Oberrieder Weiher
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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. the specific feature of the Oberrieder Weiher is its area of 34,7 hectare. Sometimes it is said that it is the biggest flooded gravel pit in Bavarian Swabia
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Today the Oberrieder Weiher is a popular greenbelt recreation area because of its varied possibilities of use, the water quality, the cleanness of the place for swimming and the large room to park. The northeastern shores are converted to a place for swimming since many years. At the other shores there are a campingsite (since the year 2005), a sailing club, a surfing school. The Oberrieder weiher is used by divers, too.
Günz
The Günz is a river in Bavaria, Germany, right tributary of the Danube. It is formed near Lauben by the confluence of its two source rivers: the Östliche Günz and the Westliche Günz . It is approx. 90 km long . It flows generally north through the small towns Babenhausen, Deisenhausen,...
and Mindel
Mindel
The Mindel is a river in Bavaria, southern Germany. The Mindel originates west of Kaufbeuren, in the Allgäu region, and flows generally north. It flows into the Danube in Gundremmingen, east of Günzburg. The towns Mindelheim, Burgau and Thannhausen lie along the Mindel.The Mindel gave its name to...
a former gravel pit which is filled with ground water. The pond is located near the river Günz in the municipality of Breitenthal
Breitenthal
Breitenthal is a municipality in the district of Günzburg in Bavaria in Germany. The Oberrieder Weiher, a in the region Mittelschwaben popular greenbelt recreation area, is in the municipal area of Breitenthal....
in the district of Günzburg. Because of this origin as gravel pit the form of the Oberrieder Weiher is nearly a square. the specific feature of the Oberrieder Weiher is its area of 34,7 hectare. Sometimes it is said that it is the biggest flooded gravel pit in Bavarian Swabia
Swabia (administrative region)
Swabia is one of the seven administrative regions of Bavaria, Germany.- Geography :Swabia is located in southwest Bavaria. It was formed out of the part of the historic region of Swabia which was annexed by Bavaria in 1803. It was once formally ruled by dukes of the Hohenstaufen dynasty. During...
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Today the Oberrieder Weiher is a popular greenbelt recreation area because of its varied possibilities of use, the water quality, the cleanness of the place for swimming and the large room to park. The northeastern shores are converted to a place for swimming since many years. At the other shores there are a campingsite (since the year 2005), a sailing club, a surfing school. The Oberrieder weiher is used by divers, too.