Germany transforms former coal mines into Europe's largest lake landscape

Germany is in the final stages of transforming former coal mines into a vast lake complex, which will become Europe's largest lake landscape by April. The project, known as the Lusatian Lakeland, consists of 23 human-made lakes covering 14,000 hectares. The last lake to be completed, Lake Sedlitz, will open for swimming and boating at the end of April.

The Lusatian Lakeland is located between Berlin and Dresden, and it is the largest artificial water landscape in Europe. The project, which began in the 1960s, has cost around €7 billion so far and will require an additional €4.8 billion over the next 25 years. The transformation of the former coal mines into a lake landscape has created a significant tourist destination and serves as a water reservoir for the rivers Spree and Schwarze Elster.