Großer Wannsee
The Großer Wannsee (German: [ˈɡʁoːsɐ ˈvanˌzeː] (
listen), "Great Wannsee") 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]
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| Location | Berlin |
| Coordinates | 52°26′36″N 13°9′41″E |
| 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 |
Overview
The Wannsee lake is well known as the number-one bathing and recreation spot for western Berlin, especially from a 1951 Schlager hit by teen idol Cornelia Froboess. The Strandbad Wannsee, an open-air lido with one of the longest inland beaches in Europe and a popular nudist area, was built in 1920–30 after a concept by architect Richard Ermisch.[3] Situated on the eastern shore of the lake it is officially part of the Nikolassee locality.
Photogallery
View of the lake from Wannsee 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
- Source: "ADAC StadtAtlas - Berlin-Potsdam". ed. 2007 - pages 192, 193, 228, 229 - 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
