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Deesbach Forebay

#1391 among destinations in Germany

Nature, Lake, Natural attraction
Deesbach Forebay
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Local name: Vorsperre Deesbach Opened: 1991 (33 years ago)Length: 584 ftHeight: 139 ftReservoir depth: 72 ftElevation: 1699 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 50°34'11"N, 11°10'10"E
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ThuringiaGermany

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Day trips

Deesbach Forebay – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Rauhhügel, Leibis-Lichte Dam, Thuringian Highland, Rückersbiel.

  • rauhhugel2.7 miSE
    Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

    Rauhhügel

    70 min walk • The Rauhhügel is an 812.9 m high mountain located in the Thuringian Highland, Thuringia. It is located close to the municipalities of Schmiedefeld and Lichte and the Leibis-Lichte Dam in the Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district in the Thuringian Forest Nature Park within walking distance of the Rennsteig.

  • leibis lichte dam2.2 miN
    Dam

    Leibis-Lichte Dam

    56 min walk • The Leibis-Lichte Dam is a 102.5-metre-tall dam in the German state of Thuringia in the Thuringian Highland. The dam was completed in 2005 to impound the River Lichte, between the Lichte municipality section Geiersthal and Unterweissbach.

  • thuringian highland lauscha4.8 miS
    Nature, Natural attraction, Forest

    Thuringian Highland, Lauscha

    123 min walk • The Thuringian Highland, Thuringian Highlands or Thuringian-Vogtlandian Slate Mountains is a low range of mountains in the German state of Thuringia.

  • ruckersbiel location map
    3.1 miS
    Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

    Rückersbiel

    79 min walk • The Rückersbiel a 755.6 m high mountain located in the Thuringian Highland, Thuringia. It is located close to the municipality of Lichte and the Leibis-Lichte Dam in the Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district in the Thuringian Forest Nature Park.

  • apelsberg location map
    3.9 miS
    Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

    Apelsberg

    101 min walk • The Apelsberg is a 785.3 m high mountain located in the Thuringian Highland, Thuringia. It is located close to the municipality of Lichte and the Leibis-Lichte Dam in the Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district in the Thuringian Forest Nature Park.

  • schloss schwarzburg4.9 miN
    Forts and castles

    Schloss Schwarzburg

    125 min walk • Schwarzburg Castle is a Baroque castle complex, nowadays mostly still in ruins, in the municipality of the same name in the Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district, about 65 km southeast of the Thuringian state capital Erfurt.

  • sauhugel location map
    2.6 miS
    Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

    Sauhügel

    68 min walk • The Sauhügel is a 721.7 m high mountain located in the Thuringian Highland, Thuringia. It is located close to the municipality of Lichte and the Leibis-Lichte Dam in the Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district in the Thuringian Forest Nature Park within walking distance of the Rennsteig.

  • morassina location map
    3.2 miSE
    Museum

    Morassina

    81 min walk • Morassina is an inactive mine in Schmiedefeld, Thuringia, Germany. Today it is a tourist attraction known for its stalactites.

  • mutzenberg location map
    2.4 miSE
    Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

    Mutzenberg

    63 min walk • The Mutzenberg is a 770.0 m high mountain located in the Thuringian Highland, Thuringia. It is to be found close to the municipality of Lichte, and the Leibis-Lichte Dam in the Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district in the Thuringian Forest Nature Park.

  • hettstadt location map
    1.9 miSW
    Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

    Hettstädt

    50 min walk • The Hettstädt is a mountain between Oberweißbach/Thür. Wald and Neuhaus am Rennweg. At 808 metres, it is one of the highest mountains in the Thuringian Highland. It is best accessed from the road between Cursdorf and Neuhaus am Rennweg.

  • spitzer berg location map
    1.5 miSE
    Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

    Spitzer Berg

    38 min walk • The Spitzer Berg is a 790.3 m high mountain located in the Thuringian Highland, Thuringia. It is located close to the municipality of Lichte and the Leibis-Lichte Dam in the Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district in the Thuringian Forest Nature Park within walking distance of the Rennsteig.

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