Lake Bergwitz
Lake Bergwitz is located south of Wittenberg on the edge of the Düben Heath. As early as the 1960s, the former open pit mine “Roberts Hoffnung” (Robert’s Hope) became an idyllic lake.
Sailors, surfers, stand up paddlers and other fans of activities on the water have fun on about 180 hectares of water.
Lake Bergwitz has its origins in the open pit mine “Roberts Hoffnung,” opened in 1908. In 1916, Germany’s first bucket-wheel excavator went into operation here. Twenty years later, the developing company was declared Germany’s most advanced such institution. In 1955, the mine went out of business; flooding then created Lake Bergwitz. Today, seven springs feed the lake with clear water, guaranteeing an excellent water quality.
Since 1963 there is a campsite near the lake. The Bergwitzsee Resort offers modern facilities and a boat rental and even floating vacation homes.
Lake Bergwitz in numbers
Water surface/size: 183 ha
Volume: approx. 20 million m³
Max. Depth: 35 m
Length (shoreline): 8.2 km
Water level: approx. +65.4 m NHN
Open pit mining: 1905-1955
Flooding/Renaturation: 1960-1963 (natural groundwater rise)
Beaches
At Lake Bergwitz, various beaches invite visitors, guaranteeing a suitable spot for everyone! The beach on the northern shore offers beach volleyball, a nature playground, an open-air stage, toilets and a snack bar. This beach is for non-nude bathers, as is the one on the eastern shore of the lake. Nudist beaches are on the southeastern shore and on the peninsula in the lake's south. Visitors traveling with dogs will want to check the dog bathing beach on the northeastern shore. There is also a lake access for horses on the southeastern shore.
