Teufelssee (Berlin-Köpenick)
| Devil's Lake | ||
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| Teufelssee in early April | ||
| Geographical location | Berlin-Koepenick | |
| Islands | no | |
| Places on the shore | Berlin-Koepenick | |
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| Coordinates | 52 ° 25 '11 " N , 13 ° 37' 48" E | |
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| surface | 1.2 ha | |
| length | 150 m | |
| width | 100 m | |
| scope | 410 m | |
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| View from the Müggelturm to the Teufelssee. In the background the Great Müggelsee. | ||
The Teufelssee is located in the district of Berlin-Köpenick around 750 m south of the Großer Müggelsee at the foot of the Kleiner Müggelberg in the Köpenicker Bürgerheide .
The lake measures almost 150 m from northeast to southwest and is a maximum of 100 m wide. Its area is around 1.2 hectares . The shallow and nutrient-rich lake is a raised bog that was formed during the Ice Age and was created as a sink by the meltwater from the ice . At the lake, the Teufelssee forest school maintains a three-kilometer nature trail that leads around the lake past rare plants such as pond roses , hemlock and sundew . Since the ground is partly boggy , a large part of the path leads over wooden board paths. A few hundred meters southwest of the lake is the Müggelturm on the western slope of the Kleiner Müggelberg. The Müggelberge toboggan run, which is popularly known as the Death Railway (closed), ends near the Teufelssee .
In December 2015, a new, approximately 300 m long pier between the moor and the Teufelssee was inaugurated, which was built as part of the environmental relief program UEP II project "Nature conservation measures for upgrading and development in the FFH area Teufelsseemoor and the surrounding area".
With the Teufelssee in Grunewald, there is a second lake of the same name in the urban area of Berlin.
There are various legends about the water . According to one of these stories, a devil's altar should have stood there. Inge Kiessig recounts the beginning of another legend about a castle that disappeared in the lake as follows: “In the dense reed belt on the edge of the Teufelssee there used to be a large stone. It was called the princess stone because it indicated the place where a splendid castle once occupied a princess. She was cursed and, together with her palace, sank into the moor. But sometimes it came to light. "
During the GDR era, children were able to relax in a holiday camp at Teufelssee.
literature
- Berlin legends . Retold and commented by Inge Kiessig. Berlin Information, 3rd edition 1990, ISBN 3-7442-0056-6 . Quote on page 43, The Princess in the Müggelberge .
- Theodor Fontane : Walks through the Mark Brandenburg . Part 4. Spreeland . The Müggelsberge. Berlin 1882 ( online ).
Web links
- The legends of the Teufelssee near Köpenick
- Teaching cabinet and forest school Teufelssee
- Senate Department for Urban Development Berlin: NATURA 2000 area Teufelsseemoor Köpenick