- Northeim Lake District
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Northeim Lake District is a series of lakes nearby Northeim, Lower Saxony.
sailboats here
It has its origin in pebble extraction by open-pit mining. Digging for pebble began in 1852 in order to build the Royal Hanoverian State Railways. After World War II mining was intensified. Pebbles that are found here are composed of greywacke, radiolarite and sand.
It is located where the Rhume river flows into the Leine river. Highway 3 crosses the Federal Motorway 7 here as well. The site is also crossed by the Leine-Heide Cycle Path.
It is now a recreation area. On one of these lakes people have fun with their sailboats. Others prefer swimmng, diving or windsurfing.
The area is also a conservation area in order to protect birds that breed here like Great Crested Grebe, Water Rail, Yellow Wagtail or Eurasian Reed Warbler.
external linkCategories:- Lakes of Lower Saxony
- Bird reserves in Germany
- Sport in Lower Saxony
- Protected areas of Lower Saxony
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