Erlensee (Erlensee)

Erlensee
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Geographical location	Erlensee municipality , Main-Kinzig-Kreis , Hesse , Germany
Location close to the shore	Hanau
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Coordinates	50 ° 8 ′ 53 "  N , 8 ° 58 ′ 28"  E Coordinates: 50 ° 8 ′ 53 "  N , 8 ° 58 ′ 28"  E
surface	17 ha

The Erlensee is a 17-  hectare body of water in the Bulau Forest and is located in the south of the Langendiebach district of the Hessian city ​​of Erlensee in the Main-Kinzig district, which was named after this body of water when it was founded in 1970.

history

The Erlensee was originally a pit for sand and gravel mining. This ended in 1981 and the pit was filled with water, creating the Erlensee. The quarry pond was used as a swimming lake for a short time, but was later acquired by the local fishing club and has been fished ever since. Three wooded islands in the lake offer an undisturbed refuge for numerous water-loving ground-breeding bird species .

Since 1989 the Erlensee has been part of the 1.93 km² nature reserve Erlensee near Erlensee . In addition to the area of ​​the lake, the nature reserve extends to larger forest and meadow areas east of the lake. The 196 hectare nature reserve serves to protect the meadow landscape of the Kinzig , which flows through near the lake and which is still regularly flooded today.

Web links

• Erlensee on the website of the Erlensee municipality (with aerial photo of the Erlensee)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ AV Erlensee (with photos from Erlensee)
2. ↑ NSG Erlensee