A flooded gravel pit near Erlabrunn, Germany. In summer, people go there to swim, sunbathe and barbeque. A Baggersee is, in a way, a German beach.

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Down by the River near Wertheim, Germany

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Blutsee, Irtenberger Wald, Germany

The swamp is thought to have come about by fossilized pingo. From the 16th century onward, the region's meadows were used extensively. In Kleinrinderfeld's archives of 1812, the map shows a vast area of wet meadows. The 3.7 hectare (about 2.3 square miles) Blutsee (Bloodsee) got its name because of the growth of an algae named Euglena sanguinea that colors the water red. The growth of the algae has not increased in the past sixteen years. The area has been protected since 1996.

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Mirror, Mirror on the ground, which is the fairest tree around?

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