Binnenalster

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Binnenalster
Binnenalster -
Location Hamburg
Lake type artificial lake
Primary inflows Alster
Primary outflows Elbe
Basin countries Germany
Surface area 0.2 km²
Max. depth appr. 2 m

Binnenalster or Inner Alster Lake is one of two artificial lakes within the city limits of Hamburg, Germany, which are formed by the river Alster (the other being the Außenalster). The Binnealster has a area of 0.2 km². [1]

The phrase "inner" refers to the old city walls of Hamburg. The Binnenalster was the part of the lake that was "inside" the city walls. The lake was originally created to serve as a reservoir for a mill.

Today the old city walls do not exist; instead two car and train bridges, the Lombardbrücke and the Kennedybrücke, span the river.

The Alstervergnügen festival is held around the Binnenalster.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2006)

[edit] References

  • Statistical office Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein Statistisches Jahrbuch 2006/2007 (ISSN 1614-8045)

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