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            The Huge Brombachsee, seen from the dam near the village of Enderndorf that seperates the Huge Brombachsee from the Igelsbachsee, Franconia (Bavaria)

Some background information:

The Huge Brombachsee and its connected lakes Little Brombachsee and Igelsbachsee make up an artificial reservoir, which belongs to the so called Franconian Lakeland. It serves the water regulation, but because of its great recreation offer it's also a favoured recreational area for the residents of the city of Nuernberg as well as a popular tourist destination for holidaymakers from farer away.

The lakes are located only 37 km south of the city of Nuremberg. The water in the lakes comes via a transition from the river Altmuehl, which is a subsidiary stream of the river Danube, while the lakes’ outlet is the the small river Brombach.

All three lakes together contain about 150 Mio m³ of water. The reservoir has an overall length of about ten km and an overall width of about two km. The maximum water depth is ca. 33 m. The other lakes, which belong to the Franconian Lakeland, are the Rothsee, the Altmuehlsee, the Hahnenkammsee and the Dennenloher See. All in all these seven lakes amount to a water surface of about 20 square kilometres.

Although the three lakes Huge Brombachsee, Little Brombachsee and Igelsbachsee were flooded just about 20 years ago they fit harmoniously in the hilly and forest countryside. Hence visitors get the impression that they have always been there.  The lakes offer the guests numerous activities like swimming, other aquatic sports, cycling and hiking. 

One of the highlights is the elegant ‘MS Brombachsee’, the largest Trimaran on a lake in Europe, which cruises the lake from spring to autumn. Moreover, the largest lake harbour in Germany with about 600 docking spaces is situated in Ramsberg.

The lakes have changed the scenery a lot, just like the possibilities to earn a living. Hotels, restaurants and campsites have been built and many farmers have also built and furnished holiday apartments. Letting them to tourists is an acceptable additional income for them. Many tourists are German-based, but there are also a lot of visitors from the rest of Europe, in particular from the Netherlands.

Enderndorf is a little village with about 200 residents located directly at the dam between the Huge Brombachsee and the Igelsbachsee. Settlement traces dating back to 2,000 BC were found near Enderndorf and historians assume that a pre-Roman east-west route was passing the valley in which the village was located.

In 1347, Enderndorf was first mentioned in a document. At that time the settlement was a wine-growing place.  But as the grapes were rather sour and habits of consumption had changed in favour of beer, the farmers or Enderndorf took up hop growing at the beginning of the 16th century. After the lakes had been dammed during the 1990s, the formerly agrarian-oriented village soon became a lakeside resort with many accommodations and several free time activities available.

Taken in: Germany / Bavaria / Landkreis Roth / Enderndorf (show map)

Taken on: February 17, 2024

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