Great Goitzsche Lake
The Goitzschesee is an open pit lake and a scenic gem with a wide range of offers for water sports enthusiasts, recreationists and nature lovers.
The Goitzschee lake at the gates of the city of Bitterfeld invites visitors to swim, cycle, sail, dive and surf. Several bathing spots, the water sports center and a modern wake park offer the best conditions for water sports enthusiasts.
Nowhere else in the area of the former GDR is the structural change from an ecological emergency area to sustainably redeveloped wonderful recreational landscapes as clearly comprehensible as in Bitterfeld on the Great Goitzsche Lake. Once upon a time, the landscape was dominated by open-cast lignite mining and environmental pollution. The open-cast mining area served the coaling of briquette factories, power plants and the chemical industry in the Bitterfeld-Wolfen area. A special feature was the extraction of "Bitterfeld amber". This began in 1975 and amber was mined industrially until 1993, which was unique in Germany. Even today, recoverable amber is said to be in the Goitzsche.
Today, a well-developed network of cycling and hiking trails surrounds the Goitzsche Lake and thus also offers many opportunities for joggers and skaters. Who likes it comfortably, which explores the lake with the passenger ship, pirate ship or even by catamaran. From the Pegelturm, the Roter Turm or the nearby Bitterfelder Bogen you can enjoy a fantastic view over the region. Various gastronomic facilities are available at Mühlbeck Beach, the Amber Promenade and the city harbor. Houseboats, floating vacation homes, a camping park and vacation homes near the water invite you to an extended stay at the Goitzsche.
Three lidos at the Goitzsche invite you to spend a relaxing day at the lake: the Mühlbeck lido, the lido at the Pegelturm and the Niemecker See lido.
Water surface: 1353 ha
Volume: approx. 207 million m³
Length (shoreline): approx. 27 km
Max. Depth: 75 m
Water level height: approx. +75 m NHN
Open pit mining: 1908 - 1991
Flooding / renaturation: 1999 - 2002
Blue path
Blue path
The Great Goitzsche Lake is the No. 1 tourist magnet in the town of Bitterfeld-Wolfen. Anyone who fancies swimming, sailing, rowing, pedal boating, diving or stand-up paddling will get their money's worth here. Few people know, however, that Bitterfeld's city center is just a short walk away. From now on, the "Blue Trail" will guide interested visitors along almost three kilometers from the lake promenade at the Bernsteinsee Marina to Bitterfeld's city center, which is always worth a visit with its sights, stores and gastronomic offerings. Peppered with quiz questions and interactive elements, the route itself becomes an experience. Once you reach your destination, the digital city tour awaits you.