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Lake Lake · Thuringian Forest · 303 m

Stausee Hohenwarte

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  • View of Hohenwarte dam
    View of Hohenwarte dam
    Photo: Peter Möller
In den 1930er errichteter Stausee, der die Saale aufstaut. Das Dorf Preßwitz wurde dabei überflutet.
Die Hohenwartetalssperre ist mit ihrem Volumen von 182 Millionen Kubikmeter Wasser die viertgrößte in Deutschland. Errichtet von 1936 bis 1942, mussten bei dem Bau der Talsperre insgesamt 250 Menschen umgesiedelt werden. Der Stausee dient dem Hochwasserschutz, der Energieerzeugung und der Wasserversorgung. Der See ist mit Sportbooten befahrbar und ist ein gutes Angelgewässer.

Public transport

Mit dem Zug nach Saalfeld (Saale). Von hier mit der Buslinie 545 bis zur Haltestelle Hohenwarte Sperrmauer. 

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Directions

Von Norden über die A9 auf die B281 (Ausfahrt Richtung Saalfeld) und anschließend der L2384

oder von der A71 bei Ausfahrt 14-Arnstadt-Süd auf die L1048 über die B85 und schließlich auf die L2384.

Aus Süden von der A9 bei Ausfahrt 29-Bad Lobenstein auf B90 in Richtung Bad Lobenstein fahren. Dann über die L2377, L1100 und L2384 bis zum Ziel gelangen.

Parking

Parkplätze am Stausee.

Coordinates

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50.611186, 11.497210
DMS
50°36'40.3"N 11°29'50.0"E
UTM
32U 676677 5609565
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