Großer Wannsee
| Großer Wannsee | ||
|---|---|---|
Primary inflows Havel | | |
| Primary outflows | Havel | |
| Basin countries | Germany | |
| Surface area | 2.732 km2 (1.055 sq mi) | |
| Max. depth | 9 m (30 ft) | |
| Surface elevation | 32 m (105 ft) | |
| Settlements | Berlin-Wannsee | |
The Großer Wannsee (German: [ˈɡʁoːsɐ ˈvanˌzeː] ⓘ, "Greater Wannsee", "See" means lake) is a bight of the Havel river near the locality of Wannsee and Nikolassee (in the borough of Steglitz-Zehlendorf), a south-western suburb of the German capital Berlin not far from Potsdam. Between the river itself and the Wannsee lies the Breite, or Grosse Breite (Broad, or Great Broad).[1] To the north lies the island of Schwanenwerder and, opposite from the Greater Wannsee on the other side of the Havel, is the locality of Kladow (in Spandau).[2]
Overview
The Wannsee lake is well known as the number-one bathing and recreation spot for western Berlin, especially from a 1951
Photogallery
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View of the lake fromWannsee railway station -
Sunset on the lake
See also
- Kleiner Wannsee(Little Wannsee)
- Pfaueninsel
- Griebnitzsee
- Wannsee Conference, which took place at a villa on the banks of the Grosse Wannsee
References
- ^ Grosser Berliner Stadtplan, 1961, Verlag Richard Schwarz Nachf. Archived 2016-03-28 at archive.today
- ISBN 3-8264-1348-2
- ^ (in German) Historical infos and pictures on www.strandbadwannsee.de Archived 2010-05-16 at the Wayback Machine
External links
Media related to Großer Wannsee at Wikimedia Commons
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