Schlachtensee () is a lake in the south west of

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, in the

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borough (in the quarters of

Schlachtensee Schlachtensee () is a lake in the south west of Berlin, in the Steglitz-Zehlendorf borough (in the quarters of Schlachtensee), on the edge of the Grunewald forest. The lake lends its name to the surrounding area and to the nearby ''Studentend ...

), on the edge of the

Grunewald Grunewald is the name of both a locality and a forest in Germany: * Grunewald (forest) * Grunewald (locality) Grünewald may refer to: * Grünewald (surname) * Grünewald, Germany, a municipality in Brandenburg, Germany * Grünewald (Luxembourg), ...

forest. The lake lends its name to the surrounding area and to the nearby ''

Studentendorf Schlachtensee The Studentendorf (student village) Schlachtensee is a heritage listed building complex of residential and community buildings in Berlin. It was built in the 1950s and was planned as a residence for students of the Free University of Berlin. Based ...

'', a student residence. The area has been part of Berlin since 1920.

Geography and Paul-Ernst Park

Schlachtensee is the most southerly in the Grunewald chain of lakes, which belongs geologically to the

Teltow plateau Teltow [] is both a geological plateau and also a historical region in the German states of Brandenburg and Berlin. As an historical region, the Teltow was one of the eight territories out of which the March of Brandenburg was formed in the 12th and ...

, and was emerged some 15,000 years ago from the ice age as a glacial trough. With a surface area of around , a circumference of and a maximum depth of , it is one of the larger lakes in Berlin. The lake is popularly used for walking and for swimming, due to the good quality of the water. Schlachtensee Berlin

The Paul-Ernst Park is located next to the S-Bahnhof

. The park is named for the writer, Paul Ernst (1866–1933), and contains a memorial stone. It is open to the public and runs down the slope to the lake and half a kilometer around the southern shore. At the end of the park is a large wooded area, while the area over the S-Bahn station is landscaped into lawns. Since 2020 the lake is part of a new quarter of the same name.

References

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