The Cospudener See (sometimes translated as'' Lake Cospuden'') is an artificially constructed

lake A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...

situated south of Leipzig, Germany. It is on the site of a former

open cast mine Open-pit mining, also known as open-cast or open-cut mining and in larger contexts mega-mining, is a surface mining technique of extracting rock or minerals from the earth from an open-air pit, sometimes known as a borrow. This form of mining ...

. The lake has become highly popular with the local population, with long stretches of sand beaches (some clothing-optional, following the East German tradition of public nude bathing) and with a

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directly located at the lake. There is also a small sailing harbor. The lake is a part of the

Central German Lake District The Central German Lake District (''German:'' Mitteldeutsches Seenland) is a group of artificial lakes that are the result of extensive open pit lignite mining. The area around Leipzig is sometimes separately marketed as the "Leipzig Lake Distric ...

Gallery

Tagebau Cospuden Juli 1993.jpg, Open pit lignite mine Cospuden in july 1993, today: Lake Cospuden. (Viewing direction southwards) Cospudenersee-leipzig.jpg, Lake Cospuden today. Viewing direction northwards with the towers of Leipzig in the background L00 760 Nordstrand Cospuden, FKK.jpg, Signpost: From here public nude bathing only (FKK)

External links

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Cospudener See website
(German) Lakes of Saxony Mining in Saxony Geography of Leipzig Markkleeberg LCospudener See {{Saxony-geo-stub