Lake Silzer

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Lake Silzer
SilzerSee01.jpg
Geographical location Germany
Rhineland-Palatinate
Southern Palatinate
Tributaries Klingbach
Drain Klingbach
Data
Coordinates 49 ° 8 '42 "  N , 7 ° 56' 13"  E Coordinates: 49 ° 8 '42 "  N , 7 ° 56' 13"  E
Silzer See (Rhineland-Palatinate)
Lake Silzer
Altitude above sea level 205  m above sea level NHN
surface 1.5 ha
length 300 m
width 50 m
scope 750 m

The Silzer See is a small reservoir of the Klingbach in the southern Palatinate Forest , the German part of the Wasgau ( Rhineland-Palatinate ).

geography

location

The Woog , as such artificially created still waters are called in southwest Germany , is located in the district of Südliche Weinstrasse at about 205  m above sea level. NHN 250 m west of the residential area of ​​the local community Silz , after which it takes its name. It is reached via the state road 493 , which connects Silz with the Vorderweidenthal and has a turnoff to the right immediately after Silz, which leads directly to the lake. The next motorway connection ( A 65 Ludwigshafen - Karlsruhe , No. 18 Insheim ) is 19 km away.

Surroundings

The 100-hectare wildlife and hiking park Südliche Weinstrasse extends just south of Lake Silzer . Within a few kilometers there are numerous historical castles , for example Lindelbrunn , Berwartstein or Drachenfels .

tourism

The Silzer Lake was in the recreation area Hohmühle dammed and opened in 1982 to the tourism to promote; The advertising slogan "Silz, the green community in the forest and by the lake" comes from this time. The lake has - in a west-east direction, the low dam is at the eastern end - a length of around 300 and an average width of around 50 m. An educational tree trail leads around it, and the broad grassy shoreline in the north and south is used as lawns for sunbathing.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e Map service of the landscape information system of the Rhineland-Palatinate Nature Conservation Administration (LANIS map) ( notes )
  2. The story of a village. 700-jahre-silz.de, accessed on November 5, 2014 .
  3. a b Silzer landscape pond. palzpix.de, accessed on November 5, 2014 .