Maschsee
Sign in to saveThe Masch Lake () is an artificial lake situated south of the city centre of Hanover, the capital of Lower Saxony, Germany. Covering an area of , it is the largest body of water within Hanover and a popular recreation area as well as venue for numerous water sports.
Wikidata facts
- Area
- 700000
- Elevation
- 53.20
- Image
- Hannover, de Maschsee vanaf de Karl Thiele Weg IMG 4534 2018-07-01 14.20.jpg
- Width
- 530
- Length
- 2400
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- Commons category
- Maschsee
- volume as quantity
- 1600000
- inception
- 1936-01-01
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16 sectionsContents
- Name
- Construction
- Design
- Job creation
- Water supply
- Leisure activities
- Masch Lake Festival
- Boats and ships
- Bathing
- Exercising
- Ice activities
- Art works
- Accessibility
- General references
- References
- External links
The Masch Lake () is an artificial lake situated south of the city centre of Hanover, the capital of Lower Saxony, Germany. Covering an area of , it is the largest body of water within Hanover and a popular recreation area as well as venue for numerous water sports.
==Name== The name of the lake stems from the so-called , or simply , meaning 'swamp'. This is the historical description for the area in which the lake was built, that was in a deep-lying floodplain of the Leine river.