Hariksee
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| View of the Hariksee (2003) | ||
| Geographical location | Lower Rhine | |
| Tributaries | Schwalm | |
| Drain | Schwalm | |
| Location close to the shore | Schwalmtal , Niederkrüchten | |
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| Coordinates | 51 ° 13 '20 " N , 6 ° 13' 25" E | |
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| surface | 20 ha | |
The Hariksee on the Lower Rhine , between Schwalmtal and Niederkrüchten , is a recreational area in the Middle Lower Rhine region.
The Hariksee has a water surface of approx. 20 hectares and is approx. 8,000 to 12,000 years old. The lake, through which the Schwalm flows , was given its present form by the peat peat in the 17th century. The shore of the Hariksee consists of broken forest areas and bogs overgrown with black alder .
tourism
Hariksee tourism began in the 1920s with a lido on the east bank and a catering facility for guests. Today there is a weekend house settlement and a mini golf course on the site of the former lido. As a result, almost 95% of the shore of the lake is not open to the public. Furthermore, you can explore the lake with rentable pedal boats, row boats, kayaks and electric boats. The forest paths around the lake are suitable for bicycle tours; Segway tours are also offered. The Patschel passenger ship runs between the Mühlrather Mühle and Insel-Schlösschen moorings .
The so-called 1891 built on the southern tributary. Insel-Schlösschen burned down to the ground in March 2002 and was rebuilt by the end of 2003. Today it houses an excursion restaurant again. Paul Kruff and his wife Annemarie were probably pioneers of the Hariksee tourism. Paul Kruff was also the first "Patschelkapitän".
Also worth seeing is the Mühlrath mill located on the northern outflow of the lake . The supposedly oldest watermill on the Lower Rhine from 1447 once used the Hariksee as a water reservoir.
The landscape of the Hariksee is written in excellent pictorial representations in the only "otter novel" in the world. Heinrich Malzkorn wrote this novel in 1949 and named its main character "Patschel". However, the image of the landscape from 1949 no longer matches that of 2012.
View of the Hariksee (2003)
South bank of the Hariksee (January 2016)
Inselschlösschen and excursion restaurant 2016
North shore of the Hariksee. Not far from the Mühlrath mill.
Mühlrather Mühle in August 2003
Mühlrather Mühle in August 2009 after renovation
