Rottkuhle

Rottkuhle
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Geographical location	Bremen , Hemelingen district
Places on the shore	Bremen
Data
Coordinates	53 ° 2 '16 "  N , 8 ° 54' 40"  E Coordinates: 53 ° 2 '16 "  N , 8 ° 54' 40"  E
surface	0.2 ha
Maximum depth	7 m
particularities	outdoor pool

The Rottkuhle is a lake in the Bremen district of Hemelingen belonging district Arbergen that as the lake is used and managed. The lake was created by a dike breach. The time of creation is unknown. The name "Rottkuhle" is derived from the Low German term "rotten". It originally referred to a place where harvested flax should rot .

In the years 1948/1949, the northern part of the lake was expanded into an open-air swimming pool with sheet pile walls. Today the lake is fed by a well that pumps water from a depth of 28 meters.

After the bath had to be closed to bathing in 1997 due to the increased number of germs, it was fitted with a soil filter during the subsequent restoration .

See also

• List of bodies of water in the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen

Web links

• Rottkuhle , The Senator for Environment, Building and Transport
• Standing waters in the state of Bremen , The Senator for Building and Environment and BUND e. V., Federation for the Environment and Nature Conservation, Bremen State Association, May 2000 (PDF file, 15.2 MB)
• Website of the Arberger Sommerbad “Rottkuhle” eV leisure center