Windsborn is a crater lake in Rhineland-Palatinate , Germany . Located in the reserve and is the third of the four crater of the volcanic group Mozenberg (height 517 m) between the settlements of Bettenfeld and Manderscheid in the south-west of Eifel . All craters appeared as a result of a series of eruptions 29 thousand years ago.
| Lake | |
| Windsborn | |
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| him Windsborner kratersee | |
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| A country |
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| Land | Rhineland-palatinate |
Windsborn is one of the rare crater lakes north of the Alps . It has the shape of a circle and is surrounded by a sheer wall with a height of 20-30 m. The walls consist of red-brown ash and slag-shaped lava, ejected originally by a volcano. The depth of the lake is approx. 1.70 m. There are few nutrients in the water, as the lake has no tributaries and sinks. The vegetation around the lake ( watch , marsh cinquefoil , etc.) is protected. Due to the small depth of the lake and the uniqueness of the biotope , fishing was prohibited.