Barchetsee

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Barchetsee
Barchetsee from the footbridge.jpg
View of the Barchetsee in autumn from the jetty
Geographical location Canton of Thurgau
Islands Floating islands
Places on the shore Oberneunforn in the municipality of Neunforn
Location close to the shore Nine-shape
Data
Coordinates 698.82 thousand  /  274703 coordinates: 47 ° 36 '56 "  N , 8 ° 45' 11"  O ; CH1903:  698,820  /  274703
Barchetsee (Canton Thurgau)
Barchetsee
Altitude above sea level 464  m above sea level M.
Maximum depth 7 m

particularities

Dead lake with floating islands

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The Barchetsse is a dead lake in the municipality of Neunforn in the Swiss canton of Thurgau . It is known for its floating islands . The Barchetsee has been a nature reserve in the Canton of Thurgau since 1991 .

History of the name

The Barchetsee takes its name from one made of hemp stalks linen , or the roughened fabric, the fustian or in dialect Barchet is called. The Barchetsee was used to manufacture this fabric. To start the digestion process ( maceration ), the hemp fibers were placed in the lake.

History of origin

By Thurgletscher embossed, the exposed position above the base was able to Thur a kettle hole form. This happened about 20,000 BC. During the most recent ice age . The forehead moraines of the tongue of the Thur glacier prevented the meltwater from flowing off to the northwest and west. This led to the formation of shallow lakes again through of the of the glacier coming rubble was filled. The depressions created in this way formed the starting point, which were completed to form lakes by ice blocks separated from the glacier.

Barchetsee from the west (1942)

Floating islands

Floating island in the Barchetsee

So that the dead lake was easier to reach for the Barchent production, bays or holes ( roosse ) were poked out of the swinging lawn and pushed out into the lake . This led to today's floating islands in the lake, made of lumps of peat.

These islands, together with those of the Lützelsee in Homberchtikon, are a rarity throughout Switzerland.

fauna and Flora

Various animal species live in and around the Barchetsee, including mirror carp , pike , pond clams , crayfish , horse leeches and reed warbler . The fishing is not permitted in the lake. Amphibian ponds were created in the northeast .

While the floating islands could still be stepped on 30 years ago and used as a fin , today most of them are overgrown with the swamp edge. Also marsh plants such as peat moss with sundew, different orchids , ferns , Mehlprimel , cotton grass , Bogbean or the blood eye can be found on the lake shore and on the islands. When aquatic plants are crab claw and the dough to name. To the north is one of the eastern Swiss Plateau typical mixed forest .

leisure

The Barchetsee serves residents and tourists as an unguarded swimming area. There is a raft and a fireplace. A hiking trail runs around the Barchetsee. In addition, the lake is located north of Hauptstrasse 14 . There are parking spaces available.

Dead body

On December 13, 2007, a body weighted down with a concrete element was found in Lake Barchet. This came from a 27-year-old man, an Egyptian living in Schaffhausen . The cause of death was a gunshot wound . To date, the murder has not been solved.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Barchetsee . In: NVVN: Nature and Bird Protection Association Neunforn . ( nvvn.ch [accessed on November 21, 2018]).
  2. ↑ a b c d The curiosity of the ≪ floating islands Bar on the Barchetsee . In: Nagra Earth Knowledge . ( erdwissen.ch [accessed on November 16, 2018]).
  3. ↑ List of protected areas in the canton of Thurgau . In: Wikipedia . August 16, 2018 ( Special: Permanent Link / 180076519 [accessed November 16, 2018]).
  4. ↑ Barchetsee - NVVN: Nature and Bird Protection Association Neunforn. Retrieved January 7, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Geocaching: Barchetsee (Toteissee) . ( geocaching.com [accessed November 21, 2018]).
  6. ↑ Barchetsee - NVVN: Nature and Bird Protection Association Neunforn. Retrieved January 8, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Barchetsee (Neunforn, TG). In: schweizersee.ch. Retrieved January 8, 2019 (Swiss Standard German).
  8. ↑ a b c Barchetsee - NVVN: Nature and Bird Protection Association Neunforn. Retrieved January 8, 2019 .
  9. ^ Neunforn, Barchetsee bathing area. Retrieved January 8, 2019 .
  10. ↑ Thurgau hike: Niederneunforn - Wilenersee - Barchetsee. Retrieved January 8, 2019 .
  11. ↑ Details page wanted . ( tg.ch [accessed on November 28, 2018]).