Concordiasee

The name of the lake is derived from the former lignite mine in the area. Due to the flooding in 1996 of the former brown coal mine Nachterstedt, a multi-purpose lake was created as the centrepiece of an evolving mining landscape. In the summer of 2002, Concordiasee reached an area of about 300 hectares. With an opening ceremony on 17 August 2002, the lake was officially open for tourism. Since 25 May 2005 it operates a 250 passenger ship, the MS Seelandperle on the lake. In the summer of 2009 the lake was enlarged to 350 hectares. The maximum water level will be in 2015 when it will be expanded to an area of 650 hectares will be achieved. The maximum depth of the lake will then amount to 61 m. On 18 July 2009, at 4:40, a landslide occurred in an area by the lake leaving 3 people missing and making over 40 people homeless.