Talsperre Amselbach, reservoir
The Talsperre Amselbach is a small dam on a stream near Wildenfels and Langenweißbach, built between 1938 and 1942. The concrete and stone wall is about 75 meters long and about 7.7 meters high, holding approximately 43,000 cubic meters of water.
Construction began in 1938 and finished in 1942 to supply water for steam locomotives of the German railway. After the water plant Wiesenburg closed around 2005, it no longer serves drinking water but is maintained as a protected monument.
The reservoir originally served the railway and later provided drinking water for the region. Today, visitors experience the connection between nature and human engineering while exploring the quiet landscape on walking paths.
The dam is fully fenced but can be viewed from outside, with easy and well-maintained walking paths through the surrounding countryside. The dam structure itself is off-limits, but the area offers quiet paths for walking and relaxation.
It was one of the first reservoirs in Saxony built specifically for steam locomotives and shows the concrete construction methods of the wartime period. Today it stands as a quiet reminder of engineering from that era, telling the story of its original railway purpose.
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