Leipzig New Lake District
The newly created lakes in the districts of Leipzig and North Saxony, together with the watercourses in the city of Leipzig, now form the Leipzig New Lakeland.
The still growing water landscape of Leipzig New Lakeland is a former open-cast mining landscape. The closure of numerous open-cast mines in the early 1990s also laid the foundations for the Leipzig New Lakeland. Miners, local authorities, regional planners, tourism experts, conservationists, water managers and many other specialists joined forces to help shape the future of the lignite mining region.
The so-called mining cavities that remained after the closure of the open-cast mines in the Central German lignite mining region were flooded and recultivated for the benefit of people and nature. Post-mining lakes have been and continue to be created, some of which are already connected to canals or are still being connected and will be linked to the watercourses and canals of the city of Leipzig. This will create a water network between 24 lakes, 4 natural watercourses and artificial canals of around 220 km in length.
