Backenberger See

Backenberger See
	View from the north flank of the lake, February 2015
Geographical location	Between Güntersen and Löwenhagen , Adelebsen , Göttingen district , Lower Saxony
Places on the shore	Güntersen
Location close to the shore	Goettingen
	Data
Coordinates	51 ° 32 '2.8 " N , 9 ° 43' 34" E Coordinates: 51 ° 32 '2.8 " N , 9 ° 43' 34" E
length	250 m
width	30 m
particularities	By basalt mining emerged

The Backenberger See (also Backenbergsee, Kratersee Güntersen, Kratersee im Backenberg) is a lake created by basalt mining near Güntersen between Dransfeld and Adelebsen in the district of Göttingen , Lower Saxony .

Although the lake is often referred to as a crater lake, it is not a volcanic crater filled with water . The 385 m high Backenberg near Güntersen is an extinct volcano around 14 million years ago in the Tertiary ( Miocene ) . The basalt has been degraded as a valuable resource 1927-1972. A 4 km long cable car transported the rock to a loading station of the Lower Saxony basalt works in Adelebsen. The lake has filled the basalt pit that was created during mining.

You can also swim in an easily accessible place in the lake.

Picture gallery

East bank seen from the north flank, September 2013
Water lilies on the east bank, in the background the northwest bank, September 2013
View from the west, February 2015