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Westerwald Lakes

Westerwald Lakes

The Westerwald Lakes (German: Westerwälder Seen) lie within the eponymous Westerwald Lake District (Westerwälder Seenplatte) in the Westerwald forest within the town quarters of Hachenburg, Westerburg, Montabaur and Dierdorf in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. The lakes consist of seven ponds:

At 123 hectares, the Dreifelder Weiher is the largest.

Since 2019, the seven ponds and the riparian forests, covering a total area of 228 hectares, have been owned by the NABU National Natural Heritage Foundation.