Eschacher Weiher, reservoir

The Eschacher Weiher is a small body of water near Buchenberg in Germany, situated at an elevation of about 3300 feet (1000 meters). Gentle hills and forests surround the water, which offers moderate size and multiple areas where visitors can swim or relax along the shore.

The Eschacher Weiher was created in 1677 by the Fürststift Kempten, under Prince-Abbot Rupert von Bodman, who used it first as a mill pond and fire-fighting water reservoir and also as a fish pond for the court kitchen. Some sources date its construction to 1693. In 1982 it was placed under landscape protection, which banned water sports while allowing swimming in certain shore areas.

The Eschacher Weiher brings together swimmers and nature lovers who gather to spend time outdoors in a relaxed way. The site has become a meeting place for people who value simple living close to nature, including a designated area for those who prefer to swim without clothes, reflecting local attitudes about personal freedom.

The reservoir lies 3.5 km west of Buchenberg's centre and 1.3 km southwest of Eschach, at 999 m on the eastern slopes of the Hohenkapf. Since 1982 it has been a protected landscape: water sports are banned, but swimming is allowed in certain shore areas, including a section for nudists.

The reservoir sits just under half a kilometre from the Rhine–Danube watershed: its own water leaves via the Steckenrieder Tobelbach into the Wengener Argen and the Bodensee, while the nearby Eschach flows through the Iller and Danube to the Black Sea.