Oder Dam

#525 among destinations in Germany

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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The Oder Dam is a dam in the Harz mountains of Germany. It lies above Bad Lauterberg in the district of Göttingen in Lower Saxony and impounds the river Oder. The dam went into service in 1934 after taking 3 years to build. The owner and operator of the Oder Dam is the Harzwasserwerke. ()

Local name: Odertalsperre Opened: 1933 (91 years ago)Length: 1037 ftHeight: 203 ftReservoir area: 0.53 mi²Elevation: 1260 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 51°39'18"N, 10°31'18"E

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Lower SaxonyGermany

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Oder Dam – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ravensberg, Stöberhai, Großer Knollen, Jordanshöhe.

2.3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Ravensberg, Bad Sachsa
60 min walk • The Ravensberg is a 659 m high mountain in the South Harz mountains in the German state of Lower Saxony. It is relatively isolated and visible for a long way. It lies in the district of Göttingen, north of Bad Sachsa. The mountain top is crowned with a prominent 64 m high tower, which was built in 1970.
1.4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Stöberhai
36 min walk • The Stöberhai is a mountain the Harz highlands in Central Germany, immediately south of the Oder Dam and northwest of Wieda. At a height of 720 m above sea level it is the highest mountain in the South Harz.
4 miW
Forested peak with trails and a viewpoint
Großer Knollen
103 min walk • The Großer Knollen is a 687.4-metre-high mountain in the southwestern part of the Harz in Lower Saxony, Germany.
4.7 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Jordanshöhe
120 min walk • The Jordanshöhe is a mountain, roughly 723 m above sea level, in the Harz in central Germany. It lies north of the town of Sankt Andreasberg in the district of Goslar in Lower Saxony. To the west is the Kuppe.
3.8 miN
Town, Memorial
Sankt Andreasberg
98 min walk • Sankt Andreasberg is a former town in the district of Goslar, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 November 2011, it is part of the town Braunlage. It is situated in the Harz, approximately 7 km west of Braunlage proper, and 20 km east of Osterode am Harz.
3.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Jagdkopf
100 min walk • The Jagdkopf a hill, 603.1 m above sea level high, in the Harz Mountains of Germany. It is located between the villages of Wieda and Zorge in the unincorporated area of Harz in the district of Göttingen in the state of Lower Saxony.
2.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Koboltstaler Köpfe
74 min walk • The Koboltstaler Köpfe are a group of three mountains, that rise southwest of Sankt Andreasberg and east of Sieber in the district of Göttingen in Lower Saxony.
4.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Adlersberg
122 min walk • The Adlersberg is a hill in the Harz mountains of central Germany that lies south of Sieber in the district of Göttingen in Lower Saxony. It is 593.2 m high and is situated west of the Aschentalshalbe. It also separates the valley of Breitental with its river, the Tiefenbeek, from the Langental.
3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Schadenbeeksköpfe
77 min walk • The Schadenbeeksköpfe are two summits on a southeastern outlier of the Aschentalshalbe in the Harz Mountains of Germany, about 3.6 kilometres southeast of Sieber in the district of Göttingen in Lower Saxony.
4 miN
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Grube Samson
103 min walk • The Samson Pit or Samson Mine is an historic silver mine in Sankt Andreasberg in the Upper Harz region of central Germany. The pit has one of the oldest man engines in the world still working and it can be seen in operation during guided tours.
3.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Aschentalshalbe
94 min walk • The Aschentalshalbe is a ridge in the Harz Mountains of Germany that is up to 685 m above sea level. It lies south of the village of Sieber in the unincorporated area of Harz in the district of Göttingen in the state of Lower Saxony.

Oder Dam

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Oder Dam – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)