Zwenkau open-cast mine (former)
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The former Zwenkau open-cast mine was a large lignite (brown coal) surface mining site in Saxony, Germany, that has since been closed and partly transformed into a lake and recreational landscape.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former open-cast lignite mine
ⓘ
surface mine ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentLandUse |
nature and landscape conservation area
ⓘ
recreational area ⓘ water sports area ⓘ |
| energySector | lignite-based power generation ⓘ |
| environmentalImpact |
groundwater changes
ⓘ
landscape alteration ⓘ |
| formerLandUse | industrial mining area ⓘ |
| hasHazard |
ground subsidence (historical)
ⓘ
slope instability (historical) ⓘ |
| hasTransformationType |
lake reclamation project
ⓘ
post-mining landscape ⓘ |
| hasUse |
energy production (historical)
ⓘ
landscape lake (current) ⓘ recreation area (current) ⓘ |
| industry | coal mining industry ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Leipzig district
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Germany ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Central German Lake District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leipzig New Lakeland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | town of Zwenkau ⓘ |
| minedResource |
brown coal
ⓘ
lignite ⓘ |
| miningMethod | open-cast mining ⓘ |
| partlyTransformedInto |
Zwenkauer See
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
artificial lake ⓘ |
| partOf | Central German lignite mining area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postClosureUse |
cycling and hiking around lake
ⓘ
leisure activities ⓘ sailing and boating ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| reclamationMeasure |
afforestation
ⓘ
creation of recreational landscape ⓘ flooding of former pit ⓘ shoreline stabilization ⓘ soil recultivation ⓘ |
| status |
closed
ⓘ
reclaimed ⓘ |
| transportedTo | lignite-fired power plants in Central Germany ⓘ |
| waterBodyCreated |
Zwenkauer See
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
lake ⓘ |
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