Bürgersee
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| Geographical location | District of Vorpommern-Greifswald | |
| Drain | Seegraben / Kleine Randow to Randow | |
| Places on the shore | Penkun | |
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| Coordinates | 53 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ N , 14 ° 15 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 25 m above sea level NHN | |
Bürgersee is the name of four individual lakes in the urban area of Penkun in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
The lakes surround the town of Penkun from south to northeast. The three lakes to the south are connected by ditches and have no surface drainage. They have a uniform water level of 25.4 m above sea level. NHN . There is no connection to the fourth lake to the northeast and six decimeters below. The latter drains via the artificially created sea ditch towards Randow .
Data of the individual lakes (from north to south):
| lake | surface | Max. length | Max. width | Height above sea level |
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| 1st basin | 16.0 ha | 1060 m | 270 m | 24.8 m |
| 2nd basin | 6.5 ha | 600 m | 150 m | 25.4 m |
| 3rd basin | 17.6 ha | 750 m | 350 m | 25.4 m |
| 4th pelvis | 24.2 ha | 820 m | 420 m | 25.4 m |
history
In a document from 1614, the Bürgersee is described as general citizen property. According to her, growing reeds in the bank areas were to be distributed to the town's homeowners. In history, high water levels caused damage to the land and to connecting routes to the surrounding areas. In 1786 the Seegraben was dug, which drained the Bürgersee towards Randow. The falling water levels created meadows and pastures. As a result, there were repeated disputes about the maintenance of the ditch, because silting and vegetation impaired its function several times, causing the water level to rise again. In a settlement document from 1796 it was regulated that the maintenance costs were to be paid by the cattle keepers proportionally according to the number of animals. At the beginning of the 19th century there were several complaints that landowners did not fulfill their duty to keep the trench clean. In a further comparison from 1841 it was regulated that if the lake overflows, residents have no right to "indemnity". However, if the water decreased due to natural influences, they could expand their garden parcels and had to pay taxes if they were used.