Höhenfelder See
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| View over the Höhenfelder See (2011) | ||
| Geographical location | North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| Places on the shore | Cologne | |
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| Coordinates | 50 ° 59 '12 " N , 7 ° 3' 20" E | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 37.7 m | |
| surface | 20 ha | |
The Höhenfelder See is an approximately 20 hectare quarry pond of a former gravel pit in the right bank of the Rhine in the North Rhine-Westphalian city of Cologne . It is named after the Höhenfeld district of the Höhenhaus district.
location
The lake is located in the Cologne district of Wichheim-Schweinheim in a forest area between the districts of Dellbrück and Dünnwald . It is located in the landscape protection area Dellbrücker Wald, upstream open spaces and connecting green areas , which also includes other areas. The nature reserve Dellbrücker Heide is just south of the lake .
use
The area around the lake is used intensively for local recreation . Bathing has been prohibited on the lake itself since it was recultivated . Because of, among other things, pronounced temperature differences - the lake has both shallow and 14 m deep places - swimming in it is life-threatening and prohibited. In 2007 the city of Cologne considered setting up the lake as an unsupervised bathing lake . However, this proposal was rejected by the Mülheim district council on February 18, 2008 with reference to its location in the nature reserve.
When fishing waters of the height fields Lake is from the fishing club of Cologne Fire Brigade leased. The lake has a fish population consisting of pike , perch , trout , pikeperch , eel , small carp and other whitefish .
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Topographical Information Management, Cologne District Government, Department GEObasis NRW ( Notes )
- ↑ a b c d Template 2990/2007: Bathing beach Escher See, Höhenfelder See and natural open-air swimming pool Fühlinger See, here: Current status. City of Cologne, accessed on December 25, 2016 .
- ↑ Höhenfelder See in the KölnWiki
- ↑ World Database on Protected Areas - LSG Dellbrücker Wald, upstream open spaces and connecting green areas (English)
- ↑ The Höhenfelder See. In: seen.de. Retrieved December 25, 2016 .
- ↑ Bathing is prohibited in quarry ponds to protect people and the environment. City of Cologne, accessed on December 25, 2016 .
- ↑ Template 3620/2007: Höhenfelder See, bathing beach Escher See and sports and recreation facility Fühlinger See. City of Cologne, accessed on December 25, 2016 .
- ↑ Template 1339/2008: Establishment of a bathing area at the Höhenfelder See, here: Decision of the Mülheim district council of February 18, 2008. City of Cologne, accessed on December 25, 2016 .
