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Flückigersee
The Flückigersee (English: Lake Flückiger) is a 10-hectare lake in the Freiburg district of Betzenhausen. It developed from the quarrying of sand and gravel by the Flückiger construction company in the 1920s. The mining at the lake was stopped in 1983, because the surrounding area became more and more inhabited. In 1986 the lake became part of the Landesgartenschau exhibition (an exhibition in the local area), today's Seepark. In the year 2000 the lake's deepest point was about 25 metres. The water quality is generally good, but tiny parasitic worms called cercaria live in the lake, which can cause cercarial dermatitis. They are commonly known as swimmer's itch after being in water. In 1999, when the city of Freiburg investigated the water quality of municipal lakes that had previously been quarried in, a strong eutrophication was found especially in the Flückigersee. As a result, the ''citizen and student project Flückiger See'' (German: ''Bürger- und Schül ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seepark Betzenhausen
The Seepark is a park in the district :de:Betzenhausen, Betzenhausen of Freiburg im Breisgau which was constructed for the :de:Landesgartenschau, Landesgartenschau in 1986. It is a local recreation area, covering 35 hectares, and contains the :de:Flückigersee, Flückigersee, an artificial lake which takes up about 10 hectares. In the northeastern part of the park is the 15-meter tall :de:Seeparkturm, Seepark Tower. The area now taken up by the Seepark used to be used for agriculture. However, the soil was not well-suited for growing good grain. In the 1920s, the company Flückiger started removing sand and gravel from the grounds. In the 1970s, Flückiger's operation ended, in order for the area to be used as a parking lot. In 1986, the successful application to hold the Landesgartenschau in Freiburg led to the redesign of the grounds, leaving the park in its current form. The Landesgartenschau had roughly two million visitors. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
