Wehra Dam

The Wehra Dam is a dam which impounds the River Wehra near Wehr in the county of Waldshut in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. Its reservoir forms the lower basin of the Hornberg stage and it is thus part of the Schluchseewerk network.

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Type: Reservoir
Description: dam in Germany
Also known as: “Wehra-Becken”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Erdmanns Cave and Burg Bärenfels.

Erdmanns Cave

Cave

Photo: Gryffindor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Erdmannshöhle is a stalactite or flowstone cave in the village Hasel between Schopfheim and Wehr, 20 km east of Lörrach in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.

Burg Bärenfels

Castle

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Burg Bärenfels is a castle.

Bannwald Wehratal

Nature reserve

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Bannwald Wehratal is a nature reserve.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gersbach and Hasel.

Gersbach

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Gersbach is a high-altitude resort and district of Schopfheim on a scenic plateau in the Southern Black Forest.

Hasel

Village

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Hasel is a municipality in the district of Lörrach in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. The placename was first mentioned in a document dated 7 June 820 in which the monastery of St. Gallen lent its property in "Hasalaho" as a fief.