Untere Herbringhauser Talsperre, former reservoir in Germany
The Untere Herbringhauser Talsperre was a small dam near Wuppertal made of stone with a concrete core, stretching about 103 meters with a height of 20 meters. It stored water for the city's supply in a basin south of Langerfeld until its partial removal in 2006.
Built in the late 1920s and opened in 1928, this facility provided extra drinking water storage for Wuppertal. Its construction required relocating the small settlement of Hilgershammer, and it shaped the valley for decades until safety concerns led to its partial demolition in 2006.
This place marks a time when the city secured its water supply through modern engineering. Visitors can trace the story of water management here and observe how nature returns after the dam's removal.
The site is open to visitors and offers quiet walking paths around the former reservoir area. The trails are easy to walk and provide good views of the valley's natural recovery.
The trapezoid shape of the exposed remains still shows the original construction design from the 1920s. The dam ruins stand as a quiet monument to water management from a past era and show how infrastructure can become one with nature again.
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