1. The ''Witznitz reservoir“

2. Construction
General facts
formation
Use
Sources

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

4. 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

5. 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)

6. 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)

7. Sources
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