Clausensee
| Clausensee | |
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| Island in the Clausensee | |
| Geographical location | Germany |
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| Coordinates | 49 ° 16 '30 " N , 7 ° 43' 3" E |
| Altitude above sea level | 280 m above sea level NHN |
| surface | 4.5 ha |
| length | 450 m |
| width | 90 m |
| Maximum depth | 5 m |
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| The Clausensee from the east (in the direction of the flow of the Schwarzbach) |
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The Clausensee is a reservoir in the Schwarzbachtal in the western Palatinate Forest ( Rhineland-Palatinate ).
geography
The Clausensee is about 10 km east of the federal road 270 ( Kaiserslautern - Pirmasens ) between Waldfischbach-Burgalben and Leimen at an altitude of 280 m . It is fed by the 50 km long Schwarzbach , which is also called Burgalb in this section and sends its water to the Rhine via Blies , Saar and Moselle . The north bank belongs to the district of Heltersberg , the south bank to the eponymous municipality of Clausen .
District road 32 leads along the north side of the lake, which leads from Waldfischbach-Burgalben up to Leimen.
The surrounding mountains of the Palatinate Forest tower over the lake by up to 200 m: the Große Hundsberg in the north is 477 m high, the Hesselsberg in the southwest 465 m , the Schmale Kopf in the southeast 503 m .
properties
The lake is approximately 450 m long and 90 m wide, its total area is 4.5 hectares. In the middle of the up to 5 m deep lake there is an island. It is used as a fishing and recreational water. The water quality is considered "excellent".
tourism
The lake is used for tourism . According to the community of Waldfischbach-Burgalben , it is “still an insider tip in the region”. Directly above the lake there is a campsite with a stretch of beach that is unguarded. Every year on the last weekend in July there is a sea festival. Sights around the lake are covered under Schwarzbachtal .
Web links
- Clausensee campsite
- Clausensee on 100prozent-pfalz.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Clausensee. opentopomap.org, accessed July 21, 2020 (height read).
- ^ Ministry for the Environment, Energy, Food and Forests of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate: Bathing Water Atlas Rhineland-Palatinate . 2020 ( rlp-umwelt.de ).
- ^ Verbandsgemeindeverwaltung Waldfischbach-Burgalben: Clausensee . 2020 ( vgwaldfischbach-burgalben.de ).