The Großer Wannsee (, "Greater Wannsee", "See" means lake) is a
bight of the
Havel
The Havel () is a river in northeastern Germany, flowing through the States of Germany, states of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Brandenburg, Berlin and Saxony-Anhalt. The long Havel is a right tributary of the Elbe. However, the direct distance from ...
river near the locality of
Wannsee
Wannsee () is a locality in the southwestern Berlin borough of Steglitz-Zehlendorf, Germany. It is the westernmost locality of Berlin. In the quarter there are two lakes, the larger '' Großer Wannsee'' (Greater Wannsee) and the '' Kleiner Wannse ...
and
Nikolassee (in the borough of
Steglitz-Zehlendorf
Steglitz-Zehlendorf () is the sixth Boroughs of Berlin, borough of Berlin, formed in Berlin's 2001 administrative reform by merging the former boroughs of Steglitz and Zehlendorf, Berlin, Zehlendorf.
Home to the Free University of Berlin, the Be ...
), a south-western suburb of the German capital
Berlin
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not far from
Potsdam
Potsdam () is the capital and largest city of the Germany, German States of Germany, state of Brandenburg. It is part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. Potsdam sits on the Havel, River Havel, a tributary of the Elbe, downstream of B ...
. Between the river itself and the Wannsee lies the ''Breite'', or ''Grosse Breite'' (Broad, or Great Broad). To the north lies the island of
Schwanenwerder and, opposite from the Greater Wannsee on the other side of the Havel, is the locality of
Kladow
Kladow () is the southernmost district of the Borough of Spandau in Berlin, Germany.
Geography
Located approximately 17 Km from central Berlin (Charlottenburg), the district of Kladow is bordered by the District of Gatow to the north, by the Hav ...
(in
Spandau
Spandau () is the westernmost of the 12 boroughs of Berlin, boroughs () of Berlin, situated at the confluence (geography), confluence of the Havel and Spree (river), Spree rivers and extending along the western bank of the Havel. It is the smalle ...
).
Overview
The Wannsee lake is well known as the number-one bathing and recreation spot for western Berlin, especially from a 1951
Schlager hit by
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By region Asia
Ea ...
Cornelia Froboess. The ''
Strandbad Wannsee'', an open-air lido with one of the longest inland beaches in Europe and a popular
nudist area, was built in 1920–30 after a concept by architect
Richard Ermisch.
Historical infos and pictures on www.strandbadwannsee.de
Situated on the eastern shore of the lake it is officially part of the Nikolassee locality.
Photogallery
File:Strandbad Berlin-Wannsee vom See 04-2015.jpg, Strandbad Wannsee
File:WannseeTerrasse.JPG, View of the lake from Wannsee railway station
File:AufDemZugefrorenenWannsee29Jan2006-CIMG3425.JPG, Sunset on the lake
See also
* Kleiner Wannsee (''Little Wannsee'')
* Pfaueninsel
* Griebnitzsee
* Wannsee Conference, which took place at a villa on the banks of the Grosse Wannsee
References
External links
Lakes of Berlin
Steglitz-Zehlendorf
River bays
Federal waterways in Germany
LGrosserWannsee
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