Lusatian Lake District

The Lusatian Lakeland ( Lower Łužyska jazorina, Upper Sorbian Łužiska jězorina ) is an artificial lake area in Lusatia. Due to the flooding of disused opencast lignite mines of the Lusatian lignite mining district is up to the year 2018Vorlage: will future / In 4 years, Europe's largest artificial water landscape and Germany's fourth largest lake area. However, the conditions for particular necessary water resources were controversial.

  • 3.1 Northern lakes (all in Brandenburg)
  • 3.2 Mean lakes 3.2.1 Lusatian Lake chain
  • 3.2.2 Other lakes

Geography

The Lusatian Lakeland is located in Lusatia between Calau in Brandenburg and Görlitz in Saxony. The total expansion of Europe 's largest artificial lakes in the future plate is from west to east about 80 kilometers from north to south (depending on definition) 32-40 kilometers.

To distinguish together lying lakes, it is recommended to use the terms Lakeland and chain of lakes, the Lusatian Lake chain designate the waters which are connected by navigable canals. You are in the center of the Lausitz between Senftenberg and Hoyerswerda, including the Lake Senftenberg is one and has evolved into a major recreation and tourist center since 1973.

Formation

The new Lakeland arises exclusively from pits in former lignite mines. These are flooded and turned into lakes. Some of the resulting lakes have already reached their final water, others will be completely flooded in a few years.

Presently extensive renovation and restoration measures on some mining lakes, their shores and fields of the surrounding terrain are still performed by the LMBV. Upon contact of seawater with pyrite tailings Sulfuric acid is formed by chemical processes in the lake water, which must be neutralized by lime. After completion of all work, the goal is to achieve the water quality of the denatured, used by recreational Senftenberg lake.

System of lakes

In the center of the Lusatian Lake District is created by the combination of nine lakes with the navigable channels Lusatian lakes chain, which will have a special meaning for the tourist development of Lower Lusatia, with about 7,000 hectares of water. The plan is the seascape to a nationally significant water landscape with an attractive sporting character will allow. To this end, extensive investments in infrastructure are needed for: Manufacture of beaches, marinas ( marinas ), bases for waterskiing, jet skiing, camping, catering, etc.

The first projects are in the implementation. Currently being built with floating houses on Lake Geierswalde a water-plant, a marina and a marina. A special feature will be the water aerodrome on the northern shore of Lake Sedlitzer.

On Bärwalder lake, which is the geographically largest lake in Saxony after its completion, in 2008, a marina was opened on the southern shore. More marinas are on the western and north-eastern shore already exists.

The individual lakes were associated with being leaders to enable faster flooding. The first completed over head was in December 2003, the Barbara Channel, the Geierswald and Partwitz bound them together. In January 2006 Sornoer and Rosendorfer channel followed. About The fibers are navigable for use in the context of water sports and water tourism. The navigability refers to the Lusatian Rated ship with dimensions of 28.5 m length, 5.2 m width and a depth of 1.5 m.

Lakes

The following lakes are part of the future Lusatian Lakeland or are in the vicinity.

Specified in addition to the German and possibly Sorbian names of the lakes and the names of the open pits, from which they arise or have already arisen are ( in brackets with Tgb. marked). In addition, the water area in hectares and the year of the (planned ) completion is specified.

Northern lakes (all in Brandenburg)

  • Schlabendorfer Lake (former open pit Schlabendorf South; Calau ) 700 ha; 2012
  • Gräbendorfer Lake (former open pit Gräbendorf; Calau ) 457 ha; May 2007
  • Grünewalder leek ( Lauchhammer ) about 100 ha; 1977
  • Altdöberner Lake (former open pit Greifenhain; Altdöbern ) 1,016 ha; 2021
  • Bergheider Lake (formerly Klettwitz North; Finsterwalde ) 332 ha; 2013
  • Cottbus Baltic ( Cottbus- Nord ) 1900 ha; 2030

Mean lakes

The middle area is also the core of the Lusatian Lakeland and is cross-border in Brandenburg and Saxony. Therefore, here the state in brackets is specified. Subdivided follow the lakes within and outside the lakes of the Lusatian lakes chain.

