Borkener See

Borkener See is an artificial lake in West Hesse Depression, , . At an elevation of 177 metres, its surface area is 139 hectares. Created by the mining of lignite coal, the lake is nutrient-poor and slightly basic in pH.
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Wikipedia
Oliver Deisenroth, Public domain.
AxelHH, Public domain.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hessisches Braunkohle Bergbaumuseum and Schloss Nassenerfurth.
AxelHH, Public domain.
Presse03, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a castle.
AxelHH, Public domain.
is a lake in Westhessische Senke, , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Borken and Kalbsburg.
Rüdiger Wölk, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a small town with about 13,000 inhabitants…
AxelHH, Public domain.
is a neighborhood.

Borkener See

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Latitude
51.0354° or 51° 2′ 7″ north
Longitude
9.267° or 9° 16′ 1″ east
Open location code
9F3F27P8+5Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 15807153
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
Wiki­data ID
Q893846

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Borkener See” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Trockenerfurth and Nassenerfurth.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Borkener See and Giesenbühl.

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