Geiseltalsee

Geiseltalsee
Geiseltalsee
Location	Saalekreis district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Coordinates	51°18′29″N 11°53′07″E / 51.3080°N 11.8854°E / 51.3080; 11.8854Coordinates: 51°18′29″N 11°53′07″E / 51.3080°N 11.8854°E / 51.3080; 11.8854
Type	reservoir
Surface area	1,900 hectares (4,700 acres)

Geiseltalsee, literally Geisel valley lake, is at about 1,900 hectares (4,700 acres) the largest artificial lake by area in Germany^[1] lying in the Saalekreis district, Saxony-Anhalt. The lake was created in 2003-11 by flooding a former opencast lignite mine in the Geiseltal (Geisel valley); the name of that valley had become widely known due to the notable fossil record which emerged from that coal mine.

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Geiseltalsee is bordered by the village of Mücheln to the southwest, west, and northwest, the towns of Braunsbedra to the northeast, east, and southeast, and of Bad Lauchstädt for a small stretch to the northwest. The lake is a part of the Central German Lake District.

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