Kulkwitzer See
| Kulkwitzer See | |
|---|---|
Kulkwitzer See | |
| Location | Saxony |
| Coordinates | 51°18′30.95″N 12°14′50.1″E / 51.3085972°N 12.247250°E |
| Basin countries | Germany |
| Surface area | 1.7 km2 (0.66 sq mi) |
| Max. depth | 36 m (118 ft) |
| Water volume | 26,800,000 m3 (950,000,000 cu ft) |
| Shore length1 | 8 km (5.0 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 114.5 m (376 ft) |
| Settlements | Leipzig (Grünau), Markranstädt |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
The Kulkwitzer See (Lake Kulkwitz), colloquially called Kulki, is a lake in the western part of Saxony, Germany. The lake is a part of the Central German Lake District.
Kulkwitzer See emerged from two former lignite opencast mining areas southwest of Leipzig. Coal was mined here from 1864, first underground and from 1937 in opencast mining. The two remaining opencast mines were flooded from 1963 and opened in 1973 as a local recreation area.