Great Köllnsee
| Great Köllnsee | ||
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| Geographical location | Germany , Brandenburg | |
| Tributaries | Flow from the Schulzensee | |
| Drain | Flow to the Kleiner Köllnsee | |
| Location close to the shore | Kastaven | |
| Data | ||
| Coordinates | 53 ° 15 ′ N , 13 ° 15 ′ E | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 61.1 m above sea level NN | |
| length | 360 km | |
| width | 160 km | |
The Große Köllnsee is a small natural lake in the natural area of the Neustrelitz Kleinseenland and in the Uckermärkische Seen nature park in the Uckermark district ( Brandenburg ). It is located in the district of Retzow , a district of the city of Lychen .
Geographical location and hydrography
With its longer axis, the lake extends over 360 m from southwest to northeast. The largest width is about 160 m. Its mean lake level is 61.1 m. It lies in the course of the Schulzenseegraben of a left tributary of the Thymenfließ , which in turn flows into the Godenberger Mühlenbach-Hegensteinfließ , a tributary of the Havel . The Schulzenseegraben begins east of the Schulzensee near Rutenbergs and flows through the Kleiner Köllnsee after the Großer Köllnsee .
history
The lake was first mentioned in a document as early as 1299 ( stagnum Grote Kelle ). In addition to 38 other lakes mentioned by name, it was part of the initial equipment of the Himmelpfort monastery . With this donation from the Brandenburg Margrave Albrecht III. the sole fishing and usage rights. The name is derived from mnd. ladle = large ladle, after the rounded shape of the lake. The addition large was created to distinguish it from the slightly smaller Kleiner Köllnsee , which is only 170 m west of it.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Reinhard E. Fischer (co-authors: Elzbieta Foster, Klaus Müller, Gerhard Schlimpert , Sophie Wauer, Cornelia Willich): Brandenburgisches Namenbuch. Part 10: The names of the waters of Brandenburg. Böhlau, Weimar 1996, ISBN 3-7400-1001-0