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The Taurus mountain pond in the Harz mountain range, is a pond near Rothesütte on the border of the districts Harz ( Saxony- Anhalt) and Nordhausen ( Thuringia).

Geographical location

The Taurus mountain pond is located in the southern Harz on the border of the Harz Nature Park (Saxony- Anhalt) and southern Harz ( Thuringia) between Traut stone in the north- northeast ( Saxony- Anhalt), Rothesütte in the southwest and Sophienhof in east-southeast (both in Thuringia). The pond is located between the carrying heads ( 603.1 m above sea level. NN ) and the Taurus mountain ( 602.4 m above sea level. NN ) in the east-northeast at about 555 m above sea level. NN. Fed and drained he is from a small tributary of the Rappbode dam inflow stream.

In the area of the pond was formerly the present border of Saxony -Anhalt and Thuringia the border between the kingdoms of Prussia and Hanover.

Purpose

The Taurus mountain pond was artificially created in order to accumulate once the impact of water on a creek situated down waterwheel. With the wheel, the pumps were operated, which raised the mine water from wells near mines, where most Roteisenerz was dismantled.

Hiking

The Taurus mountain pond is included as No. 48 in the system of stamp locations of the Harz hiking pin. The stamp box hangs in a standing on the southeast shore of the pond refuge ( ⊙ 51.64127777777810.756569444444 ).