Lusatian Lake chain

The lakes are connected by navigable channels and are located directly east on the A13 between Grossraeschen, Senftenberg and Hoyerswerda.

  • Großräschener See ( Grossraeschen; Brandenburg; mining Meuro ) 771 ha; 2015
  • Lake Senftenberg ( Senftenberg, Brandenburg; mining Niemtsch ) 1300 ha; 1973
  • Sedlitzer See ( Sedličanski JĘZOR; Brandenburg; mining Sedlitz ) 1330 ha; 2015
  • Partwitz ( Parcowski JĘZOR; Saxony / Brandenburg; Tgb. Skado ) 1120 ha; 2012
  • Geierswald See ( Lejnjanski JĘZOR; Saxony / Brandenburg; Tgb. Koschen ) 620 ha; 2012
  • Neuwieser See ( Nowołučanski JĘZOR; Saxony; Tgb. Spreetal / Bluno ) 632 ha; 2015
  • Blunoer South Seas ( Južny Blunjanski JĘZOR; Saxony; Tgb. Spreetal / Bluno ) planned 350 ha; 2015
  • Sabrodter See ( Zabrodski JĘZOR; Saxony; Tgb. Spreetal / Bluno ) 136 ha; 2015
  • Bergen Lake (Saxony; Tgb. Spreetal / Bluno ) planned 133 ha; 2015
  • Spreetal See ( Sprjewinodołski JĘZOR; Saxony; Tgb. Spreetal northeast) planned 540 ha; 2015

Other lakes

  • Erikasee ( JĘZOR Erika; Saxony; Tgb. Laubusch ) 180 ha; 1970
  • Kortitzmühler See ( Geierswalde - Kortitzmühle, Saxony )
  • Koselbruch Lake ( Hoyerswerda, OT Schwarzkollm - Koselbruch, Saxony )
  • Lugt Eich ( Hoyerswerda, OT Schwarzkollm, Saxony )
  • Meurosee (Brandenburg ) ( Tgb. Meuro )
  • Tornoer pond ( Lauta OT Torno, Saxony )
  • Forest pool Hosena ( Senftenberg, OT Hosena, Brandenburg )
  • Ziegelteich ( Hoyerswerda, OT Bröthen - Michalken, Saxony )

Some of these waters also located in the central region of the Lusatian Lake District are flooded gravel pits, but are in some cases for over half a century touristy and used by the local population as lakes. On Tornoer pond (popularly known as Torn'scher pond ) in Lautaer district Torno about is next to a beach, a leisure center with mini golf, beach volleyball court and a snack hut. On Ziegelteich in Bröthen - Michalken (part of Hoyerswerda ) there is also a holiday park.

The current flooding state of the lakes is currently on average about 75 percent of the final volume (as of March 2011).

Southern lakes (all in Saxony )

  • Bernsteinsee ( Jantarowy JĘZOR; Tgb. Burghammer ) 445 ha; 2010
  • Knappensee ( Hórnikečanski JĘZOR; Tgb. Werminghoff I) 286 ha; 1953
  • Graureihersee ( Čaplacy JĘZOR; Tgb. Werminghoff I) 138 ha; 2010
  • Silver Lake / Mortkasee ( Slěborny a Mort Frankowski JĘZOR; Tgb. Werminghoff II); 315 ha; 1972
  • Dreiweiberner See ( Třižonjanski JĘZOR; Tgb. Dreiweibern ) 286 ha; 2002
  • Reservoirs Lohsa II ( Tgb. Lohsa ) 1,070 ha; 2014
  • Scheibesee ( Šibojski JĘZOR; Tgb. disc ) 660 ha; 2012
  • Bärwalder See ( Bjerwałdski JĘZOR; Tgb. Bärwalde ) 1,285 ha; 2009
  • Sumberteich ( at Klitten ) (no Tgb. )
  • Berzdorfer Lake ( near Görlitz ) 960 ha; 2013
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