Concordiasee
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The Concordiasee is the largest artificial lake in Saxony-Anhalt
, Germany
. It is located about eight kilometers northwest of Aschersleben
.
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 centerpiece 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 Zealand Perle 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 meters.
occurred in an area by the lake leaving 3 people missing and making over 40 people homeless. The entire area within his immediate environment was shut off for a few days after it was declared a disaster area
. The authorities ordered an investigation into the event.
The legal successor of the former operating company, the federal LMBV, has set up a supervisory office to overlook the event and since 22 July 2009 has accepted donation
s for the residents of the affected houses from all over Germany.
Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt is a landlocked state of Germany. Its capital is Magdeburg and it is surrounded by the German states of Lower Saxony, Brandenburg, Saxony, and Thuringia.Saxony-Anhalt covers an area of...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It is located about eight kilometers northwest of Aschersleben
Aschersleben
Aschersleben is a town in the Salzlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated approx. 22 km east of Quedlinburg, and 45 km northwest of Halle .-Pre-20th century:...
.
History
The name of the lake is derived from the former ligniteLignite
Lignite, often referred to as brown coal, or Rosebud coal by Northern Pacific Railroad,is a soft brown fuel with characteristics that put it somewhere between coal and peat...
mine in the area. Due to the flooding in 1996 of the former brown coal mine Nachterstedt
Nachterstedt
Nachterstedt is a village and a former municipality in the district of Salzlandkreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 15 July 2009, it is part of the town Seeland.-2009 Landslide:...
, a multi-purpose lake was created as the centerpiece of an evolving mining
Mining
Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, from an ore body, vein or seam. The term also includes the removal of soil. Materials recovered by mining include base metals, precious metals, iron, uranium, coal, diamonds, limestone, oil shale, rock...
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
Tourism
Tourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people "traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes".Tourism has become a...
. Since 25 May 2005 it operates a 250 passenger ship
Passenger ship
A passenger ship is a ship whose primary function is to carry passengers. The category does not include cargo vessels which have accommodations for limited numbers of passengers, such as the ubiquitous twelve-passenger freighters once common on the seas in which the transport of passengers is...
, the MS Zealand Perle 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 meters.
Landslide
On 18 July 2009, at 4:40 a landslideLandslide
A landslide or landslip is a geological phenomenon which includes a wide range of ground movement, such as rockfalls, deep failure of slopes and shallow debris flows, which can occur in offshore, coastal and onshore environments...
occurred in an area by the lake leaving 3 people missing and making over 40 people homeless. The entire area within his immediate environment was shut off for a few days after it was declared a disaster area
Disaster area
A disaster area is a region or a locale heavily damaged by either natural hazards, such as tornadoes, hurricanes, tsunamis, floods, earthquakes, technological hazards including nuclear and radiation accidents, or sociological hazards like riots, terrorism or war. The population living there often...
. The authorities ordered an investigation into the event.
The legal successor of the former operating company, the federal LMBV, has set up a supervisory office to overlook the event and since 22 July 2009 has accepted donation
Donation
A donation is a gift given by physical or legal persons, typically for charitable purposes and/or to benefit a cause. A donation may take various forms, including cash, services, new or used goods including clothing, toys, food, and vehicles...
s for the residents of the affected houses from all over Germany.