Zwenkauer See

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Zwenkauer See
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Zwenkauer See (2015)
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Zwenkauer See
Location Saxony
Coordinates 51°14′22″N12°18′19″E / 51.23944°N 12.30528°E / 51.23944; 12.30528
Type artificial lake
Basin  countriesGermany
Surface area9.7 km2 (3.7 sq mi)
Max. depth48.5 m (159 ft)
Water volume0.172 km3 (0.041 cu mi)
Shore length122 km (14 mi)
Surface elevation113.5 m (372 ft)
ReferencesRegionaler Planungsverband Leipzig-Westsachsen. Regionale Planungsstelle Leipzig, ed. (2015). Mitteldeutsche Seenlandschaft. Gewässerkatalog 2015-2017. Seen, Fließgewässer, Kanäle (in German) (5th ed.). p. 184-187. ISBN   978-3-00-048526-8.
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

The Zwenkauer See (German : Lake Zwenkau) is the largest lake in the Neuseenland situated 12 kilometres (7 mi) south of Leipzig. It is on the site of a former lignite open cast mine. Zwenkauer See was opened for tourist use on 9 May 2015. [1]

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Location and shape

Both Leipzig and Zwenkau have parts of the lake area. The shortest distance to Lake Cospuden to the north is about 700 metres (2,300 ft). The Bundesautobahn 38 runs between the two lakes. To the north of this is the Belantis amusement park.

The lake runs east of Zwenkau for about 2 kilometres (1 mi) in a roughly north-south direction with a width of around 400 metres (1,300 ft), then turns west after a northeast bulge, widening to 600 metres (2,000 ft), and opens up to form an approximate triangle with an edge length of 2.5 kilometres (2 mi). [2]

New sailing and water sports harbor at Kap Zwenkau J36 765 Zwenkau, Hafeneinfahrt.jpg
New sailing and water sports harbor at Kap Zwenkau

Since 2011, at the southern shore of the lake, at Kap Zwenkau, a new urban borough was built. [3] Terraced mixed-use and residential areas are lined up around the new sailing and water sports harbor. [4] The circular path around the lake for walking and cycling is roughly 22 km (14 mi) long.

History

In 1921, the Böhlen open-cast mine was opened [5] and lignite mining began. Year after year, the miners moved closer to Zwenkau with their heavy equipment. In 1965, the Böhlen opencast mine officially became the Zwenkau opencast mine. After 580 million tons of lignite [6] had been extracted, the last coal train left the Zwenkau open-cast mine in 1999, and remediation could begin. The former open-cast mine has been flooded since 2007 and reached its provisional final water level in 2015. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Daten & Fakten zum Zwenkauer See" [Figures & facts regarding the Lake Zwenkau]. zwenkauer-see.com (in German). Retrieved 2025-05-04.
  2. ↑ Dietz, Hajo (2020-06-02). "Aerial view of the Zwenkauer See (2020)". nuermbergluftbild.de (in German). Retrieved 2025-05-04.
  3. ↑ Seidel, Mirko (2021-01-11). "Kap Zwenkau (bei Leipzig)". architektur-blicklicht.de (in German). Retrieved 2025-05-06.
  4. ↑ "Der Zwenkauer See". leipzigseen.de (in German). Retrieved 2025-05-04.
  5. ↑ Auf der Straße der Braunkohle. Eine Entdeckungsreise durch Mitteldeutschland (in German). Leipzig: Pro Leipzig. 2003. p. 133. ISBN   3-936508-98-4.
  6. ↑ Auf der Straße der Braunkohle, p.134
  7. ↑ Sächsisches Seebad Zwenkau GmbH & Co. KG (ed.). "Geschichte". zwenkauer-see.com (in German). Retrieved 2025-05-04.
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