Plötzensee Lake, Berlin

Name: Plötzensee Lake
Address: Berlin, Germany

#195 among attractions in Berlin

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Plötzensee is a small glacial lake in Berlin. It is situated in the former borough of Wedding, now a part of Mitte, adjacent to the public park Volkspark Rehberge. The name stems from Plötze, one name for the roach in German, as the lake formerly teemed with it. ()

Local name: Plötzensee Area: 19.4 acres (0.0303 mi²)Maximum depth: 18 ftElevation: 108 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 52°32'39"N, 13°19'48"E

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Mitte (Wedding)Berlin Germany

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Plötzensee Lake – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sugar Museum, Volkspark Rehberge, Capernaum Church, Fritz Schloß Park.

0.7 miE
Museum, Specialty museum
Sugar Museum, Berlin
17 min walk • The Sugar Museum was a museum that operated from 1904 until 2012 in Berlin with exhibits dedicated to the history and technology of sugar.
~1820 ftN
Park, Nazi architecture
Volkspark Rehberge, Berlin
9 min walk • Volkspark Rehberge is a public park in Wedding, a locality of Mitte, Berlin, Germany. The park was created and constructed from 1922–1929. The park covers approximately 78 hectares.
0.9 miE
Church, Romanesque architecture
Capernaum Church, Berlin
23 min walk • Capernaum Church is one of the two places of worship of the Lutheran Capernaum Congregation, a member of the Evangelical Church of Berlin-Brandenburg-Silesian Upper Lusatia, an umbrella comprising Lutheran, Calvinist and united Protestant congregations.
1.5 miSE
Park
Fritz Schloß Park, Berlin
39 min walk • Fritz Schloß Park is a park in Berlin in the district of Moabit, located in the borough of Mitte.
0.9 miS
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Reformation Church, Berlin
23 min walk • The Reformation Church is a Lutheran church that was constructed in Moabit, a neighborhood of Berlin, Germany, between 1905 and 1907.
1.2 miSW
Canal
Westhafen Canal, Berlin
31 min walk • The Westhafen Canal, or Westhafenkanal in German, is a canal in Berlin, Germany. The 3.1-kilometre long canal connects with the Westhafen inland port and the Berlin-Spandau Ship Canal at its eastern end, and with the River Spree in Charlottenburg at its western end.
1.3 miSW
Canal
Charlottenburg Canal, Berlin
33 min walk • The Charlottenburg Canal, or Charlottenburger Verbindungskanal in German, is a canal in Berlin, Germany. With a former length of 3.2 kilometres, the canal was built between 1848 and 1859, and originally connected the River Spree, in Charlottenburg, with the Berlin-Spandau Ship Canal.
~1920 ftNE
Park
Goethepark, Berlin
10 min walk • Goethepark is a public park in Wedding, a locality of Mitte, Berlin, Germany. The park was created and constructed from 1922–1924. The park covers approximately 37 hectares.
1.3 miSE
Street
Turmstraße, Berlin
35 min walk • Turmstraße is a main street in the Berlin district of Moabit. The street runs along the "Kleiner Tiergarten" park, and past the Moabit courthouse. Turmstraße is also the name of an U-Bahn stop on the U9. Moabit Courthouse and Moabit Hospital are located over here, as shown in the images on the right.
1.1 miS
Art Nouveau architecture, Architecture
AEG turbine factory, Berlin
28 min walk • The AEG turbine factory was built in 1909, at Huttenstraße 12–16 in the Berlin district of Moabit. It is the best-known work of architect Peter Behrens. The 100m long steel framed building with 15m tall glass windows on either side is considered the first attempt to introduce restrained modern design to industrial architecture.
1.2 miSE
Neighbourhood
Moabit, Berlin
30 min walk • Moabit is an inner city locality in the borough of Mitte, Berlin, Germany. As of 2016, around 77,000 people lived in Moabit. First inhabited in 1685 and incorporated into Berlin in 1861, the former industrial and working-class neighbourhood is fully surrounded by three watercourses which define its present-day border.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Plötzensee Lake?

Nearby attractions include Volkspark Rehberge, Berlin (9 min walk), Goethepark, Berlin (10 min walk), Sugar Museum, Berlin (17 min walk), Wedding, Berlin (18 min walk).

How to get to Plötzensee Lake by public transport?

The nearest stations to Plötzensee Lake:

Tram

Virchow-Klinikum • Lines: 50, M13 (11 min walk)
Seestraße/Amrumer Straße • Lines: 50, M13 (17 min walk)

Bus

Stieffring • Lines: 123 (19 min walk)
Perleberger Brücke • Lines: 123, 142 (34 min walk)

Metro

U Westhafen • Lines: U9 (19 min walk)
U Amrumer Straße • Lines: U9 (22 min walk)