Gravel and bathing lake Birkwitz
| Gravel and bathing lake Birkwitz | ||
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| Geographical location | Pirna , district of Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains , Saxony , Germany | |
| Islands | two | |
| Places on the shore | Birkwitz , Pratzschwitz | |
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| Coordinates | 50 ° 58 '28 " N , 13 ° 53' 43" E | |
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| length | 950 m | |
| width | 900 m | |
The gravel and bathing lake Birkwitz is a former quarry pond , which lies between Pillnitz and Pirna in the district of Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains .
It is about 20 kilometers from Dresden and is located between the Pirna districts of Birkwitz in the north-west and Pratzschwitz in the south-west. The lake is about 900 meters long and 950 meters wide. There are two small islands in it. The western part is used as a swimming lake and is private property. The operator and owner is a company under civil law . A beach festival takes place in July.
Swimming is not permitted in the southern part, it is the property of the German Angler Association .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.badesee-birkwitz.de Imprint
- ↑ pirna.de (PDF; 63 kB) Resolution of the Birkwitz-Pratzschwitz local council for the 16th Beach Festival 2006