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Ruppiner See is a lake in Ostprignitz-Ruppin, Brandenburg, Germany. At an elevation of 36.5 m (120 ft), its surface area is 8.25 km² (3.19 sq mi).

Ruppiner See
Ruppiner See
Location	Ostprignitz-Ruppin, Brandenburg
Coordinates	52°53′31.87″N 12°49′12.25″E
Primary inflows	Rhin
Primary outflows	Rhin
Basin countries	Germany
Surface area	8.25 km2 (3.19 sq mi)
Average depth	12 m (39 ft)
Max. depth	23 m (75 ft)
Surface elevation	36.5 m (120 ft)

History

A Slavic fortification stood at the mouth of the Rhin on the northern shore. In the 12th century, the German settlement of Ruppin (now called Altruppin) was established next to it. A few decades later, Neuruppin was established on the southwest shore. A mill was built in Altfriesack, between the Ruppiner See and the Bützsee next to the Slavic settlement of Wustrau. The latter is probably the oldest settlement on the lake. Around the lake are other villages, which mostly now belong to the municipality of Neuruppin. Wustrau and Altfriesack now form one division in the municipality of Fehrbellin.

Economic and strategic importance

The lake was strategically important as it was the center of the Slavic area. It was also of economic importance due to its fisheries and for transportation. The building of the Ruppiner Canal in 1788 increased its importance, as it was then connected to the Havel and thereby with Berlin.

Since 1898, a railroad causeway on the Kremmen–Wittstock line has cut the lake in two, 2.5 km from the north shore running east and west.

Today, the Ruppiner See is the reservoir for the wetlands known as the Rhinluch. Until the beginning of May, water is held there from the spring runoff. It is then released over the locks in Alt Friesack to prevent the wetlands from drying out. The management of this runoff has the potential for political conflict.

See also

• Neuruppin

External links

• Photo and map of the lake

Media related to Ruppiner See at Wikimedia Commons

На других языках

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[de] Ruppiner See

Der Ruppiner See ist ein langgestrecktes Binnengewässer im Landkreis Ostprignitz-Ruppin im Nordwesten des Landes Brandenburg. Der Ruppiner See ist mit einer gestreckten Länge von 14 km der längste See im Land Brandenburg. Seine Oberfläche beträgt 807 ha (8,07 km²). Der See wird von Norden nach Süden vom Rhin durchflossen, der ihn in zwei Richtungen verlässt: durch den Wustrauer Rhin nach Südwesten und in den Bützsee nach Südosten. Da der Ruppiner See definitionsgemäß ein Stillgewässer ist, ein Teil des Wassers aus dem Bützsee in die Oberhavel abfließt, das Wasser aus dem Wustrauer Rhin aber etwa 150 Havel-Kilometer flussabwärts in die Havel gelangt, ist der Ruppiner See eine Pseudobifurkation.

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- [en] Ruppiner See

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[ru] Руппинер-Зе

Руппинер-Зе (нем. Ruppiner See) — озеро в восточной части Германии.

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