Oberrieder Weiher

#760 among destinations in Germany

Natural attraction, Nature, Lake

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The Oberrieder Weiher is like many other ponds in the valleys of Günz and Mindel a former gravel pit which is filled with ground water. The pond is located near the river Günz in the municipality of Breitenthal in the district of Günzburg. Because of this origin as gravel pit the form of the Oberrieder Weiher is nearly a square, covering 34.7 hectares. Sometimes it is said that it is the biggest flooded gravel pit in Bavarian Swabia. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 1660 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 48°13'31"N, 10°17'49"E

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Oberrieder Weiher – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kloster Roggenburg, Edelstetten Abbey, Sankt Ulrich, Mittelschwäbisches Heimatmuseum.

4.6 miNW
Museum, Church, Monastery
Kloster Roggenburg, Roggenburg
118 min walk • Roggenburg Abbey is a Premonstratensian canonry in Roggenburg near Neu-Ulm, Bavaria, in operation between 1126 and 1802, and again from its re-foundation in 1986. Since 1992 it has been a dependent priory of Windberg Abbey in Lower Bavaria.
6.8 miNE
Monastery
Edelstetten Abbey
173 min walk • Nestled in the serene Bavarian countryside, Edelstetten Abbey is a former monastery with a history that speaks volumes of Germany's ecclesiastical heritage. Founded in the 12th century, this abbey has stood the test of time, evolving through various architectural...
3.6 miE
Church
Sankt Ulrich, Krumbach
92 min walk • St. Ulrich in Krumbach is the church of the village of Hürben, which was independent until 1902. According to its present appearance, the church is a baroque church, but the walls of the building are much older.
3.6 miNE
Museum
Mittelschwäbisches Heimatmuseum, Krumbach
92 min walk • The Middle Swabian Museum of Local History was founded in 1908 and is located in the center of Krumbach. The exhibition area is 1500 m2.
3.3 miNE
Church
Sankt Michael, Krumbach
85 min walk • St. Michael is the Catholic parish church in the Swabian town of Krumbach in the district of Günzburg.
3.7 miNE
Church
Church of the Holy Apostles, Krumbach
94 min walk • The Church of the Apostles is a, today Evangelical Lutheran, church in the eastern part of Krumbach, the former Hürben.
3.4 miNE
Church
Mühlkapelle, Krumbach
87 min walk • The Mühlkapelle Krumbach is a baroque chapel on the right bank of the Kammel in Krumbach.
3.3 miNE
Forts and castles
Krumbacher Schloss, Krumbach
85 min walk • Krumbach Castle is a three-story Renaissance building built in 1530 in Krumbach in the Swabian district of Günzburg. The castle and the Catholic parish church of St. Michael standing next to it, built at the northernmost end of the narrow ridge...
3.7 miNE
Church
Maria-Hilf-Kirche, Krumbach
95 min walk • Maria-Hilf-Kirche, officially St. Mary, Helper of Christians, is a Catholic parish church in Hürben, the eastern part of Krumbach. It was built between 1966 and 1968 and is the largest church built after World War II in southern Germany.
3.5 miE
Memorial
ehem. Synagoge, Krumbach
91 min walk • The Jewish community of Hürben was a Jewish community existing from 1675 to 1942 in the Swabian town of Hürben - since 1902 part of the town of Krumbach - in the district of Günzburg in Bavaria.

Oberrieder Weiher

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Oberrieder Weiher – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)