Rakotzsee

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Rakotzsee
Park - panoramio (96) .jpg
Rakotzsee with Rakotzbrücke and organ
Geographical location Azalea and Rhododendron Park Kromlau , Gablenz , Goerlitz district , Saxony , Germany
Tributaries none
Drain none
Data
Coordinates 51 ° 32 '10 "  N , 14 ° 38' 27"  E Coordinates: 51 ° 32 '10 "  N , 14 ° 38' 27"  E
Rakotzsee (Saxony)
Rakotzsee
length 300 m

The Rakotzsee (from Sorbian rak ' cancer ') is an artificially created lake in the azalea and rhododendron park Kromlau and is located in the district of Kromlau in the municipality of Gablenz in the district of Görlitz . It is approx. 300 m long and approx. 35 to 50 m wide. In the middle the lake is spanned by the 35 m long Rakotzbrücke. Also in the middle of the lake is a group of basalt steles called the "organ".

Rakotzbrücke and drained Rakotzsee

Since the lake has no natural inflow, its water level is maintained by means of a pump. There are considerations to feed it from a natural watercourse.

In 2017, the Rakotzsee and the bridge served as the backdrop for the film The Sorcerer's Apprentice . The Rakotzbrücke, closed in a circle thanks to the reflection of the water, acted as a gateway to the parallel world.

In order to rehabilitate the Rakotz Bridge, which is in danger of collapsing, and to reconstruct the grotto that collapsed in 1952, the water level of the lake was drained until the work is expected to be completed in 2020.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ measured in the Saxony Atlas of the Free State of Saxony ( notes )
  2. ↑ Regina Weiß: Rakotzsee almost dry. In: Lausitzer Rundschau . April 12, 2008, accessed October 9, 2019 .
  3. ^ Christian Köhler: Film recordings in Kromlauer Park. In: Lausitzer Rundschau. April 3, 2017, accessed October 9, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Big appearance for the Rakotzbrücke. November 24, 2017. Retrieved October 9, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Regina Weiß: Hercules figure appeared - sensational find on Rakotzbrücke. In: Lausitzer Rundschau. June 14, 2019, accessed October 9, 2019 .
  6. ↑ The Rakotz Ensemble in Lausitz will be renovated by 2020. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung . August 7, 2019, accessed October 9, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Rehabilitation of the Rakotzbrücke and work in the park. Tourist-Information Kromlau, accessed on October 9, 2019 .