Top 20 Lakes around Bad Schmiedeberg

Directly from the road, this beautiful view of the lake opens up.

Idyllic, fairly large lake with a beautiful circular path

Very beautiful lake with a great hiking trail around the lake.

Beautiful, varied wooden sculptures.

Reinharz Moated Castle, nestled in forests, resembles a legendary fairytale castle. The castle park and surrounding water features, with their rare trees, invite you to linger. Heinrich von Löser, Electoral Marshal of Saxony, had this impressive moated castle built between 1690 and 1701, featuring a baroque park, a castle pond, and a brewery pond, to provide appropriate accommodation for the nobility during their hunts in the Düben Heath. Source: https://www.anhalt-dessau-wittenberg.de/staedte-sehenswuerdigkeiten-landschaften/wasserschloss-reinharz

The lake is used as a leisure and recreation area. There are various beaches around the lake, including nudist and dog beaches, as well as lake access for horses. At the lake there is a boat rental and bicycle rental, a campsite, holiday bungalows and holiday homes floating on the water. The lake is a popular diving spot. The European cycle route R1, the Berlin-Leipzig cycle route and the COAL | STEAM | LIGHT cycle route pass by the lake. The latter runs for 160 km along the various post-mining lakes in the region, among other things.[1] The Bergwitz Triathlon, a popular sport triathlon over the sprint distance, has been held annually since 1991. Source https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bergwitzsee

In 1955, lignite mining in the Bergwitz opencast mine was stopped. In the 1960s, the dump was recultivated and the embankments were designed. At the same time, the remaining hole was flooded by the natural inflow. The lake is fed by groundwater and rainwater. It drains into the flow ditch via an overflow structure. Source https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bergwitzsee

Reinharz Castle and Castle Park Heinrich von Löser, Electorate of Saxony's hereditary marshal, had a representative moated castle with a baroque park, castle pond and brewery pond built between 1690 and 1701 in order to provide appropriate accommodation for the nobles during their hunts in the Düben Heath. Löser based the three-story, horseshoe-shaped building on the annual division: the facade is divided into 365 windows, and the castle has 52 doors and 12 rooms. The 68 m high tower was used as an observatory in the 18th century. Valuable scientific equipment was created in the mechanical-optical workshop, including telescopes, reflecting telescopes and sundials. 15 of these are on display in the Mathematical-Physical Salon of the Dresden Zwinger. The formally designed garden was probably completed in the first half of the 18th century under the direction of Hans von Löser. In 1837, the castle, including the farm buildings and park, was sold to the bourgeois Hertwig family, who had the park landscaped after 1850. The northern embroidery parterre with the strictly axial path system was removed. In addition, a connected meadow area, the "castle meadow", was created with many, sometimes rare, individual trees and groups of trees. Today, they characterize the striking old trees. In the southern section of the park, the main path system has largely been preserved. Between 1947 and 1990, the castle and park were used as a spa complex. The complex has been privately owned since 1998. Source: display board