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Former ice pond

Former ice pond

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Former ice pond

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Naturpark Neckartal-Odenwald

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Location: Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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Annemarie Ohmer

August 21, 2020

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The ice used to be broken here and horse-drawn carts brought it to the nearby restaurants.

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Mattia Pastore

December 9, 2024

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As the information board reveals, in the days before refrigerators and freezers, such ponds were used to collect ice and use it to cool food. Today, small amphibians find a home in them.

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Peter62

December 6, 2020

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Here, ice was made for cooling in pre-refrigerator times.

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