The ''Witznitz reservoir“

Construction General facts formation Use Sources

General facts Location: district Leipzig part of Leipzig Neuseenland Inflows: Eula, Wyhra Effluent: Wyhra Near: Borna Area: 240 ha

formation the use of brown coal was supported with the new rail way open-cast-mining since 1911 situated north of the pond '‚Breiter Teich'' → the brown coal has been used for the supply of the factory in Witznitz with electricity since 1913 since 1934 the regions where brown coal was mined → the Whyra has been relocated and the place Witznitz was torn down the use of brown coal was supported with the new rail way

formation Today´s district Borna-North was a former part of the open-cast-mining the rest of the open-cast-mining is now the ''Speicherbecken Witznitz'‚ (reservoir)

Use industrial water the power station Lippendorf uses as fishers club Etzold use for fishing and trout overwinter there Witznitz → popular fishing place (in the region) there fish were caught which → record (mainly carp, pike-perch and eel)

Sources http://suedraumarchiv.de/index.php?option=com_ content&view=category&layout=blog&id=36&Ite mid=514 http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speicherbecken_Witz nitz http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/de/0/0f/Spei cherbecken_Witznitz.jpg http://file1.npage.de/003038/85/bilder/leipzig_witz nitzer_see_1.jpg http://file1.npage.de/003038/85/bilder/leipzig_kah nsdorfer_see_1.jpg http://fischereibetrieb- etzold.yunix.de/index.php?option=com_content &task=view&id=15&Itemid=35