Heidesee (Halle)

Heidesee
Heidesee from the west
Geographical location	On the southern edge of the Dölauer Heide in Halle (Saale) , ( Saxony-Anhalt ), district of Nietleben
Tributaries	no
Drain	artificial drainage in the suction trenches
Data
Coordinates	51 ° 29 '7 "  N , 11 ° 53' 45"  E Coordinates: 51 ° 29 '7 "  N , 11 ° 53' 45"  E
surface	12.5 ha
length	1 km
width	300 m
particularities	Open-cast mine, now used as an outdoor swimming pool

The Heidesee is located in the Nietleben district of the city of Halle (Saale) . It was created as a post-mining landscape in the former Ammendorfer district .

Name story

The name Heidesee is derived from the nearby forest area Dölauer Heide , on the southern edge of which the lake is located. The lake is also called Bruchfeldsee and is anthropogenic .

History, geography and formation

The Heidesee can be described as the center of the former mining field near Nietleben. Since the 18th century, lignite has been extracted here first in open-cast mining and later in underground mining . The lignite, which is relatively high here, was mined in underground mines close to the surface. This later led to break-ins and subsidence. Hence the name Bruchfeld or Bruchfeldsee is derived from.

From 1826, the brown coal found a year earlier was mined in the Neuglück mine at the site of today's lake . After the coal was extracted, the mine was closed in 1931. The Heidesee was created by the rise in groundwater and the flooding of the remaining open pit when the pit was closed. It is about 800 m long, up to 300 m wide and has a water area of about 12.5 hectares. An artificial drainage exists to regulate the water level of the lake in the Saugraben .

Westlicher Nebensee (Ottoteich)

Landscape protection area

When the pit was closed, afforestation began in the northwestern area of ​​the lake . Another part was made available for orchards and allotments. In 1954 further afforestation was carried out. The slopes to the northwest of the lake and a much smaller lake to the west, the Ottoteich, are now a landscape protection area , especially because of the orchards and a significant occurrence of common toad . Not least because of the establishment of a landscape protection area, the lake is characterized by very good water quality.

Todays use

The lake created by the flooding of the opencast mine is now used as an outdoor swimming pool. The open-air swimming pool, which is operated as a Heidebad (also a family and natural pool in Heidesee), belongs to the city of Halle (Saale). Today's use became possible because the river baths of the city of Halle, which were in use until the 1950s, were closed due to pollution. As a replacement, the municipal public bath "Heidesee" was built by the National Reconstruction Agency on the flat north bank of the Heide lake. On December 15, 1955, the first foundation trenches for the Volksbad Heide were laid. In the summer of 1957, 500 meters of sandy beach invited people to relax and unwind. Due to the great popularity, the bathing facility was expanded several times. In 1975 the sandy beach was extended to 700 meters, two modern swimming masters' towers, new cloakrooms, sanitary facilities and a second checkout wing were built. The bathroom set up in this way enjoyed great popularity for many years. The outdoor pool has been privately managed since 2007; since then, numerous attractions have been added to the leisure facility. The outdoor pool now has a textile and a nudist beach. Since 2010, visitors to the outdoor pool have been able to use the newly established climbing forest. The special attraction of the bath results from the fact that the lakeshore borders directly on the edge of the forest.

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• Friedrich, Frühauf: Halle and its surroundings. mdv Mitteldeutscher Verlag, Halle (Saale) 2002, ISBN 3-89812-167-4 .
• Association of the Lower Saale Valley Nature Park eV (ed.): Hiking routes in the Lower Saale Valley Nature Park, Dölau-Nietleben. o. V., Halle (Saale) o. J.

See also

• List of bodies of water in Halle (Saale)

Web links

Commons : Heidesee in Halle (Saale)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Nietlebener Heimatverein: History of the Volksbad Heidebad. Retrieved July 17, 2010 . 
• Heidesee family and natural swimming pool: historical - the origin and history of the Heidesee swimming pool . Retrieved July 17, 2010 . 
• State of Saxony-Anhalt: State of Saxony-Anhalt - Ministry of Health and Social Affairs> Health> Bathing waters> Bathing water map. Retrieved July 17, 2010 . 

Individual evidence

1. ^ Association of the Lower Saale Valley Nature Park eV (ed.): Hiking routes in the Lower Saale Valley Nature Park, Dölau-Nietleben . Halle (Saale) - (no year).