The Langer See is a
lake
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situated in the south-eastern outskirts of
Berlin
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, the capital city of
Germany
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. The lake is aligned south-east to north-west and forms part of the course of the
River Dahme. The Langer See is approximately long, with an average width of and an area of .
The Dahme flows into the Langer See from the
Zeuthener See
The Zeuthener See () is a lake situated to the south-east of Berlin, the capital city of Germany, in the states of Berlin and Brandenburg. At an elevation of , its surface area is .
Overview
While the Brandenburg municipalities of Zeuthen and Eic ...
, at the south-east end of the lake by the Berlin suburb of
Schmöckwitz
Schmöckwitz () is a German locality (''Ortsteil'') within the Berlin borough (''Bezirk'') of Treptow-Köpenick. Until 2001 it was part of the former borough of Köpenick.
History
The locality was founded in 1375 with the name of Smekewitz. In 19 ...
. It flows out to the north-west near
Köpenick
Köpenick () is a historic town and locality (''Ortsteil'') in Berlin, situated at the confluence of the rivers Dahme and Spree in the south-east of the German capital. It was formerly known as Copanic and then Cöpenick, only officially adopt ...
and its confluence with the
River Spree
Spree may refer to:
Geography
* Spree (river), river in Germany
Film and television
* ''The Spree'', a 1998 American television film directed by Tommy Lee Wallace
* ''Spree'' (film), a 2020 American film starring Joe Keery
* "Spree" (''Numbers' ...
. At Schmöckwitz the Langer See also mingles with the
Seddinsee
The Seddinsee is a lake in the south-eastern outskirts of Berlin, the capital city of Germany. The lake is aligned south-west to north-east, with its south-western end adjacent to the Berlin suburb of Schmöckwitz. Here the Seddinsee meets the Ze ...
.
Like the River Dahme, the Langer See is navigable. Besides traffic to the upstream reaches of the Dahme, the lake also carries traffic to the
Oder-Spree Canal, which links with the Seddinsee and provides a commercial waterway link between Berlin and
Poland
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.
The Langer See is crossed by two of
Berlin's passenger ferries that are operated by the
BVG, the municipal transport operator. The F12 crosses from Müggelbergallee (in Köpenick) to Wassersportallee (in
Grünau), and operates all year. The F21 crosses from Krampenburg via Große Krampe (both in
Müggelheim) to Zum Seeblick (in Schmöckwitz), and operates only in summer.
The regatta course on the Langer See at
Grünau was used for the Olympic
canoeing and
rowing
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events at the
1936 Summer Olympics.
References
External links
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LLangerSee
Lakes of Berlin
Treptow-Köpenick
Oder-Spree
Federal waterways in Germany