Wardersee

The elongated and rather narrow Wardersee lies to the east of Bad Segeberg in the communes of Krems II, Pronstorf, Rohlstorf and Wensin (all in the Official Trave- Land).

Description

The Wardersee together with the Kembser lake, the lake and the Seedorfer Seekamper See the rest of terminal moraines formed between the west and the ice edge in the east end of the Weichselian Eisstausees.

The standing privately owned Wardersee is traversed by the river Trave, which is its main tributary. Another tributary is the Bißnitz. The counting of the 15 largest lakes in Schleswig -Holstein Wardersee today is around 45 ha less than in its survey in 1875. Was due to the expansion of the Travelodge is at the beginning of the 20th century, which plummeted to the water level of the lake by one meter. This is also the reason for the vast expanse of reed zone in some shore areas. Located near the village of Warder about 80 m long and 55 m wide peninsula was to Travelodge expansion ( 1910) an island. Settlement remains have been discovered in this area in the mid-19th century, which are dated to the period 800-1150 AD. Among them are the remains of the episcopal Herrenhof Nezenna.

Federal highway 432 crosses the lake in east-west direction near the village of Warder.

The Wardersee is known for its exceptional fish. On its banks broods of the domestic in Schleswig -Holstein eagle pairs. The fishing rights are leased to a fisherman.

Around the hotel is located with Wensin Good, Good and Good Rohlstorf Pronstorf three former nobles goods.