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Lower Silesia

Colourful Lakes

Small pools in former mine workings. Their colours hint at the mining history beneath this quiet woodland.

Lakes Unusual places

Rust-brown water in a former working surrounded by rocks and trees — Credit: Pitert (attributed / przypisywane autorstwo) · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Source file

Why visit?

For the contrast of water, rock and forest. Water levels and the appearance of the colours vary with conditions.

Did you know…

The colours are linked to the chemistry of the former workings.

Public photographs

Rust-brown water in a former working surrounded by rocks and trees — Colourful LakesCredit: Pitert (attributed / przypisywane autorstwo) · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Source file

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