Frankenteich

The Frankenteich is an old reservoir in the Harz Mountains of central . It was constructed in 1716 under the direction of mining director, Christian Zacharias Koch, for the mining industry and is the largest pond in the Lower Harz.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Body of water
  • Description: reservoir in Germany
  • Also known as: “Sägemüller-Teich” and “Sägemüllerteich”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Upper Kiliansteich and Kiliansteich.

Reservoir
Photo: Wikimedia, FAL.
is a reservoir.

Photo: Wikimedia, FAL.
The is one of the oldest in Germany. The reservoir is located near Straßberg in the German state of and supplies drinking water. is situated 1 km north of Frankenteich.

Peak
Photo: PantheraLeo1359531, CC BY 4.0.
The Große Auerberg is a hill, 580 metres high, in the eastern in the district of Mansfeld-Südharz in the German state of . It is a so-called double peak with summits that are 580.4 metres high and 580.3 metres high, which are about 470 metres apart.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Straßberg and Hayn.

Village
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is a village and a former municipality in the , , . Since 1 August 2009, it is part of the town . is situated 3 km northeast of Frankenteich.

Village
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is a village and a former municipality in the district, , . Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the municipality . is situated 5 km southeast of Frankenteich.

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in the is a health resort in the state of . It has about inhabitants and is 300 m above sea level. It is known as the ‘pearl of Southern Harz’.

Frankenteich

Latitude
51.59849° or 51° 35′ 55″ north
Longitude
11.02083° or 11° 1′ 15″ east
Inception
1724
Open location code
9F3HH2XC+98
Open­Street­Map ID
way 42285330
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Wiki­data ID
Q1444771
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to German—“Frankenteich” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Frankenteich”
  • Dutch: “Frankenteich”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره فرانكينتيتش”
  • German: “Frankenteich”
  • German: “Sägemüllerteich”
  • “Frankenteich”
  • “Sägemüllerteich”

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