Plötzensee, Glacial lake in Mitte district, Germany.
Plötzensee stretches across 7.7 hectares with a maximum depth of 5.5 meters and belongs to a chain of lakes formed during the last ice age period.
The lake remained under the control of Saint Mary's nunnery at Spandau until 1443, when its rights transferred to the Prussian treasury before Berlin acquired it in 1817.
The name Plötzensee derives from the German word 'Plötze', referring to the roach fish that populated the waters in previous centuries.
The waterfront features multiple recreational facilities, including a public bath established in 1850, sports grounds, and a manufactured beach for visitors.
The lake maintains a length of 740 meters and width of 150 meters, creating a stretched shape within the urban environment of Berlin.
Location: Bezirk Mitte von Berlin
Elevation above the sea: 35 m
GPS coordinates: 52.54167,13.33328
Latest update: May 11, 2025 03:26
Plötzensee Prison
767 m
Plötzensee monument
736 m
Campus Virchow-Klinikum
1 km
Volkspark Rehberge
1 km
Westhafen
640 m
Berlin-Plötzensee
835 m
Preussische Spirituosen Manufaktur
809 m
Sugar Museum
924 m
Goethepark
650 m
Plötzensee lock
685 m
Ludwig-Hoffmann-Brücke
658 m
Orpheus
213 m
Hermann-Maass-Brücke
360 m
Memorial to the persecutees of the Third Reich
523 m
Charité Medizinische Bibliothek Campus Virchow-Klinikum
465 m
Volkspark Rehberge
791 m
Goerdelerdammbrücke
617 m
Findling in Volkspark Rehberge
837 m
Wrestler
1 km
Blut-Buche Friedhof Plötzensee
849 m
Impuls
796 m
Findling in Goethepark
536 m
Platane Gedenkstätte Plötzensee
745 m
Platane RVK-Gelände
572 m
Blut-Buche St.-Johannis-Kirchhof Kriegsgräberfeld
220 m
Alte Bibliothek des Instituts für Gärungsgewerbe
714 m
Balkan-Rosskastanie Plötzensee
99 m
Kriegsopferzeichen für die Gefallenen des Zweiten Weltkrieges
477 mReviews
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