The Central German Lake District (German: Mitteldeutsches Seenland) is a group of artificial lakes that are the result of extensive open pit lignite mining. The area around Leipzig is sometimes separately marketed as the "Leipzig Lake District" (German: Leipziger Seenland) or the Neuseenland. The Lausitzer und Mitteldeutsche Bergbauverwaltungsgesellschaft is in charge of the technological side of the area.[1]
List of lakes
| Name (and Location) | (Planned) final size in hectares |
Flooding | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bockwitzer See (51°07′55″N 12°32′47″E / 51.13186°N 12.54638°E) | 168 | 1995–2004 | Primarily a nature reserve |
| Cospudener See (51°16′10″N 12°20′07″E / 51.269444°N 12.33527°E) | 436 | 1993–2000 | Beaches, water sports, recreation |
| Geiseltalsee (51°18′29″N 11°53′07″E / 51.30796°N 11.88536°E) | 1842 | 2003–2011 | Bathing, water sports, recreation |
| Grabschützer See (51°28′49″N 12°16′55″E / 51.480278°N 12.281944°E) | 130 | 1997–2022 | |
| Gremminer See (51°45′05″N 12°27′01″E / 51.7513°N 12.4503°E) | 541 | 2002–2012 | Ferropolis - museum and event location |
| Gröberner See (51°42′15″N 12°26′59″E / 51.7043°N 12.4496°E) | 374 | 2003–2013 | Water sports, gastronomy, RV campsites, resorts |
| Großer Goitzschesee (51°36′50″N 12°22′35″E / 51.6140°N 12.3763°E) | 1331 | 1999–2002 | Water sports, leisure, landscape art |
| Großkaynaer See (51°16′50″N 11°56′25″E / 51.2805°N 11.9404°E) | 255 | 1996–2012 | |
| Großstolpener See (51°08′19″N 12°20′06″E / 51.1387°N 12.3349°E) | 28 | 1992–1998 | Lido and gastronomy |
| Hainer See (51°10′08″N 12°27′35″E / 51.1688°N 12.4598°E) | 560 | 1999–2010 | Water sports and leisure (planned) |
| Harthsee (51°05′10″N 12°32′54″E / 51.0861°N 12.5482°E) | 88 | 1985–1996 | Bathing, gastronomy, campsite |
| Haselbacher See (51°05′00″N 12°23′55″E / 51.0834°N 12.3985°E) | 334 | 1993–2002 | Water sports, bathing |
| Haubitzer See (51°09′43″N 12°29′16″E / 51.1620°N 12.4878°E) | 158 | 1999–2006 | Water sports and leisure (planned) |
| Holzweißiger See (51°35′46″N 12°19′49″E / 51.5960°N 12.3303°E) | 47 | 2005–2006 | Water sports, bathing |
| Kahnsdorfer See (51°10′34″N 12°25′39″E / 51.1761°N 12.4274°E) | 121 | 1999–2018 | Nature reserve |
| Kulkwitzer See (51°18′33″N 12°14′53″E / 51.3093°N 12.2480°E) | 170 | 1963–1973 | Water sports and lesiure |
| Ludwigsee (51°34′50″N 12°18′59″E / 51.5806°N 12.3165°E) | 86 | 1993–2007 | Bathing, Nature |
| Markkleeberger See (51°15′56″N 12°24′26″E / 51.2655°N 12.4071°E) | 249 | 1993–2005 | Water sports and leisure |
| Muldestausee (51°38′23″N 12°24′31″E / 51.6398°N 12.4085°E) | 630 | 1975–1976 | Nature, leisure, recreation, Water sports |
| Neuhäuser See (51°34′00″N 12°19′53″E / 51.5666°N 12.3314°E) | 155 | 1998–2006 | Nature |
| Pahnaer See (51°02′54″N 12°29′50″E / 51.0482°N 12.4973°E) | 26 | 1955–1970 | Lido, gastronomy, campsite |
| Paupitzscher See (51°34′56″N 12°20′55″E / 51.5821°N 12.3486°E) | 80 | 1993–2006 | Fauna-Flora-Habitat of European relevance |
| Pereser See (51°07′44″N 12°23′05″E / 51.1290°N 12.3847°E) | 589 | 2045–2051 | Watersports (planned) |
| Raßnitzer See (51°22′41″N 12°05′55″E / 51.3780°N 12.0987°E) | 315 | 1998–2002 | Largely nature reserve |
| Runstädter See (51°18′00″N 11°56′08″E / 51.3000°N 11.9356°E) | 233 | 2001–2003 | |
| Schladitzer See (51°26′19″N 12°20′08″E / 51.4385°N 12.3356°E) | 220 | 1999–2012 | Water sports and leisure |
| Seelhausener See (51°35′03″N 12°25′20″E / 51.5842°N 12.4223°E) | 634 | 2000–2002 | Bathing, water sports(planned) |
| Speicherbecken Borna (51°06′38″N 12°27′05″E / 51.1105°N 12.4514°E) | 265 | 1964–1980 | Flood protection, fish breeding, nature reserves, beaches |
| Störmthaler See (51°14′03″N 12°27′05″E / 51.2342°N 12.4514°E) | 733 | 2003–2012 | Water sports, nature reserves, art (planned) |
| Wallendorfer See (51°22′33″N 12°03′36″E / 51.3757°N 12.0601°E) | 338 | 1998–2004 | Leisure, nature reserve |
| Werbeliner See (51°28′43″N 12°18′33″E / 51.4785°N 12.3093°E) | 443 | 1998–2010 | Bird protection area |
| Werbener See (51°11′43″N 12°14′12″E / 51.1952°N 12.2368°E) | 79 | 1998–2000 | Bathing, fishing, diving |
| Zwenkauer See (51°14′12″N 12°18′28″E / 51.2366°N 12.3079°E) | 970 | 2006–2015 | leisure, nature reserve, flood protection (planned) |
See also
- Leipzig River Network
- Lusatian Lake District - of similar origins
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Central German Lake District.
References
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