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Goitzschesee Water Level Tower – Goitzsche Beach loop from Bitterfeld

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Goitzschesee Water Level Tower – Goitzsche Beach loop from Bitterfeld

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Goitzschesee Water Level Tower – Goitzsche Beach loop from Bitterfeld

01:51

7.32km

10m

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Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 17, 2026

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770 m

Goitzschesee Promenade and Harbor

Highlight • Lake

The lake has been approved for tourism and water sports since 2005. It was rehabilitated by a mining management company, because before that it was part of the Goitzsche lignite mine. There are three swimming pools around the lake: goitzsche-tourismus.de.

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2.35 km

Open-air Mining Museum at the Villa am Bernsteinsee

Highlight • Historical Site

Definitely worth seeing

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2.42 km

Mining Locomotive at Lake Goitzsche

Highlight • Monument

here are also information boards and a sculpture

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2.77 km

Marina Park Goitzsche

Highlight • Rest Area

The Goitzschesee is an opencast mining lake and a scenic gem with a wide range of water sports, those looking for relaxation and nature lovers.

The Goitzschesee at the gates of the town of Bitterfeld invites visitors to swim, cycle, sail, dive and surf. Several swimming areas, 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 a sustainably renovated, wonderful recreational landscape as clearly comprehensible as in Bitterfeld on the Great Goitzschesee. Brown coal mining and environmental pollution once shaped the landscape. The open pit area was used for coaling briquette factories, power plants and the chemical industry in the Bitterfeld-Wolfen area. A special feature was the extraction of "Bitterfeld amber". This started in 1975 and until 1993 amber was mined industrially, which was unique in Germany. Minable amber is said to still be in the Goitzsche today.

Today, a well-developed network of cycling and hiking trails surrounds the Goitzschesee and thus also offers many opportunities for joggers and skaters. If you like it leisurely, you can explore the lake by passenger ship, pirate ship or even by catamaran. From the level tower, the red tower or the nearby Bitterfelder Bogen you can enjoy a fantastic view over the region. Various gastronomic facilities are available on the Mühlbeck beach, on the amber promenade and in the city harbor. Houseboats, floating holiday homes, a camping park and holiday homes near the water invite you to stay longer on the Goitzsche.

Three lidos on the Goitzsche invite you to spend a relaxing day at the lake: the Mühlbeck lido, the lido at the level tower and the Niemecker See lido.
numbers and facts

Water area: 1353 ha
Volume: approx. 207 million m³
Length (shore line): approx. 27 km
Max Depth: 75m
Water level: approx. +75 m NHN
Open pit mining: 1908 - 1991
Flooding / Renaturation: 1999 - 2002

Source: kohle-dampf-licht-seen.de/staedte-sehenswuerdständigen-landschaften/grosser-goitzschesee

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Goitzschesee Water Level Tower

Highlight • Viewpoint

An absolute must when visiting the Goitzschesee, the view is simply wonderful. The tower is 26 meters high and offers a magnificent view from the top.

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