- Parking available
- Bus stop available
- Free admission
Diemelsee-Staumauer
Monument | Lookout Point/Observation Tower
Diemelsee-Staumauer: 42 m high. Built of sturdy diabase, it protects against flooding and supplies water to the Mittelland Canal.
Address
Diemelsee-Staumauer
L912
34431 Marsberg
Telephone: +49 2992 / 3388
Properties:
It was built from greenstone (diabase), a rock that is highly resistant to weathering, which was quarried just below the summit of the Eisenberg, rising to the right of the dam.
Technical Data:
Dam height: 42 m
Crown radius: 250 m
Crown length: 194 m
Crown width: 7 m
Foot length: 90 m
Foot width: 31 m
The Diemel Dam is not used for drinking water supply. When the Weser River’s flow is low, its purpose is to supply water to the Mittelland Canal. Another purpose is flood protection.
The Diemelsee-Staumauer and the hydroelectric power plant are now designated historic landmarks.
Directions
Bus route from Marsberg Train Station: 385 Marsberg Train Station is centrally located in the city center. In addition, there are approximately 1,000 free parking spaces within a 500-meter radius of Marsberg’s city center, including the Park & Ride lot on the street “An den Gleisen.” You can get to Marsberg… … by car: • A44 Dortmund–Kassel (Marsberg interchange, Lichtenau interchange) • B7 Chemnitz–Düsseldorf (direct connection) • A33 Paderborn–Osnabrück (about 30 minutes) • B252 Blomberg–Marburg (about 20 minutes) • A7 Kassel–Hanover (about 60 minutes) … by train (every hour): • Dortmund-Sauerland-Express (Warburg–Dortmund) • Three stops in Marsberg: Bredelar, (Nieder-)Marsberg, Westheim • Direct connection to the IC/ICE stations in Warburg and Dortmund