Access point to Echternach lake
The artificial lake in Echternach is poised to become the Grand Duchy's fourth bathing lake after the Water Management Authority declared its water quality good enough for swimming.
"Part of Lake Echternach will soon be designated as a bathing lake", said alderman Ben Scheuer in a press release issued by the municipality. No opening date was set, but Scheuer added that the beach and waters were ready for a first splash in 2022.
The municipality of Echternach has conducted a lot of work around the local lake recently: the entrance area was redesigned, a new car park installed at the youth hostel, and the hiking path restored.
A specific area between two small islands has been designated for swimming after the Water Management Authority gave its green light.
© Ville de Echternach
The Echternach lake was artificially set up in the 1970s and is the second largest inland water body in the Grand Duchy. The lake is now set to become the fourth bathing lake after the Upper Sûre Lake, commonly known in Luxembourg as the 'Stauséi' ('barrier lake'), the Weiswampach lake, and the 'Baggerweieren' in Remerschen.
About a month ago, dead silver carp were found in the Echternach lake. The Water Management Authority deployed a team to collect samples from the scene, but no harmful environmental factors were found to be present. It is estimated that the carp died of natural causes related to heat.
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