Neuseenland is an area south of Leipzig, Germany, where old open-cast mines are being converted into a lake district.[1] Neuseenland includes shares in the district of Leipzig, in the district of Nordsachsen and in the city of Leipzig.[2] The lake network is to cover a water area of around 70 square kilometres (27 sq mi)[3] and be used for tourism as well as for flood protection. It is a part of the larger Central German Lake District.
Name
The region's name is a marketing concept and it means "New land of lakes" in German. It should not be confused with the German name for New Zealand, "Neuseeland". It is planned to be finished in 2060[3][4]
The Lakes
It contains the following lakes, some of which are not yet flooded:
| Name | Size |
|---|---|
| Lake Bockwitz (51.13186°N 12.54638°E) | 170 hectares (420 acres) |
| Markkleeberg Lake (51.2655°N 12.4071°E) | 252 hectares (620 acres) |
| Cospuden Lake (51.269444°N 12.33527°E) | 436 hectares (1,080 acres) |
| Schladitz Lake (51.4385°N 12.3356°E) | 220 hectares (540 acres) |
| Hain Lake (51.1688°N 12.4598°E) | 387 hectares (960 acres) |
| Borna Reservoir (51.1105°N 12.4514°E) | 265 hectares (650 acres) |
| Harth Lake (51.0861°N 12.5482°E) | 65 hectares (160 acres) |
| Witznitz Reservoir | 236 hectares (580 acres) |
| Haselbach Lake (51.0834°N 12.3985°E) | 335 hectares (830 acres) |
| Störmthal Lake (51.2342°N 12.4514°E) | 730 hectares (1,800 acres) |
| Haubitz Lake (51.162°N 12.4878°E) | 160 hectares (400 acres) |
| Werben Lake (51.1952°N 12.2368°E) | 80 hectares (200 acres) |
| Kahnsdorf Lake (51.1761°N 12.4274°E) | 112 hectares (280 acres) |
| Zwenkau Lake (51.2366°N 12.3079°E) | 914 hectares (2,260 acres) |
| Kulkwitz Lake (51.3093°N 12.248°E) | 170 hectares (420 acres) |
| Peres Lake (51.129°N 12.3847°E) | 699 hectares (1,730 acres) |
| Lake Groitzsch | 840 hectares (2,100 acres) |
Olympic bid
As part of the city of Leipzig's bid for the 2012 Olympic Games,[5] the Neuseenland was intended for competitions in sports such as rowing, canoeing, canoe slalom, tennis, mountain biking, cycling, clay pigeon shooting, triathlon and beach volleyball. The Markkleeberg canoe park was built for this purpose in Markkleeberg.
See also
Bibliography
- Berkner, Andreas (2005). "Leipzig im Zentrum der "Neuen Wasserlandschaft Mitteldeutschlands"". Der Leipzig Atlas (in German). Helga Schmidt, Gudrun Mayer, Dorothea Wiktorin, Sabine Tzschaschel, Jürgen Blenck (ed.). Herrmann-Josef Emons Verlag. pp. 142–143. ISBN 3-89705-269-5.
Notes
- ^ Ringel, Sebastian (2015). Leipzig! One Thousand Years of History. Leipzig: Edition Leipzig in the Seemann Henschel GmbH & Co. KG. p. 217. ISBN 978-3-361-00710-9.
- ^ "Leipzig New Lake District". radweg-berlin-leipzig.de. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
- ^ Gruppe, Westermann & Schulbuchverlag, Westermann (April 2019). Leipziger Neuseenland Landschaftsplanung für 2025 (in German). Westermann Schulbuch. ISBN 978-3-14-100383-3. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
- ^ "Seenkompass Leipzig". Archived from the original on 2007-10-07.
- ^ "Spiele 2012 mit uns /Leipzig 2012/ Bewerbung der Stadt Leipzig um die Ausrichtung der XXX.Olympischen Sommerspiele und der XIV.Paralympischen Sommerspiele 2012." (in German). europeana.eu. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
External links
- The Touristic Water Network Leipziger Neuseenland[dead link]
- "Welcome to Leipzig Neuseenland". www.leipzig.travel. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
- "Leipzig New Lakeland - an up-and-coming tourism region". en.investoren-neuseenland.de. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
- "Leipzig New Lakeland". study-in-germany.de. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
- "Leipziger Neuseenland - Seen in der Region" (in German). seen.de. Retrieved 2025-03-01.