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.

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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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Zwenkau near Zwenkau open-cast mine (former)