BERGSEE RATSCHER
2025: Not classifiedBERGSEE RATSCHER is a lake bathing water in Germany, 3.1 km south-east of Schleusingen (Thuringia) in a straight line. It has no official quality class for the 2025 season (Not classified), so the annual assessment cannot tell you how clean it usually is.
Auf Deutsch: Badestelle BERGSEE RATSCHER bei Schleusingen: Für 2025 liegt keine offizielle EU-Einstufung der Badegewässerqualität vor. In 10 von 10 eingestuften Saisons seit 2015 war sie ausgezeichnet. Aktuelle Badeverbote und Warnungen veröffentlicht die zuständige Behörde (Link weiter unten). Die übrigen Angaben auf dieser Seite sind auf Englisch.
Check today's status and exact location
The annual EEA class gives long-term context. Use the competent authority (The federal states (Länder); national overview by the Umweltbundesamt (UBA)) for temporary pollution, closures or alerts, and confirm this bathing water on the map before relying on the record.
Quality history
Annual classifications from the EEA record, 2015–2025, where available.
It was classified in 10 of the 11 seasons from 2015 to 2025 (first classified season in this record: 2015), and 10 of those classifications were Excellent.
Where it is in Thuringia
How it compares locally
There are 2 other official bathing waters in Germany within 25 km of this point. In the wider state of Thuringia, 92.3% of 39 official bathing waters were Excellent in 2025. Across Germany, 91.8% of the 1,893 lake bathing waters were Excellent in 2025 (90.9% of all 2,291 sites in the country). The nearest Excellent-rated alternative is WALDBAD BERNHARDSTHAL, 23.4 km east (lake).
| Radius | Sites | Excellent | Good | Sufficient | Poor | Not classified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Within 5 km | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Within 10 km | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Within 25 km | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Weather forecast at this location
| Air temperature | 6.4 °C · fog |
|---|---|
| Wind | 2.2 m/s from the south-west |
| Rain, next 24 h | 2.7 mm |
| Air temperature range, next 24 h | 5 to 9 °C |
Forecast data: MET Norway Locationforecast, licensed under CC BY 4.0, summarised by BathingWaterFinder for the nearest ~1 km grid point. This is a weather forecast for the air, not a measurement of water temperature or water quality.
Nearby official bathing waters
Closest records in Germany by straight-line distance. This is not road distance or a live safety ranking.
Lake · Not classified17.3 km northWALDBAD BERNHARDSTHAL
Lake · Excellent23.4 km eastBADESEE IRMELSHAUSEN HOECHHEIM IRMELSHAUSEN BADEZONE EINLAUF
Lake · Excellent26.0 km south-westLUETSCHE STAUSEE
Lake · Not classified27.0 km northWALDBAD KOENIGSEE
Lake · Excellent29.9 km north-east
Quick answers
- What is the latest official rating for BERGSEE RATSCHER?
- Not classified for the 2025 bathing season, according to the EEA dataset reported by Germany. Not classified usually means too few samples, a new or changed site, or a season without a valid assessment.
- Has the rating changed recently?
- A 2024-to-2025 comparison is not possible because at least one of the two seasons is not classified in the record.
- Where do I check whether swimming is allowed today?
- Use the national profile linked on this page or Bathing-water quality (UBA, links to all states) run by The federal states (Länder); national overview by the Umweltbundesamt (UBA), and follow signs and lifeguard instructions at the water. Temporary bans and pollution alerts are published there, not in the annual EEA class.
- When is the bathing season in Germany?
- Set by each federal state. Official sampling and classification only cover the designated bathing season.
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For municipalities, campsites, hotels and clubs: the badge shows the current official EEA class of BERGSEE RATSCHER and updates automatically when the next season's classification is published. It links back to this page with the history and today's notice sources.
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Official source
Data source: European Environment Agency (EEA); bathing-water data and coordinates are reported by national authorities. Imported for this site on 2026-11-06. Distances, local counts and the history summary are calculated by BathingWaterFinder from those official records.
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