Borna Reservoir

The Borna Reservoir is a balancing lake near Borna, Leipzig, in Germany. After the Borna-West surface mine was shut down in 1970, the site underwent construction in the following years and was taken into service starting in 1977.

Type: Body of water
Description: reservoir in Germany
Also known as: “Speicherbecken Borna”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jugendstrafvollzugsanstalt Regis-Breitingen and Borna (b Leipzig) railway station.

Jugendstrafvollzugsanstalt Regis-Breitingen

Prison

Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Jugendstrafvollzugsanstalt Regis-Breitingen is a prison, which is situated 1½ km southwest of Borna Reservoir.

Borna (b Leipzig) railway station

Railway station

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Borna (b Leipzig) railway station is situated 2½ km northeast of Borna Reservoir.

Schloss Zedtlitz

Castle

Photo: Uwe Nitschke, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Schloss Zedtlitz is a castle, which is situated 4 km east of Borna Reservoir.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lobstädt and Borna.

Lobstädt

Village

Lobstädt is a village and a former municipality in the Leipziger Land district, in Saxony, Germany. On April 1, 2008 Lobstädt was incorporated into Neukieritzsch. Lobstädt is situated 2½ km north of Borna Reservoir.

Borna

Town

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Borna is a town in Saxony, Germany, capital of the Leipzig district. It is situated approximately 30 km southeast of Leipzig city. It has approx. 20,000 inhabitants. The town is the district seat of the district of Leipzig. Borna is situated 3½ km northeast of Borna Reservoir.