Katzsohlteich
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The Katzsohlteich is an artificially impounded reservoir that lies southwest of the town of Güntersberge
in the Harz Mountains of central Germany and is used as a preflooder (Vorfluter) and fishpond
. Only a few metres from the poind is the considerably larger lake of Bergsee, past the southern shores of which runs the Selke Valley Railway.
The Katzsohlbach
stream flows through the pond immediately before it empties at the Bergsee into the Selke
. The old Marble Mill (Marmormühle) which used to be driven by water from the pond, no longer exists. It processed marble from a quarry lying some way above the Katzsohlteich.
The Katzsohlteich is checkpoint 172 in the Harzer Wandernadel
system.
Güntersberge
Güntersberge is a village and a former municipality in the district of Harz, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 August 2009 it has been part of the borough of Harzgerode.- Geography :...
in the Harz Mountains of central Germany and is used as a preflooder (Vorfluter) and fishpond
Fishpond
Fishpond was the code name given to an extension to the British H2S airborne radar system fitted to Royal Air Force Avro Lancaster and Handley Page Halifax heavy bombers during World War II...
. Only a few metres from the poind is the considerably larger lake of Bergsee, past the southern shores of which runs the Selke Valley Railway.
The Katzsohlbach
Katzsohlbach
Katzsohlbach is a stream in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It flows through the Katzsohlteich pond....
stream flows through the pond immediately before it empties at the Bergsee into the Selke
Selke (river)
The Selke is a right tributary of the River Bode that rises in the Harz Mountains of central Germany and runs through the northeastern Harz Foreland in the state of Saxony-Anhalt...
. The old Marble Mill (Marmormühle) which used to be driven by water from the pond, no longer exists. It processed marble from a quarry lying some way above the Katzsohlteich.
The Katzsohlteich is checkpoint 172 in the Harzer Wandernadel
Harzer Wandernadel
The Harzer Wandernadel is a network of checkpoints for walkers in the Harz mountains in North Germany. It includes a system whereby the hiker can earn badges at different levels by walking to the various checkpoints in the network and recording them...
system.