Borkener See

Borkener See is a nature reserve in Borken, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, Hesse. Borkener See is situated nearby to the village Trockenerfurth, as well as near Nassenerfurth.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Borkener See and Hessisches Braunkohle Bergbaumuseum.

Borkener See

Lake

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Borkener See is an artificial lake in West Hesse Depression, Hesse, Germany. At an elevation of 177 metres, its surface area is 139 hectares. Created by the mining of lignite coal, the lake is nutrient-poor and slightly basic in pH.

Hessisches Braunkohle Bergbaumuseum

Museum

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Gombether See

Lake

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Gombether See is a lake in Westhessische Senke, Hesse, Germany. At an elevation of 177 m, its surface area is 30 ha.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Borken and Kalbsburg.

Borken

Town

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Borken is a small town with about 13,000 inhabitants in the Schwalm-Eder district in northern Hesse, Germany. The town is a former centre for brown coal mining and coal-fired electrical generation in Hesse.