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The Lazy Lake is located in the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Schwerin in the conservation area " Schwerin lake district ". The size of the accumulated and assessed as weak polytroph lake is 50 acres, shoreline length 4052 meters.

The Lazy Lake is located southwest of Lake Schwerin. The shores are mostly wooded and part of a public park. Near-natural riparian strips are partially legally protected biotopes. The Schwerin Castle Park is located on the northwest shore. In the southeast, bordering the waters of the Schwerin Zoo.

Meaning of the name

The name of the lake was originally " Fuhler lake ". It probably comes from the word " Fula [n ] ", the ( foal, young horse ) means " filling". Accordingly, the name " See, are held on the banks foal " be translated. This interpretation seems logical, since different corridor designations of the area refer to horse breeding.

Use

The water of the lake lazy drives the waterwheel the preserved as a technical monument grinding mill Schwerin, which was first built in 1705 as Lohmühle and later converted. The museum clearly shows the stone grinding with the reconstructed technology of the 18th century. In addition, the lake feeds the water systems of the Schwerin Castle Park.

The lake is primarily used by a fishing club, fishing and water sports clubs, find annual dragon boat races. In addition, the " Five-Lakes- run" passes here and almost every year the Schwerin rowing regatta is organized by the appended rowing club.

Flora and Fauna

In the area of the lake 32 species of breeding birds, including coots, grebes, nightingale, Mallard, Moorhen and Reed Warbler, three types of amphibians ( frog, marsh frog, water frog), grass snakes and six species of dragonflies occur. At several points otters were detected.