Lake Tegel (german: Tegeler See) () is the second largest

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 ...

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

. It is situated in the northwest of the city in the

Reinickendorf Reinickendorf () is the twelfth borough of Berlin. It encompasses the northwest of the city area, including the Berlin Tegel Airport, Lake Tegel, spacious settlements of detached houses as well as housing estates like Märkisches Viertel. Subdivi ...

borough, in the ''Ortsteil'' of

Tegel Tegel () is a locality (''Ortsteil'') in the Berlin borough of Reinickendorf on the shore of Lake Tegel. The Tegel locality, the second largest in area (after Köpenick) of the 96 Berlin districts, also includes the neighbourhood of ''Saatwinkel'' ...

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The historic name ''Tegel'' (first recorded in 1322 as ''Tygel'') is common for a larger territory and also used for the settlements of the

locality, the ''Tegelort'' ("Tegel Village") neighbourhood within the

Konradshöhe Konradshöhe () is a German locality () within the borough () of Reinickendorf, Berlin. History In the course of the northern extension of Berlin during the 19th century, many people settled in the suburbs, attracted by the proximity to nature and ...

locality and the

Berlin-Tegel International Airport Berlin Tegel "Otto Lilienthal" Airport (german: link=no, Flughafen Berlin-Tegel „Otto Lilienthal“) was the primary international airport of Berlin, the federal capital of Germany. The airport was named after aviation pioneer Otto Lilientha ...

. The lake is connected to the navigable River Havel, which flows in and out of the lake at its western end. The lake is navigable to its eastern end, and navigation is administered as part of the Havel–Oder–Wasserstraße. Most of the waterfront of the lake is privately held. Within the lake are the islands of Hasselwerder, Lindwerder, Scharfenberg, Reiswerder, Baumwerder, Valentinswerder and Maienwerder. Scharfenberg, Valentinswerder and Maienwerder are accessible by some of Berlin's ferry services. File:Berlin - Tegeler See vereist - 2016.jpg File:Tegeler See Berlin 1.jpg File:Tegeler See Berlin 2.jpg File:Tegeler See Berlin 3.jpg

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Reinickendorf River bays Federal waterways in Germany