Deesbach Forebay

#1391 among destinations in Germany

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The Deesbach Forebay is a dam in the German state of Thuringia in the Thuringian Highland. It impounds the river Lichte and lies between the municipalities Lichte and Unterweissbach. That particular forebay belongs to the Leibis-Lichte Dam. ()

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

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

2.7 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.
2.2 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.
4.8 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.
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.
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.
4.9 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.