Harkortsee, Hagen

Name: Harkortsee
Address: Hagen, Germany

#17 among attractions in Hagen

Nature, Natural attraction, Outdoor activities, Lake

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Lake Harkort between the towns of Hagen, Herdecke and Wetter is a reservoir in the course of the Ruhr River in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, created by the Ruhrverband as a river sewage treatment plant and completed in 1931. Harkortsee is one of a total of six Ruhr reservoirs.

Alternative names: Elevation: 295 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 51°23'38"N, 7°24'22"E

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Harkortsee – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Wasserschloss Werdringen, Reformed Church, Luther Church, Church of Sts. Peter and Paul.

0.6 miSE
Forts and castles
Wasserschloss Werdringen, Hagen
15 min walk • Werdringen moated castle is a moated castle in Hagen-Vorhalle near the Ruhr River on Lake Harkort below the Kaisberg. It houses a supra-regional museum of prehistory and early history in an outbuilding.
0.4 miSW
51°23'20"N • 7°24'2"E
Reformed Church, Wetter
11 min walk • Church
0.9 miSW
Church
Luther Church, Wetter
23 min walk • Lutherkirche in Wetter, Bismarckstraße 46 in the district of Alt-Wetter, is a Protestant church.
0.9 miSW
51°23'5"N • 7°23'31"E
Church of Sts. Peter and Paul, Wetter
23 min walk • Church
0.6 miSW
City hall
Rathaus Wetter, Wetter
15 min walk • Wetter Town Hall is a listed secular building in the town of Wetter in North Rhine-Westphalia. The building is located on a hill about 33 m above the Harkortsee in the district of Alt-Wetter north of the Ruhr.
0.4 miSW
51°23'21"N • 7°24'1"E
Palais, Wetter
11 min walk • Forts and castles
0.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Harkortberg, Wetter
13 min walk • The Harkortberg is a 231.6-meter-high and about 1.5 km long southern spur of the ridge Auf dem Heil in the Ardeygebirge. It is located in the district of Alt-Wetter of Wetter in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
0.4 miSW
51°23'20"N • 7°23'59"E
Burgturm, Wetter
12 min walk • Tower
0.9 miE
Tower
Freiherr-vom-Stein-Turm, Hagen
23 min walk • The Hagen Freiherr-vom-Stein Tower in memory of Heinrich Friedrich Karl Freiherr vom Stein is located on the Kaisberg in Hagen-Vorhalle.
0.4 miW
View point
Harkortturm, Wetter
11 min walk • The Harkort Tower is an observation tower on the Harkortberg in Wetter, built in 1884 from private donations in memory of Friedrich Harkort. The tower has been a listed monument since 1984 and has been listed in the Route der Industriekultur since...
0.5 miSW
51°23'14"N • 7°24'4"E
Friedrich-Harkort-Gedenktafel, Wetter
14 min walk • Memorial

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Harkortsee?

Nearby attractions include Denkmal für die Gefallenen der beiden Weltkriege, Wetter (10 min walk), Segelgemeinschaft Yachtschule Harkortsee, Hagen (10 min walk), Heldendenkmal 1870/71, Wetter (11 min walk), Palais, Wetter (11 min walk).

How to get to Harkortsee by public transport?

The nearest stations to Harkortsee:

Bus

Waldstadion / Kletterwald • Lines: Bb 1 (13 min walk)
Harkortstraße / Oststraße • Lines: Bb 1 (13 min walk)

Train

Wetter (26 min walk)
Herdecke (35 min walk)