Plötzensee, Glacial lake in Mitte district, Germany.
Plötzensee is a glacial lake in Mitte that belongs to a chain formed during the last ice age. The body of water has an elongated shape and is ringed by green spaces and recreational areas.
The area fell under the control of a Benedictine convent in Spandau until 1443, when authority shifted to Prussian administrators. Berlin took over the lake in the early 1800s.
The name comes from the roach, a fish that once filled these waters in large numbers. Today such details connect visitors to the long relationship between the lake and the people living nearby.
The waterfront offers different ways to swim and relax, with a historic bathhouse and sports grounds for various activities. Visitors can walk or cycle on quiet paths around the water.
The lake was once used as a site for executions, a part of its past that now lives only in memorial stones. This dark chapter has transformed completely into the peaceful recreation area it is today.
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