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Schwielowsee

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Location
  
Brandenburg

Primary outflows
  
River Havel

Area
  
58.15 km²

Population
  
10,011 (31 Dec 2008)

Primary inflows
  
River Havel

Basin countries
  
Germany

Local time
  
Friday 6:02 PM

Postal code
  
14548

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Max. length
  
5.4 kilometres (3.4 mi)

Max. width
  
2.0 kilometres (1.2 mi)

Weather
  
11°C, Wind N at 11 km/h, 47% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Castle Caputh, Einsteinhaus, Havelländische Malerkolonie, Templiner See, Schwielowsee

Schwielowsee is a lake in the state of Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated to the south and west of the city of Potsdam. The villages of Caputh, Ferch and Geltow, on the banks of the lake, form the municipality of Schwielowsee.

Map of Schwielowsee, Germany

The lake is some 5.4 kilometres (3.4 mi) long, with a maximum width of 2.0 kilometres (1.2 mi) and a surface area is 7.86 square kilometres (3.03 sq mi). It lies at an elevation of 29.3 metres (96 ft) above sea level, and has a maximum depth of 9.1 metres (30 ft).

The navigable River Havel flows through the eastern end of the lake, entering it at Caputh via a short channel from the Templiner See, and exiting to the north. The lake is also navigable to its south-western end at Ferch. Navigation is administered as part of the Untere Havel–Wasserstraße.

References

Schwielowsee Wikipedia