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North Rhine-Westphalia

Lake Hengstey

The Hengsteysee is a reservoir on the river between the cities of , and , , . It was built in 1929 and is one of five reservoirs on the Ruhr.
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  • Type: Lake
  • Description: reservoir
  • Also known as: “Hengsteysee”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Uhlenbruch and Klusenberg.

Nature reserve
Photo: Rainer Halama, CC BY 2.5.
is a nature reserve.

Peak
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The is, at 254.33 m above NHN, the highest elevation on the territory of the city of . The part of the lies west of the Hohensyburg.

Building
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is a building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ahlenberg and Syburg.

Suburb
Photo: Velopilger, Public domain.
is a suburb.

Suburb
Photo: Slick, CC0.
is a borough of the city of in the Ruhr district of , Germany. Since 1929, it has been a borough of Dortmund, located in the city's south. It is part of the district.

Town
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is a town in the district of , in . It is located south of in the Ruhr Area. Its location between the two reservoirs Hengsteysee and Harkortsee has earned it the nickname Die Stadt zwischen den Ruhrseen. is situated 2½ km southwest of Lake Hengstey.

Lake Hengstey

Latitude
51.41398° or 51° 24′ 50″ north
Longitude
7.46508° or 7° 27′ 54″ east
Elevation
98 metres (322 feet)
Open location code
9F39CF78+H2
Geo­Names ID
2906419
Wiki­data ID
Q450078
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Satellite Map

Discover Lake Hengstey from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Russian—“Lake Hengstey” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Hengsteysee”
  • Chinese: “亨施泰湖”
  • Czech: “Hengsteysee”
  • Dutch: “Hengsteysee”
  • Esperanto: “Hengstey-lago”
  • Esperanto: “Hengstey”
  • Esperanto: “Hengsteysee”
  • Esperanto: “Lago Hengstey”
  • French: “Hengsteysee”
  • German: “Hengstey-See”
  • German: “Hengsteysee”
  • Japanese: “ヘングスタイ湖”
  • Russian: “Hengsteysee”
  • Russian: “Хенгстайзе”
  • Russian: “Хенгстайзее”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Bathey and Hengstey.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Wien-Berg and Lenne.

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