Mummelsee
| Mummelsee | ||
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| The Mummelsee | ||
| Geographical location | in the northern Black Forest | |
| Drain | Seebächle | |
| Location close to the shore | Achern | |
| Data | ||
| Coordinates | 48 ° 35 '51 " N , 8 ° 12' 4" E | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 1028.5 m above sea level NHN | |
| surface | 3.7 ha | |
| length | 270 m | |
| width | 170 m | |
| scope | 800 m | |
| Maximum depth | 18 m | |
The Mummelsee is a Karsee at 1028.5 m above sea level. NN height on the slope of the Hornisgrinde in the Black Forest . It is 3.7 hectares and 18 meters deep. It is one of the most visited lakes in Baden-Württemberg , as it is located directly on the Black Forest High Road . The tourist facilities on the lake form the Mummelsee residential area of the Seebach community in the Ortenau district .
geography
The Mummelsee is bordered in the west, north and east by steep, wooded mountain slopes and has a circumference of about 800 meters. To the west the lakeshore rises to the Katzenkopf ( 1123 m above sea level ) and to the north to the Hornisgrinde , the highest mountain in the northern Black Forest at 1163 meters . Only to the south are the shores of the Mummelsee (almost) flat, there is the Berghotel Mummelsee and the nearby St. Michaelskapelle.
Surname
According to the municipality of Seebach, the name of the Mummelsee goes back to the white water lilies (Nymphaea alba), popularly known as Mummels , which are said to have occurred there in large numbers in the past (however, the yellow pond rose (Nuphar lutea) is also known as Mummel ). The legend of the mermaids ( mermaids ) called mummies may also play a role in the derivation of the water's name (the white water lily is also known as the mermaid ). The water of the Mummelsee has a pH value below five, is sour-peaty and poor in nutrients. Therefore there are no fish and no water lilies in the lake.
Gastronomy and commerce
Favored by the course of the Black Forest High Road, the lake also became interesting for tourism. A larger building with a hotel, two restaurants, a grocery and souvenir shop and a pedal boat rental are located right next to the large visitor parking lot.
The hotel building was largely destroyed by fire on May 5, 2008. The cause was presumably negligent arson . After the fire, the hotel was rebuilt in the Black Forest style and opened on March 26, 2010, the usable area increased from 2385 to 3690 square meters.
The Mummelsee in literature
- There are a number of legends entwined around the lake, which was once deeply isolated and without road connection . According to a legend, a mermaid lived in the lake , who gave help to the people at night and danced, sang and played with them.
- The legends inspired Eduard Mörike to write his poem Die Geister am Mummelsee .
- Grimmelshausen had his Simplicissimus abducted by underwater inhabitants into the lake and diving to the center of the earth. The described system of water connections from the earth's surface to the center of the earth could have been inspired by the Platonic myth about the fate of the soul after its death (Dialogue Phaidon 107d – 115a).
- The editor and saga collector August Schnezler tells in three poems: The Mummelsee , The Lilien and Mummelsee's Revenge, legendary events around the lake can be read in his volumes of poetry.
Mummelsee circular route and art path
A largely natural circular route previously led around the Mummelsee, which, despite the high level of visitor traffic, still had numerous bottlenecks and was characterized by striking tree roots. In 2014 it was made barrier-free. Works of art by modern artists were installed along the way a few years ago.
Transport links
Parking spaces for visitors to the lake are on the south bank. Hiking buses run to Baden-Baden , Achern and Freudenstadt every day . At the weekend there are also direct connections to Oppenau , and once on Saturdays and Sundays to Offenburg . The Baden-Württemberg ticket and the KONUS guest card are valid on all routes .
Picture gallery
Aerial view of Mummelsee with Hornisgrindesattel (October 2010)
Mummelsee
Mummelsee in winter
The old hotel on the lake (before the fire)
On the not yet developed circular hiking trail around the lake
St. Michael's Chapel
See also
Web links
- Internet presence of the Mummelsee Erlebniswelt
- Claudia Diemar: The Mummelsee in the Black Forest I see what you don't see. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung , November 19, 2007, accessed on August 17, 2017.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )
- ↑ State Institute for the Environment Baden-Württemberg (LUBW) ( information )
- ↑ Mummelsee - living space. In: LEO-BW. Baden-Württemberg State Archives, accessed on January 31, 2018 .
- ^ Badische Seiten, http://www.badische-seiten.de/seebach/mummelsee.php , accessed on August 9, 2010
- ↑ The Mummelsee legend .
- ↑ Götz Bubenhofer: "Up on the Tannenberg, there is a black lake". The Mummelsee in legend and poetry with special consideration of the Mummelsee chapter in the Simplicissimus novel by JJ Chr. Von Grimmelshausen. In: The Ortenau. Journal of the Historical Association for Central Baden. Volume 72, 1992, pp. 475-495, here: p. 476 ( digitalisat . UB Freiburg, H 519, m).
- ↑ Claudia Diemar: The Mummelsee in the Black Forest: I see what you do not see . ISSN 0174-4909 ( faz.net [accessed August 17, 2019]).
- ↑ ka-news.de, million dollar damage in hotel fire at Mummelsee. dated May 5, 2008, accessed August 9, 2010.
- ↑ ka-news.de, After the fire disaster: Mummelseehotel shines in new splendor. March 16, 2010, accessed August 9, 2010.
- ↑ Ulf Diederichs, Christa Hinze, Alemannic legends. 1998, ISBN 3-860-47-924-5 , p. 89 ff.
- ^ Baden-Online: No longer about stick and stone ; Retrieved September 9, 2014