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Pond Pond · Altenberg · 785 m

Gallows ponds

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  • The Galgenteiche, Aerial View
    The Galgenteiche, Aerial View
    Photo: Phillip Maethner, CC BY-ND, Urlaubsregion Altenberg / Erzgebirge

Two reservoirs for recreation, sport and fun. The gallows ponds consist of the large and the small gallows pond.

The gallows ponds are among the oldest artificial ponds and reservoirs in Germany. We also owe their creation to mining. The large pond is 5.53 m deep and has a storage capacity of 670,000 m³. The small pond is 3 m deep and has a storage capacity of 30,000 m³.

In the meantime, they have developed into the No. 1 local recreation area. The small gallows pond serves as a bathing lake with slides, a playground and tennis court as well as catering facilities. There is also a campsite for perfect relaxation.

The large gallows pond is a drinking water reservoir, and this 2nd gallows pond also serves as a pre-dam for the newly constructed 3rd gallows pond (barrage 3).

The gallows ponds probably got their names from the location of a gallows near the ponds.

Public transport

Train: Dresden - Heidenau - Altenberg

Bus: Line 360 from Dresden main station, line 398 from Teplice

Directions

Via BAB17 - exit Bad Gottleuba - Lauenstein - Geising - Altenberg

Via B170 - Dresden - Dippoldiswalde - Altenberg / Teplice - Dubi - Zinnwald-Georgenfeld - Altenberg

Parking

You can park your car in the parking lot at the campsite.

Coordinates

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50.764722, 13.745407
DMS
50°45'53.0"N 13°44'43.5"E
UTM
33U 411522 5624412
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July 23, 2023
Tourist-Information Altenberg
Sehr geehrter Herr Schulz, das Freibad "Kleiner Galgenteich" verfügt über keinen separaten Hundestrand. Hunde dürfen zawr mit ins Bad, sind aber an der Leine zu führen.

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Gallows ponds


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