Lake district
An area that contains a large number of lakes or ponds is commonly referred to as a lake district . It is a linguistic summary and not a geomorphological term. The lakes may well have a different history, belong to different catchment areas or belong to different natural areas.
Their formation can depend on the geomorphological conditions. The northern Polish and northern German lake plateaus are a consequence of glacial events that have left moraine landscapes behind. These include the Pomeranian Lake District and the Mecklenburg Lake District . Sometimes karstification also leads to the formation of a lake plateau, as in the Plitvice lake plateau .
Through human intervention, some artificial lake districts have now been created, such as the Lusatian Lake District and the Saxon Lake District with the Leipzig New Lake District . The three named emerged as part of the recultivation and renaturation of the remaining open pit holes created by the former lignite extraction and its facilities . The Franconian Lake District was also artificially created to balance the water distribution between southern and northern Bavaria.
Another example of a lake district is the Upper Lusatian heath and pond area . Here, in addition to the naturally existing lakes and ponds, some were artificially created by human hands.
The villages and communities around the Plothener Teiche have come together to form the Lake District administrative community.
Further examples
- Dreisenplatte in Munich
- Franconian Lake District
- Chiemgau Lake District
- Easter lakes
- Seeon lakes
- Eggstätt-Hemhofer Lake District
- Finnish Lake District
- Masurian Lake District
- Mecklenburg Lake District
- Möllner Seenplatte
- Northeimer Seenplatte
- Upper Palatinate Lake District
- Pomeranian Lake District .
