Schwedtsee

The Schwedtsee belongs to Fürstenberger Lake District. He is one of three lakes, of which the town of Fürstenberg / Havel is framed in the district of Upper Havel in Brandenburg.

Geographical location and Hydrographic

It has an area of ​​about 750,000 square meters and is up to 3.50 meters deep, its maximum expansion is 1.2 x 0.6 km. The lake is at its southern edge flowed forth through from west to east from Baalensee towards Stolpsee of the Havel.

History

The lake was first mentioned in documents in 1299 ( Stagnum Zwett ). He was next to 38 other lakes named for original equipment of the monastery Himmelpfortgrund. The monastery had the exclusive rights to use on this lake. The name is from a altpolabischen basic form * to * Svet svět = light derived; the basic shape of situation arises frequently in waters Slavic name. In Erbregister the reign Badingen and Himmelpfortgrund 1574 he is called the Schwedt, in 1667 the lake Schweet. 1719 he is referred to as Schwed lake, in 1800 we find the spelling Schwedt.

Federal Waterway Upper Havel

The Schwedtsee ( SwS ) at OHW - km 59.9 is part of the 97 km long Federal Waterway Upper Havel Waterway ( OHW ) of the waterway class I; responsible is the Waterways and Shipping Office Eberswalde.

Management

The lake is managed by the lakes fishing Krempig.