on Austrian territory, the conclusion of a treaty between the Federal Republic of Germany and Austria was necessary.

1979 was decided by the district council precautionary measures to keep open the possibility of a power plant. In times of emergency, the entire district of Passau could be supplied by a power plant located here with 400,000 to 500,000 kilowatt hours.

On 3 June 1983, the Rannasee including the recreation center was officially handed over his destiny. The cost of the new recreation area amounted to DM 15 million It is easily accessible by the highway 388. The creation of the reservoir cost 6.4 million DM Even then you could within a tourist zone crossing the border without border police and customs. Its greatest depth reached the lake at the dam with eight and a half meters. In the middle of Rannasees lies the Island of Love.

For recreation there are numerous services available, including adventure playground, free play fields, tennis, curling rink, paddle boats, paddling pool, animal farm, a 120 meter long water slide except the beach. In the main building has a guest house, toilets and changing facilities.

Despite the construction of sewers and a treatment plant, there were repeated problems with water pollution control, of which the Austrian riparian communities in the Ranna flows were not affected last. With the construction of a new wastewater treatment plant was started in the spring of 2009.