The Central German Lake District (''German:'' Mitteldeutsches Seenland) is a group of artificial lakes that are the result of extensive
open pit lignite mining. The area around
Leipzig
Leipzig (, ; ; Upper Saxon: ; ) is the most populous city in the States of Germany, German state of Saxony. The city has a population of 628,718 inhabitants as of 2023. It is the List of cities in Germany by population, eighth-largest city in Ge ...
is sometimes separately marketed as the "Leipzig Lake District" (''German:'' Leipziger Seenland) or the
Neuseenland. The Lausitzer und Mitteldeutsche Bergbauverwaltungsgesellschaft is in charge of the technological side of the area.
List of lakes
See also
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Leipzig River Network
*
Lusatian Lake District - of similar origins
References
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Artificial lakes of Germany
Regions of Saxony
Mining in Germany
Mining in Saxony