Wiesensee

This article is about the lake in Germany. For the lake in Austria, see Wiesensee (Tirol).

The Wiesensee (German pronunciation: [ˈviːzənzeː]) was an artificial lake, dammed up in 1971, in the Westerwald low mountain range. The lake covered about 80 hectares and lied in the area of Stahlhofen am Wiesensee's various centres on the lake's west shore, and Pottum on the north shore in the Westerwaldkreis. The community of Winnen borderd on the lake to the southeast. The lake was a nature conservation area, and only parts of the water surface were open for recreational use.

Wiesensee
Wiesensee
Location	Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate
Coordinates	50°35′26″N 7°59′40″E
Type	reservoir
Basin countries	Germany
Surface area	80 ha (200 acres)
Settlements	Stahlhofen am Wiesensee, Pottum

It was a holiday and tourist destination. Several hotels, a luxury hotel and golf course lied near the shore. Many leisure facilities in the winter and summer made the Wiesensee attractive for athletes, young families and youth. Around the lake ran a roughly 6.5-km-long hiking path loop.

Regular events

Once every year, usually in the third week of October, the lake was fished clean, and completely drained. On this occasion the fishing festival was traditionally held.

Every three years, the Vereinsring Pottum ("club ring") staged a Sommernachtfest ("Summer Night Festival") at the lake.

Other

In 2006, the Czech national football team stayed at Wiesensee during the world championship.

External links

• Information about the Wiesensee on Stahlhofen am Wiesensee's website (in German)
• Information about the Wiesensee on the Westerburg collective municipality's website (in German)