Maunzenweiher
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| The Maunzenweiher in spring | ||
| Geographical location | Frankfurt am Main , Hessen , Germany | |
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| Coordinates | 50 ° 4 '47.1 " N , 8 ° 43' 52.4" E | |
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| surface | 2 km² | |
| length | 166 m | |
| Middle deep | 1.5 m | |
The Maunzenweiher is an approximately two hectare large, average 1.5 m deep pond in the southeast of the Hessian city of Frankfurt am Main . In the pond there are two small tree-covered islands. The still water is located in the Sachsenhausen district in the Frankfurt city forest . The pond belongs to the landscape protection area of the Frankfurt Green Belt .
location
The Maunzenweiher is located on the far eastern edge of the Sachsenhausen district south of the river Main and at the same time on the south-eastern edge of the Frankfurt city forest. In the east, the body of water borders the Offenbach district of Lauterborn . In its municipal area, a section of the federal motorway 661 leads past the Maunzenweiher about 250 m away to the east. Also about 250 m away in the Lauterborn area is the somewhat smaller Buchrainweiher to the northeast . In the north, the Maunzenweiher borders on the Frankfurt district of Oberrad .
history
The Maunzenweiher goes back to one of several funnel-shaped hollows in the area, in which potters from Oberrad mined clay containing clay ("Lettenton") to make pottery . This mining activity gave the area in which today's pond is located the field name Lettigkaut ( clay pit ). After the hollows were abandoned, they gradually filled with rainwater.
In 1928, the then head of the Frankfurt Forestry Office, Hans Bernhard Jacobi (namesake of the Jacobi pond, which is also located in the city forest ), began planning to create the cave known today as Maunzenweiher as a pond. In November 1931 this pond was opened to the public; at the same time as the inauguration of the Goethe Tower , also planned and built under the direction of Jacobi , which stood about one and a half kilometers northwest of the Maunzenweiher in the city forest.
It is believed that the name Maunzenweiher is derived from the utterances of wild cats ( Felis silvestris ), which are said to have been at home in the Frankfurt city forest - in "earlier times" which are not specified in the literature.
The Maunzenweiher is used to relax and observe nature. There is a circular path around the pond with benches. Use of the water for bathing, swimming and water sports is not intended.
Transport links
Since the Maunzenweiher is located away from the traffic routes open to motorized traffic, private individuals can only reach it directly on foot, by bike or on horseback. A section of the Frankfurt Green Belt circular hiking trail leads past the northern bank of the water a few meters away. Traveling by private vehicle or by public transport requires an additional walk of up to three kilometers (one distance).
The nearest stops of the Frankfurter Verkehrsgesellschaft VgF are the Buchrainstraße stop in Oberrad-Mitte , which is served by the tram lines 15 and 16 (approx. 2 km walk) and the Hainer Weg stop on the Sachsenhausen mountain near Frankfurt's southern cemetery, which is served by the bus lines 30 and 36 (approx. 3 km walk). The closest car park for private motorized traffic is around one and a half kilometers from the Maunzenweiher at the Goetheturm.
literature
- Magistrate of the City of Frankfurt am Main, Environment Agency (ed.): City waters - lakes, ponds, ponds . Therein: Chapter Maunzenweiher, p. 47. Frankfurt am Main 2003
- Environment Office of the City of Frankfurt am Main (ed.): GrünGürtel-Freizeitkarte . 7th edition, 2011
Web links
- Maunzenweiher at par.frankfurt.de , the former website of the city of Frankfurt am Main