Wendsee

The Wendsee located west of the Havel knee, in which the Brandenburg main river, the River Havel, coming from the Plau, bends to the north. The lake covers an area of ​​about 80 acres and has a maximum water depth of 4.9 meters.

Name

The name " Wendsee " can be traced back to the German name for the local Slavic population, which were summarized by the German colonists since the eastward expansion under the collective term " Contact ". The old, original name of the lake was Kiausee. He is mentioned in a document from 1294 Coione. Even in 1692 the corresponding water corridor is addressed with the name Kiegaue. The word Kiau is assigned to the altpolabischen words * Kujava that still exists in Ukrainian and Polish waters designations and " hum, mumble " with is translated. In the area adjacent to the northern shore of Lake Brandenburg town of Wendover Plaue Havel today reminds the Kiaustraße to the old name of the lake.

Distinction

The Wendsee divided into the Great and the Little Wendsee Wendsee. The latter joins the south by the Great Wendsee and goes under the railway bridge railway line Berlin - Magdeburg in the " ride " on connecting the Wendsee with the Wusterwitzer lake.

Function

The Great Wendsee connects the districts of the city of Brandenburg an der Havel: Plaue and Kirchmöser West. He is part of the federal waterway Elbe- Havel Canal to the waterways of class IV The Little Wendsee is part of the so-called other inland waterways of the Federal Small Wendsee - Wusterwitzer lake. The responsible authority is of the Waterways and Shipping Office Brandenburg.

Ecological situation

The aquatic environment has been severely damaged by improper use of ecologically by German and Soviet military during the 20th century. On its basically still is a contaminated and oily sludge layer. Nevertheless, bathing in the Wendsee is harmless.

Compounds

• In the east, there is an approximately 140 meter wide passage for Plau that of the Seegartenbrücke between Plaue ( Havel ) and Kirchmöser is spanned. Here ends the Elbe - Havel Canal.
• The Woltersdorfer Altkanal, a remaining distance of Plau channel from the 18th century, opens into the northwest corner of the Great Lake Wend.
• The new Elbe- Havel Canal leaves the lake at its southwest corner.
• " The Ride" combines the little Wendsee to the south with the ( Great) Wusterwitzer lake.