Lake Niederwürzbach

already in the 18th century, the area surrounding Lake Niederwürzbach was considered to be among the most beautiful regions under the jurisdiction of Marianne von der Leyen (1745-1804). It was not for nothing that the imperial countess chose Niederwürzbach as her summer residence and had a representative country château as well as a few follies and rural estates built around the lake. The residential house with the mansard roof on the south bank was erected in 1785/86 and, because of its red façade, was given the nickname Maison Rouge (red house). In 1788, Marianne von der Leyen commissioned her court gardener, Simon Glattfelder, to build Annahof manor (also called Runder Bau, German for round building) on the north bank of the lake. Today, Annahof (also featured in the Location Guide) houses a residential hotel and a restaurant (www.annahof.de). Follow Marxstraße alongside Lake Niederwürzbach and you will find a second, smaller pond approximately 1 km into the forest, which also lends itself perfectly as an undisturbed shooting location. A notable characteristic of Lake Niederwürzbach is that, from certain perspectives, its shape resembles the course of a river rather than a lake or a pond