Landeskroner Weiher, reservoir

The Landeskroner Weiher is a small reservoir near Wilnsdorf, surrounded by forest and greenery with clear water. The lake stretches roughly 230 meters in length and is fed by the Wildebach stream, which flows in from the east and exits on the west side.

A dam was built on the Wildebach in 1890 to store water for mining purposes but collapsed after just days of heavy rain. Since the 1960s, the Autobahn 45 crosses above the lake on a large bridge to connect mining and industrial areas.

The Wildener Angelverein and the DLRG Siegerland both keep a hut on the shore, and the angling club invites people to a celebration at the pond every 1 May. The water stays cool even in summer because of the movement of the Wildebach flowing through it.

The Wildebach enters at the eastern end and leaves at the western end, where the water stays cool even in summer because of the flow. The Anglerverein Wilden and the DLRG Siegerland each keep a hut on the bank, and the club holds its annual 1 May gathering at the pond. Since 2022 the water level has been lowered by about 3.5 metres for the replacement of the A45 viaduct piers, shrinking the surface to roughly 6,000 m²; a residual pool must remain for the water bats.

For the replacement of the Talbrücke Landeskroner Weiher, whose piers stood partly in the water, the water level was lowered by about 3.5 metres from 2022. The nature conservation authority required a residual water area to remain so the resident Daubenton's bats would not be left without water; the surface shrank to roughly 6,000 m².