Großwelzheim bathing lake

Großwelzheimer bathing lake ; Weißsee
	The Großwelzheimer bathing lake
Geographical location	Aschaffenburg district , Bavaria
	Data
Coordinates	50 ° 3 '29 " N , 9 ° 1' 1" E Coordinates: 50 ° 3 '29 " N , 9 ° 1' 1" E
Altitude above sea level	107 m above sea level NN
surface	12 ha

The Großwelzheimer bathing lake , also called Weißsee or Weilsee , is a lake near Karlstein am Main in the district of Aschaffenburg in Lower Franconia . It is a quarry pond and was built as an open-cast lignite mine and later became a gravel pit .

description

The Großwelzheimer bathing lake is located in the Großwelzheimer fir forest between Karlstein and Kahl am Main , on the boundary of the eponymous place Großwelzheim . The lake with a water surface of about 12 hectares belongs to the Kahler Seenplatte . The federal highway 8 runs along the south-western bank and behind it lies the natural monument Langer See . To the west, behind the railway line, is the Hörsteiner See , and there is a campsite right by the Großwelzheimer bathing lake. The Weiß gravel works is still in operation at the Ostend .