Bogdanski pond Photo: Bogdanski pond

Bogdanski pond, which is one of the 300 lakes that appeared in the vicinity of the town of lázně bohdaneč 4 centuries ago, now protected by the state. The area around him recognized as a natural reserve, but it is not closed from the nearby resort. On the contrary, for romantic natures who love privacy, or naturalists who are interested in the flora and fauna of the region, along the shores of lake paved trail, which is equipped with information boards, which tells of the natural features of the local region. The terrain on which it is proposed to make a small walk, is picturesque. Water surface, covered with reeds, like a mirror, reflects the age-old trees growing on the banks. These places for centuries, serving as a refuge for many water birds, observe that a is better the binoculars.

Bogdanski pond was declared a nature reserve in 1951, when they are interested in Czech ornithologists studying the breeding of some rare species of birds such as snipe and corncrake. Size Bohdanecska lake – 90 acres. The water in this pond comes from Opatovicka channel.

This pond was created artificially in the XV century. Its creators are considered a and Jan Vlcek Krenek. At this time, these lands belonged to Viliamu the Pernštejn, who strongly promoted the development of fisheries in Lazne-Bohdanec. Already at that time, the number of lakes that appeared in the vicinity, was in excess of 250. One of them was Bogdanski pond. In the XVII century, many of these lakes have dried up, but the big Bogdanoski the pond went through all the adversity.

At this point in the vicinity of the pond there are about 450 species of plants and 70 species of mosses. The lake is home to shellfish, and on the water surface you can see about 60 species of beetles, butterflies and other insects. Among the most common native birds should be called white egrets and black-headed gulls.

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