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Muhr amSee Travel Guide: 2 reviews and 8 photos

The Altmuehl Lake

The Altmuehl Lake in Bavaria was created in the 1980s as part of the larger Franconian Lake District project to reduce flooding in the Altmuehl Valley as well as redirecting water from the Danube basin to the north. The 450-ha/1,112-acre Altmuehl lake is at most 2.5-m/8-ft deep.

The Altmuehl

Pros and Cons

Pros:Altmuehl Lake offers great opportunity of recreation and leisure.
Cons:A little artificial.
In a nutshell:Pretty similar to the Schieder-Schwalenberg recreation area in North Rhine Westphalia.

Intro Updated Apr 24, 2013
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Driving directions Transportation (1)

Take A3, drive on about 47km, then some time later on change onto A7 drive on about 72 km, then at junction... more travel advice

Leisure at the Altmuehl Lake Local Customs (1)

Pedal and electric boats can be rented by the half hour from the Seezentrum in Muhr am See. Various sailing boats can be... more travel advice

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Nemorino Jun 26, 2011 at 6:34 AM

Somehow I didn't realize that this was an artificial lake. I've never been to Muhr, but I once had a business trip to Ansbach, so I know the vicinity.
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Tom_In_Madison Jun 20, 2011 at 11:42 AM

are those solar panels on that roof?