Cottbuser Ostsee

The Cottbuser Ostsee (Cottbus Eastern Lake; Lower Sorbian: Chóśebuski pódzajtšny jazor) is an artificial lake under development on the grounds of the former open-pit lignite mine de:Tagebau Cottbus Nord near Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany. When complete, it is to cover a surface area of 19 km2 (7.3 sq mi), making it one of the biggest artificial lakes in the country.[1] Flooding started in 2019[2][3] but had to be interrupted several times due to low water levels in the nearby Spree River.[4][5] The lake is to become part of the Lusatian Lake District, a chain of artificial lakes mostly the result of open-pit lignite mining. The name can be interpreted as a pun on the German name for the Baltic Sea, which is called "Ostsee" in German, the two words only being distinguished by their grammatical gender: "See" meaning "sea" in German is grammatically female, whereas "See" meaning "lake" in German is grammatically male.

The partially flooded lake viewed from the west in September 2019

References
  1. "Cottbuser Ostsee | Wie ein neuer See entsteht". www.leag.de.
  2. "Geburtsstunde für größten See Brandenburgs: Tagebau geflutet". April 12, 2019 – via www.welt.de.
  3. "» OSTSEE-FLUTUNG IST STARTSCHUSS FÜR COTTBUSER PERSPEKTIVEN".
  4. "Dem Cottbuser Ostsee geht das Wasser aus - bevor es da ist". www.rbb24.de.
  5. "Umweltminister stuft Lage in Gewässern als "super-ernst" ein". www.rbb24.de.


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