Mühlenteich Munster
Munster Mill Pond
There is Münster and Munster, this is the town of Munster without the umlauts, which did somewhat confuse me when I came to set the sat nav.
The River Örtze flows through the mill pond, but before reaching the pond the river flows by the Munster Nord military training area.
The silting up of the Örtze and also the mill pond has caused problems for a long time. Since 1893 sewage from the troop camp was channeled virtually uncleaned into the Örtze, until the appropriate treatment plants were set up in later years.
This resulted in the Örtze and the Mühlenteich suffering badly from the pollution. The fish gradually died out and the sediment silted up the pond.
By 1955 the mill pond was completely blocked, overgrown with reeds and no longer visible as a pond. The Örtze was by now only a small trickle.
In the years between 1965 and 1967, the pond was cleared and the bank areas were designed to look natural.
Today the mill pond is located in a park-like area.
The following fish species are native to the pond-
Eel, brown trout, perch, gudgeon, bullhead, carp, pike, tench, white fish, catfish
The Mühlenteich Munster fishing club is allowed to hold events here four times a year.
Thank you for your visit and your comments, they are greatly appreciated.
Mühlenteich Munster
Munster Mill Pond
There is Münster and Munster, this is the town of Munster without the umlauts, which did somewhat confuse me when I came to set the sat nav.
The River Örtze flows through the mill pond, but before reaching the pond the river flows by the Munster Nord military training area.
The silting up of the Örtze and also the mill pond has caused problems for a long time. Since 1893 sewage from the troop camp was channeled virtually uncleaned into the Örtze, until the appropriate treatment plants were set up in later years.
This resulted in the Örtze and the Mühlenteich suffering badly from the pollution. The fish gradually died out and the sediment silted up the pond.
By 1955 the mill pond was completely blocked, overgrown with reeds and no longer visible as a pond. The Örtze was by now only a small trickle.
In the years between 1965 and 1967, the pond was cleared and the bank areas were designed to look natural.
Today the mill pond is located in a park-like area.
The following fish species are native to the pond-
Eel, brown trout, perch, gudgeon, bullhead, carp, pike, tench, white fish, catfish
The Mühlenteich Munster fishing club is allowed to hold events here four times a year.
Thank you for your visit and your comments, they are greatly appreciated.