Oberrabenstein reservoir

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Oberrabenstein reservoir
West bank of the lake
West bank of the lake
Location: Saxony
Tributaries: Tränkbach
Eisenbach
Drain: Rabensteiner Dorfbach → PleißenbachChemnitz
Larger places nearby: Chemnitz
Oberrabenstein reservoir (Saxony)
Oberrabenstein reservoir
Coordinates 50 ° 50 '15 "  N , 12 ° 48' 45"  E Coordinates: 50 ° 50 '15 "  N , 12 ° 48' 45"  E
Data on the structure
Lock type: Rock embankment dam with asphalted crown
Construction time: 1976
Height above valley floor: 7 m
Height above foundation level : 13.5 m
Height of the structure crown: 398.50 m
Crown length: 133 m
Crown width: 4 m
Operator: Ice sports and leisure company
Data on the reservoir
Water surface 7 ha (0.07 km²)dep1
Storage space 0.23 million m³
Particularities:

approved EU bathing water

The Oberrabenstein reservoir is a dam west of Chemnitz in Saxony . The lake was laid out between 1972 and 1976 as the core area of ​​the municipal business "Naherholungszentrum Oberrabenstein" and opened in 1976 as a bathing lake with rowing operations. The "Naherholungszentrum Oberrabenstein" operation included a campsite, the nudist bath with sauna, and the game gate with riding and driving operations. After the fall of the Berlin Wall, the local recreation center was dissolved as a municipal enterprise and the individual areas were incorporated into other municipal enterprises or privatized. The lake is still used as a popular outdoor swimming pool with a beach (approved EU bathing water ). a. the longest stainless steel water slide in Germany. Today the Oberrabenstein recreational area is part of the Rabenstein recreational region, which offers a wide range of recreational and recreational opportunities. Here on the outskirts of Chemnitz you can find the bathing lake, castle and castle Rabenstein, a sauna area, a climbing forest, camping site with bungalows, a panoramic hiking trail over the old Rabensteiner viaduct, and the Wildgatter. In the south of this region there is also the Chemnitz zoo and the rock dome Rabenstein, a former limestone mine, is a particularly interesting excursion destination. The Rabensteiner Forest, with the Totenstein as the local mountain, offers hikers a wide range of relaxation options.

The area of ​​the reservoir is fenced and can only be entered in summer for an entrance fee. The property is managed by the communal "Eissport- und Freizeit GmbH".

A variety of events (concerts and motorcyclist meetings) take place at the reservoir. For example, the hip-hop festival Splash! Took place between 1999 and 2006 inclusive . instead of. In 2012 and 2013 the free MS Beat featival was a guest at the reservoir. In 2013, the Chemnitz band Kraftklub launched the Kosmonaut Festival at the same location. Around the reservoir and through the Rabensteiner Forest , the Heavy 24 MTB , the largest 24-hour MTB race in the new federal states with over 1000 participants, takes place every year in June.

The barrier structure is a rock embankment dam . The dammed waters are the Tränkbach and the Eisenbach.

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. http://www.freipresse.de/LOKALES/CHEMNITZ/Festivalkutter-ankert-am-Stausee-artikel8469841.php
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