Blue Lake (Ratingen)
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| Blue Lake (Ratingen) | ||
| Geographical location | North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany | |
| Places on the shore | Ratingen | |
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| Coordinates | 51 ° 18 '29 " N , 6 ° 51' 32" E | |
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| surface | 2 ha | |
The Blue Lake is located in the area of the city of Ratingen near Düsseldorf . It was built in the mid-1930s from a disused limestone quarry that overflowed with groundwater.
Quarries
The company Ratinger Kalkwerke GmbH extracted lime in two pits here. The company closed in 1932 due to a lack of productivity. After the mining operation ended, the groundwater collected and the Blue Lake was created. It has an area of about 2.2 hectares.
The lake is up to 10 meters deep. The often mentioned 35 meters refer to the total pit depth. The transformation of limestone into dolomite can be seen in all phases on its steep banks . You can drive up to these steep banks with rental boats and see the different stages of transformation at close range.
A second remaining pit is called the Gray Hole.
Blue lake natural stage
The Blue Lake became known nationwide through the natural stage of the same name on the shore area. After the first beginnings, this was operated jointly by the district of Mettmann and the city of Ratingen from 1952 to 1994 from May to September .
Among other things, the Karl May Festival took place here from 1949 to 1994 and many performances of " Winnetou " with Pierre Brice as the main actor. From 1998 to 2010 Sven Väth organized an annual techno party at the same place with up to 10,000 visitors.
Since 1999, every year changing theater interpretations of classics of children's and youth literature have been performed in the summer months (e.g. Ronja the robber's daughter , Michel from Lönneberga , Pippi Longstocking , The Robber Hotzenplotz , The Jungle Book )
The many other leisure activities, especially for children, include: a. a fairy tale zoo , a mini golf course as well as bouncy castles , trampolines and a track for electric carts ("adventure world").
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Blue Lake in Ratingen. Verlag Edition Archaea, ISBN 3-929439-64-6 , quoted from [1]
- ↑ https://www.stadt-ratingen.de/freizeit_kultur_sport_tourismus/schoenes_ratingen/ratingen_entzüge/wasserburg_cromford_blauer_see/blauer_see.php
- ^ Westdeutsche Zeitung: Blauer See: The techno party is over. Retrieved December 17, 2019 .