Außenalster

Coordinates: 53°33′54″N 10°0′36″E / 53.56500°N 10.01000°E / 53.56500; 10.01000
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Außenalster
Outer Alster
Primary inflows
Alster, Osterbek, Wandse
Primary outflowsAlster (Binnenalster)
Basin countriesGermany
Max. length2.8 km (1.7 mi)
Max. width1.0 km (0.62 mi)
Surface area1.64 km2 (164 ha)
Average depth2.5 m (8.2 ft)
Max. depth3.5 m (11 ft)

Außenalster (pronounced

rowing
.

Overview

Map of the Außenalster and its surrounding areas
Lombardsbrücke and one of the last remaining windmills on the Wallring
.
Cyclists at Alsterpark

History

The phrase "outer" refers to the former

Lombardsbrücke and the Kennedybrücke
, span the river at this location. The areas around the Außenalster developed slightly different on the eastern and western sides; while the western side became a wealthy suburban area around the late 18th century, much of the eastern side used to be a property of the finance department of the City of Hamburg and only developed in the later decades of the 19th century.

Geography

The Außenalster has a size of 1.64 square kilometres (164 hectares)

Mundsburger Kanal). Other canals entering the Außenalster include Rondeelkanal, Goldbekkanal
and Uhlenhorster Kanal. The lake also forms a number of smaller bays and inlets. The Alster River enters the Außenalster in the North at Krugkoppelbrücke and leaves it in the South at Kennedybrücke.

Location

Hotel Atlantic lies near the south-eastern bay of Außenalster; another hotel of the same category is currently under construction at Fontenay[2]
on the western shore.

Festivals, recreation and sport

Kirschblütenfest fireworks

Festivals

Usually during May, the Japanese community in Hamburg organizes the annual Kirschblütenfest (Cherry Blossom Festival) around Außenalster. Less regularly − that is, only when a winter becomes cold enough and the Außenalster's ice strong enough − the Alstereisvergnügen is held on the frozen Alster.

Alsterpark

Almost all banks of the Außenalster are public. Formerly private gardens on the western side were made public while Hamburg was host to the

public parks (e.g. the Alstervorland). The 7.6 kilometres (4.7 miles)[3]
long pathway around the lake is very popular for joggers.

Water sports

Sailing on Außenalster

Because of frequently occurring gusts, the lake is considered no easy sailing area. The Alster's water is regularly tested for quality, and considered "very clean" by German standards. Nevertheless, swimming is not recommended, because of the density of watercraft and an oftentimes shallow vision. A number of famous, long-standing sailing and rowing clubs are based around Außenalster: like Der Hamburger und Germania Ruder Club (est. 1836), Ruderclub Allemannia (est. 1866), Norddeutscher Regatta Verein (est. 1868) or Hamburger Segel-Club (est. 1926).

Panoramic view of the northern part of Außenalster; seen from the Fernsicht ("Far sight") shore near Krugkoppelbrücke

See also

  • List of lakes in Schleswig-Holstein
  • List of lakes in Germany

Notes

  1. ^ Source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2006)
  2. ^ Stoermer, Jan. "The Fontenay". stoermer-partner.de. Archived from the original on 2014-10-26. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  3. ISBN 9783770192144
    . Retrieved 12 October 2014.

References

  • Statistical office Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein Statistisches Jahrbuch 2006/2007 (ISSN 1614-8045)

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