I was looking — unsuccessfully — for an image of the actual village on the internet for the post below. Today I found (buried among other papers, of course) a postcard that we picked up when we had visited the area, which shows photographs of Graun before the dam was built. The 14th-century bell tower is easily recognizable in the top right and bottom left photos (also in the top left photo but I was unable to get a clear image from photographing a postcard.)
Things like this — ghost towns, abandoned railroads, sunken villages — fascinate us, don't they? I find myself particularly fascinated by what one finds under the water's surface. The rivers and lakes of Europe have claimed millennia of artifacts, from pre-historic jewelry to medieval swords, and on through to Third Reich memorabilia. This online article about diving for artifacts in the Salzkammergut region gives one a good idea of what's down there.
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I tried to post that previous comment (from the post below) yesterday, but it wouldn't take. I should have read this post before re-commenting on that one!
They evacuated and tore down the buildings before flooding, and then in the 70s they cleaned up the area again, but I imagine there's quite a bit to go scavenger hunting for. We (the beau and I) would LOVE to dive there, but we're pretty sure it's off limits.)
Drought has caused water levels to drop in the artificial lakes that supply Phoenix, but archeologists are getting a rare chance to examine exposed ruins and artifacts.
The Graun bell tower appears creepy and surrealistic to me, yet fascinating.
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