Blue Adriatic Sea (Upper Lusatia)
| Blue Adriatic | ||
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| View of the Blue Adriatic from the south bank | ||
| Geographical location | Großdubrau ( Upper Lusatia , Free State of Saxony ) | |
| Location close to the shore | Bautzen | |
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| Coordinates | 51 ° 15 '55 " N , 14 ° 27' 1" E | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 92 m above sea level NN | |
| surface | 48,000 m² | |
| Maximum depth | 20 m | |
The Blue Adriatic Sea , Módra Adrija in Upper Sorbian , is a local recreation center with a swimming lake and a campsite in the municipality of Großdubrau in Saxony . It was created at a water-filled residual mining hole , which was originally used by the local Adolfshütte as an open-cast kaolin mine .
Location and surroundings
The Blue Adriatic is located in the state of Saxony about 13 km north of the city of Bautzen , on the edge of the Upper Lusatian Heide and Pond Landscape Biosphere Reserve , in the Crosta district of the Großdubrau community .
The water area has a size of 4.8 hectares and is surrounded by mostly grassed banks, partly interspersed with sandy sections, which merge directly into the adjacent forest.
description
The Blue Adria bathing lake is located in the middle of a mixed forest area, as part of an approximately 17- hectare enclosed recreational center with a campsite. The bathing lake is managed by private tenants and is accessible to the public for a fee. In addition to lawns and a playground, a kiosk for various food and drinks, the fenced area also has a separate children's pool, a water slide, barbecue areas and toilet facilities. The constantly monitored water quality is very good and appears in a strong turquoise blue due to the composition of the soil. Occasionally, especially in the rear area of the lawn, nudism is also practiced.
history
In 1893, the quarrying of kaolin, which was used as a raw material for paper production, began on the site of today's lake. The dismantling was carried out by Adolfshütte AG. When the mining was finished in 1930, the production facilities were demolished and the pit slowly filled with groundwater. Due to the unsurfaced banks, there was a risk of embankment slides for many years, so that use as bathing water was prohibited. Bathing was only allowed after the end of the Second World War .
On April 17, 1945, a few days before the end of the Second World War, an American P-51 "Mustang" fighter plane crashed into the lake. The engine of this aircraft was recovered in 1991 and has been in the Military History Museum at Berlin-Gatow Airfield in Berlin ever since . The name “Blue Adriatic” was coined by Italian prisoners of war at the end of the Second World War. The turquoise blue color of the water reminded her of the Adriatic Sea .
literature
- Upper Lusatian heather and pond landscape (= values of the German homeland . Volume 67). 1st edition. Böhlau, Cologne / Weimar / Vienna 2005, ISBN 978-3-412-08903-0 , pp. 211ff.