Neuseenland
Area south of Leipzig, Germany
title: "Neuseenland" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["geography-of-saxony", "geography-of-leipzig", "mining-in-saxony", "lake-groups", "artificial-lakes-of-germany", "leipzig-(district)", "nordsachsen"] description: "Area south of Leipzig, Germany" topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuseenland" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Area south of Leipzig, Germany ::
| align = right | width = 250 | direction = vertical | image1 = Cospudener see.jpg|caption1=Cospudener See | image2 = Hafenstein-Zwenkau.jpg|caption2=Zwenkauer See | image3 = Kulkwitzer See Leipzig (Richtung Norden).jpg|caption3=Kulkwitzer See | image4 = Markkleeberger See Strand.jpg|caption4=Markkleeberger See | image5 = Schladitzer See 001.jpg|caption5=Schladitzer See Neuseenland is an area south of Leipzig, Germany, where old open-cast mines are being converted into a lake district. Neuseenland includes shares in the district of Leipzig, in the district of Nordsachsen and in the city of Leipzig. The lake network is to cover a water area of around 70 km2 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
The Lakes
It contains the following lakes, some of which are not yet flooded:
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| Name | Size |
|---|---|
| Lake Bockwitz () | 170 ha |
| Markkleeberg Lake () | 252 ha |
| Cospuden Lake () | 436 ha |
| Schladitz Lake () | 220 ha |
| Hain Lake () | 387 ha |
| Borna Reservoir () | 265 ha |
| Harth Lake () | 65 ha |
| Witznitz Reservoir | 236 ha |
| Haselbach Lake () | 335 ha |
| Störmthal Lake () | 730 ha |
| Haubitz Lake () | 160 ha |
| Werben Lake () | 80 ha |
| Kahnsdorf Lake () | 112 ha |
| Zwenkau Lake () | 914 ha |
| Kulkwitz Lake () | 170 ha |
| Peres Lake () | 699 ha |
| Lake Groitzsch | 840 ha |
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Olympic bid
As part of the city of Leipzig's bid for the 2012 Olympic Games, 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.
Bibliography
Notes
References
- Ringel, Sebastian. (2015). "Leipzig! One Thousand Years of History". Edition Leipzig in the Seemann Henschel GmbH & Co. KG.
- "Leipzig New Lake District".
- (April 2019). "Leipziger Neuseenland Landschaftsplanung für 2025". Westermann Schulbuch.
- "Seenkompass Leipzig".
- "Spiele 2012 mit uns /Leipzig 2012/ Bewerbung der Stadt Leipzig um die Ausrichtung der XXX.Olympischen Sommerspiele und der XIV.Paralympischen Sommerspiele 2012.".
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