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Historic mechanism /100 years old/ on a dam in Pilichowice, Poland Description: Location The largest aquatic structure in the Polish Sudety, sits at the border between the Izerski Foothills and the Kaczawski Mountains. It holds Lake Pilichowice behind its gigantic 60 m high wall. Historical Background This reservoir on the Bobr river was built in the early 20th century. It has the second highest dam (after Solinie) and second largest reservoir in Poland. Beyond that it is the highest arch-shaped, stone dam in the country. Today Today, the technology combining stone masonry with concrete, has been forgotten. Even though at the beginning of the 20th century, nearly all dams used this construction technique. In its day, the hydro-electric plant with its 8 MW of output, was a technological wonder. How To Get There Wroclaw-Pilchowice