Quitzdorf Dam (; ) is a dam near

Quitzdorf am See Quitzdorf am See (; ) is a municipality in the district Görlitz (district), Görlitz, Saxony, Germany. It is named after the village Quitzdorf which was abandoned 1969 to make room for a reservoir. References

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, Germany. It is located in the municipality of

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in the

Upper Lusatia Upper Lusatia (, ; , ; ; or ''Milsko''; ) is a historical region in Germany and Poland. Along with Lower Lusatia to the north, it makes up the region of Lusatia, named after the Polabian Slavs, Slavic ''Lusici'' tribe. Both parts of Lusatia a ...

region of

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. The lake is used for service water supply, flood protection, low water elevation, recreation and nature conservation. In terms of area, it is the largest reservoir in Saxony and was the largest inland water body in Saxony until the Lohsa II and Bärwalde reservoirs were flooded. According to criteria established by the

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, it is a large dam.

Tourism

Many of the lake's shores have been redeveloped after the

reunification of Germany German reunification () was the process of re-establishing Germany as a single sovereign state, which began on 9 November 1989 and culminated on 3 October 1990 with the dissolution of the German Democratic Republic and the integration of i ...

and sandy beaches have been created. There are two campsites by the lake and numerous accommodation facilities. Near the shore, a long circular path has been built, which is asphalted throughout and car-free. The reservoir has had persistent problems with

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. As of 2020, a comprehensive refurbishment is in the planning phase.

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File:Talsperre Quitzdorf Hochwasserentlastung.jpg, Overflow of the spillway File:Quitzdorf-Staudamm5a.jpg, Dam (2008) File:KLG 0203 Talsperre Quitzdorf.jpg, Aerial view of reservoir (2019) File:Stausee nach 3 Monaten Abstau (2019 09 21).jpg, Quitzdorf reservoir while half-drained

Tourism

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