The Bostalsee is a reservoir in the municipality of Nohfelden in the northern Saarland. It was created in 1979. The dam has a length of 500 metres. The lake is almost exclusively used for recreation. The hydropower from the stored water has been used since the end of 2013 to a small extent to generate electricity, especially to light the circular walk around the lake in winter.[1] The southwestern part of the lake has been designated as a nature reserve.[2]
This major tourist project was initiated in the early 1970s by the head of the county council of St. Wendel, Werner Zeyer, who later became the minister president of the Saarland. The long term aim was to strengthen the tourist infrastructure in the county of St. Wendel in order to raise the number of tourists. In addition, the new waterbody was intended to extend the local recreation facilities and improve the ecology.
Basic dataedit
The lake has a surface area of 120 ha (1.2 km²), a volume of 8 million m³ and maximum depth of 18 metres. It lies at a height of about 400 m above sea level (NN) within the Saar-Hunsrück Nature Park near 49°34′6″N7°4′19″E / 49.56833°N 7.07194°E / 49.56833; 7.07194. It is thus the largest artificial body of water used for recreation in southwest Germany. The lakeside villages are Bosen, Eckelhausen, Gonnesweiler and Neunkirchen/Nahe, and the Bostalsee Leisure Centre is run by the county. The dam impounds the waters of the Bos and the Dämelbach.
Galleryedit
Leo Kornbrust: Liebesthron on the circular walk
Stone sculpture on the circular walk Requiem für die Juden by Shlomo Selinger
Former solar-powered catamaran (meanwhile there is a smaller passenger boat on the Bostalsee)
Freizeitzentrum Bostalsee und Tourist-Information Sankt Wendeler Land
Luftbild und Lageskizze, Segelclub Bosen
Talsperre Bosen, Saarland
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bostalsee, reservoir, municipality, nohfelden, northern, saarland, created, 1979, length, metres, lake, almost, exclusively, used, recreation, hydropower, from, stored, water, been, used, since, 2013, small, extent, generate, electricity, especially, light, ci. The Bostalsee is a reservoir in the municipality of Nohfelden in the northern Saarland It was created in 1979 The dam has a length of 500 metres The lake is almost exclusively used for recreation The hydropower from the stored water has been used since the end of 2013 to a small extent to generate electricity especially to light the circular walk around the lake in winter 1 The southwestern part of the lake has been designated as a nature reserve 2 BostalseeThe BostalseeLocation of Bostalsee in SaarlandShow map of SaarlandBostalsee Germany Show map of GermanyLocationSankt WendelCoordinates49 34 06 N 7 04 19 E 49 56833 N 7 07194 E 49 56833 7 07194Construction beganca 1973Opening dateca 1975Dam and spillwaysImpoundsBos DamelbachHeight foundation 22 25 mHeight thalweg ca 20 mLength500 mElevation at crest402 75 mWidth crest 5 mDam volume320 000 m Spillway capacity35 m sReservoirTotal capacity8 million m3Catchment area12 2 km Surface area120 ha or 107 ha long term Normal elevation401 00 m or 400 00 m long term Contents 1 Construction 2 Basic data 3 Gallery 4 See also 5 Literature 6 Annotations 7 External linksConstruction editThis major tourist project was initiated in the early 1970s by the head of the county council of St Wendel Werner Zeyer who later became the minister president of the Saarland The long term aim was to strengthen the tourist infrastructure in the county of St Wendel in order to raise the number of tourists In addition the new waterbody was intended to extend the local recreation facilities and improve the ecology Basic data editThe lake has a surface area of 120 ha 1 2 km a volume of 8 million m and maximum depth of 18 metres It lies at a height of about 400 m above sea level NN within the Saar Hunsruck Nature Park near 49 34 6 N 7 4 19 E 49 56833 N 7 07194 E 49 56833 7 07194 It is thus the largest artificial body of water used for recreation in southwest Germany The lakeside villages are Bosen Eckelhausen Gonnesweiler and Neunkirchen Nahe and the Bostalsee Leisure Centre is run by the county The dam impounds the waters of the Bos and the Damelbach Gallery edit nbsp Leo Kornbrust Liebesthron on the circular walk nbsp Stone sculpture on the circular walk Requiem fur die Juden by Shlomo Selinger nbsp Former solar powered catamaran meanwhile there is a smaller passenger boat on the Bostalsee nbsp Beach on the Bostalsee nbsp Dusk at the Bostalsee 2008 nbsp The Bostalsee seen from the north nbsp Northwestern shore and sailing boat base nbsp House in the holiday park nbsp View of the lake nbsp View of the nature reserveSee also editList of dams in GermanyLiterature editLiteratur zum Bostalsee in der SULBAnnotations edit Wasserkraft am Bostalsee Archived from the original on 2015 07 17 Retrieved 2015 11 17 Regulation dated 1985 1996External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bostalsee Freizeitzentrum Bostalsee und Tourist Information Sankt Wendeler Land Luftbild und Lageskizze Segelclub Bosen Talsperre Bosen Saarland Dokumentation von Zustand und Entwicklung der wichtigsten Seen Deutschlands der TU Cottbus Teil 9 Nordrhein Westfalen Rheinland Pfalz und Saarland PDF Datei 562 kB Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bostalsee amp oldid 1019681527, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
