Großer Wannsee
The Großer Wannsee (German: [ˈɡʁoːsɐ ˈvanˌzeː] ⓘ, "Greater Wannsee", "See" means lake) is a bight of the Havel river near the locality of Wannsee and Nikolassee (in the borough of Steglitz-Zehlendorf), a south-western suburb of the German capital Berlin not far from Potsdam. Between the river itself and the Wannsee lies the Breite, or Grosse Breite (Broad, or Great Broad).[1] To the north lies the island of Schwanenwerder and, opposite from the Greater Wannsee on the other side of the Havel, is the locality of Kladow (in Spandau).[2]
Overview
The Wannsee lake is well known as the number-one bathing and recreation spot for western Berlin, especially from a 1951 Schlager hit by teen idol Cornelia Froboess. The Strandbad Wannsee, an open-air lido with one of the longest inland beaches in Europe and a popular nudist area, was built in 1920–30 after a concept by architect Richard Ermisch.[3] Situated on the eastern shore of the lake it is officially part of the Nikolassee locality.
Photogallery
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- View of the lake from Wannsee railway station
- Sunset on the lake
See also
- Kleiner Wannsee (Little Wannsee)
- Pfaueninsel
- Griebnitzsee
- Wannsee Conference, which took place at a villa on the banks of the Grosse Wannsee
References
- ^ Grosser Berliner Stadtplan, 1961, Verlag Richard Schwarz Nachf. Archived 2016-03-28 at archive.today
- ^ Source: "ADAC StadtAtlas - Berlin-Potsdam". ed. 2007 - pages 192, 193, 228, 229 - ISBN 3-8264-1348-2
- ^ (in German) Historical infos and pictures on www.strandbadwannsee.de Archived 2010-05-16 at the Wayback Machine
External links
Media related to Großer Wannsee at Wikimedia Commons
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