Prehrada Fojtka / Fojtka Dam (Mníšek u Liberce, North Bohemia)
N 50° 49.630 E 015° 03.452
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The Fojtka Dam (Prehrada Fojtka), located between villages Mníšek u Liberce and Fojtka, built in 1906 as element of flood protection serves today for recreation...
Waymark Code: WM8A5A
Location: Liberecký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 02/26/2010
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Fojtka Dam, located between villages Mníšek u Liberce and Fojtka, is supplied by water of Fojtecký potok (Fojtecký Creek). The Fojtka water reservoir (also called Fojtecká Dam or Mníšecká Dam) was built on the Fojtecký Brook 6 km NE from the centre of regional capital Liberec. The construction was commenced in May 1904 and completed on 31st July 1906. The dam's stone dike is 11 m high and 146.5 m long. The reservoir occupies the area of 7 hectares, average depth is approximately 10 m.
The dam, originally built as flood protection, is used as a swimming-pool - one of its banks is a naturalist beach. The banks provide a lot of space for sunbathing and for ball games as well.