Silvenshtayn. Southern Bavaria

Our planet is rich in natural creations, thick forests and high mountains, vast sea and majestic oceans, deserts and steppes filled with tropical jungle life always fascinated mankind for its beauty. But there are also on the ground and artificially created incredibly beautiful place that at the first sight and wants to ascribe natural origin. One of them - a fantastically picturesque lake Silvenshtayn, which is located in the southern part of Bavaria (Germany).





The huge reservoir Silvenshtayn (Sylvensteinsee) was artificially created in the vicinity of the border with Austria in the period from 1954 to 1959. It was located in the delta of the River Isar and is primarily intended to provide electricity to local residents. For this, there has been created a dam height of 44 meters and a length of the dam about 180 meters.



The reservoir lies in the midst of high mountains and is surrounded by dense forest, so views are very scenic. Especially nice to watch the beauty of the surrounding, passing over a bridge connecting the two shores of the lake.



Despite the purely practical purpose, lake Silvenshtayn so blend in with the surrounding landscape that has become a favorite destination among tourists and local residents of the land. Here you can rent a boat and take a ride on the calm surface of the water, you can go fishing in plenty or arrange overnight in tents on the green shore.



In summer, hiking around the lake Silvenshtayn becoming particularly popular, but it should be noted that the beauty of these places is amazing at any time of the year. The lake has an interesting feature: at different times of day and under different weather color of its water can vary from emerald green to deep blue, if not transparent black.



At first, the existence of the pond there were disputes about the fact that because of him many of the flora and fauna have lost their natural habitat. However, when in 2013, many Bavarian suffered flooding, namely Lake Silvenshtayn helped prevent a catastrophe on the River Isar. After that, the question of its existence was finally closed, and today it continues to amaze with its beauty.