ribu ▁interior , ▁poetry , ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁ ▁Not ici as ▁de ▁un ▁animal ▁antigu o , ▁poetry , ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : Col omb ian ▁male ▁writers ▁Category : 1 9 6 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 0 5 ▁death s <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Upper ▁Har z ▁P onds ▁() ▁are ▁found ▁mainly ▁around ▁the ▁min ing ▁town ▁of ▁Cla ust hal - Z eller feld ▁and ▁the ▁nearby ▁villages ▁of ▁Bun ten bo ck ▁and ▁H ah nen k lee ▁in ▁the ▁Upper ▁Har z ▁mountains ▁of ▁central ▁Germany . ▁There ▁are ▁around ▁ 7 0 ▁p onds ▁in ▁total , ▁both ▁large ▁and ▁small . ▁They ▁were ▁built ▁by ▁the ▁min ers ▁of ▁the ▁Upper ▁Har z , ▁mostly ▁between ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁and ▁ 1 8 th   cent uries , ▁and ▁are ▁important ▁components ▁of ▁the ▁cultural ▁monument ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Upper ▁Har z ▁Water ▁Reg ale ▁- ▁a ▁network ▁of ▁d ams , ▁d itch es , ▁p onds ▁and ▁t unn els ▁that ▁was ▁built ▁to ▁supply ▁much - ne eded ▁water ▁power ▁for ▁the ▁min ing ▁industry ▁in ▁the ▁Har z ▁mountains . ▁Today ▁the ▁Water ▁Reg ale ▁is ▁being ▁proposed ▁as ▁a ▁UN ES CO ▁World ▁Heritage ▁Site . ▁About ▁half ▁the ▁dam med ▁p onds ▁are ▁class ified ▁today ▁as ▁res er voir s , ▁but ▁they ▁have ▁now ▁become ▁characteristic ▁features ▁of ▁the ▁Upper ▁Har z