Stellbergsee

The manipulated lake, popularly known also Mondsee (due to its origin from the Barrens of mountaintop removal and the formerly appropriate environment ), a 1.4 -hectare Tagebaurestsee in the north Hessian mountain Söhre (also called Söhrewald ), ie an artificial pond, whose basin in district of Kassel and the Schwalm- Eder district was created by mining.

Geographical location

The Deputy mountain lake situated in the wooded Söhre on the western border of the nature park Meissner Kaufunger forest west-southwest of the summit of the mountain setting (about 495 m above sea level. NN ) to 356 m altitude. Around two- thirds of the lake area (eastern part ) extend to the territory of the municipality Söhrewald ( district of Kassel ), the rest belongs to the municipality Guxhagen ( Schwalm -Eder -Kreis). Wattenbach ( to Söhrewald ) is located about 2.5 km to the west and Wollrode ( to Guxhagen ) 2.5 km (as the crow flies) east. During the Lake of Hang sources of the actuator is fed mountain, drained him a flowing towards the north-west stream, which flows into the Black creek after a few hundred meters.

History

As a replacement for the expiring civil engineering at Stellberg an open pit mine was in 1962 on the former mining area of a gallery in 1830 been established. The first overburden of 110,000 m³ came to the outside and then dump in the charred parts of the mine. The first coal was mined on 6 March 1964 and transported to the power stations Kassel and Borken. As the open pit was set on 30 November 1967 tons of coal were performed on Stellberg 223,000.

Half a year later, the Mining Authority allowed the operator of the inflowing surface water, including a spring discharge to a lake - Assistant lake - to accumulate. When the land was sold to the State of Hesse, the law was passed on to the land, which was represented at the time by the Hessian forestry office Kaufungen. Currently, the area belongs to the forest office Melsungen.

For the entertainment of the surrounding terrain of the " Purpose Association Nature Park Meissner Kaufunger forest " based in Witzenhausen is responsible. According to the plans of the former Federal Railroad that once unsightly spoil heaps were modeled with rekultivierungsfähigem bottom of the Rail Line Hanover -Würzburg, but as a plane determined with much more ground, so the mass fell on the uncertain ground to slip and filled about one- third of the lake.

Leisure and Transport

The manipulated lake is popular destination and - although the water quality is only considered satisfactory - he is often visited by bathers that apply to large lawn space. Anglers and model boat owners use the lake, which is popularly known also Mondsee. The barbecue hut, which stood in the district Wollrode on the grounds of the former guest house Stellberg, was eliminated. Sanitary facilities and lifeguards are not present.

About 100 m southwest past the lake is in the section between Wattenbach and Wollrode the country road 3460, is located on the lake in a more than 80 cars recapitulative parking. There is an SOS emergency telephone ( ⊙ 51.21259.5503611111111 ). Just north past the lake runs as a trail of fairy tale land with access to the nearby trail wild.

Swell

• Lake in Europe
• See in Hesse
• Northern Hesse
• Söhrewald
• Guxhagen
• Waters in the Schwalm -Eder-Kreis
• Waters in the Kassel district
• Tagebaurestsee in the North Hessian coal mining area