Templiner See (German pronunciation: [tɛmˈpliːnɐ zeː] (listen)) is a lake in the state of Brandenburg, Germany. It stretches to the south and west from the centre of the city of Potsdam.

Templiner See
The Templiner See looking north, with the Berlin outer ring railway in the foreground, and the Hermannswerder peninsula behind.
Templiner See
Location	Brandenburg
Coordinates	52°22′3″N 13°1′6″E
Primary inflows	River Havel
Primary outflows	River Havel
Basin countries	Germany
Max. length	5.8 kilometres (3.6 mi)
Max. width	1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi)
Surface area	5.11 square kilometres (1.97 sq mi)
Max. depth	6 metres (20 ft)
Surface elevation	29.4 metres (96 ft)
Settlements	Potsdam, Caputh, Geltow

The lake is some 5.8 kilometres (3.6 mi) long, with a maximum width of 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) and a surface area is 5.11 square kilometres (1.97 sq mi). It lies at an elevation of 29.4 metres (96 ft) above sea level, and has a maximum depth of 6 metres (20 ft).

The navigable River Havel flows through the lake, entering it at its northern end adjacent to central Potsdam, and leaving it at its southern end via a short channel to the Schwielowsee between Caputh and Geltow. The lake is crossed by two cable ferries, the Kiewitt Ferry towards its northern end, and the Caputh Ferry at its southern exit. Navigation is administered as part of the Untere Havel–Wasserstraße.[1][2]

At the northern end of the lake, the peninsula of Hermannswerder protrudes into the lake. At about its midpoint, the lake is crossed by the Berlin outer ring railway, using an embankment and bridge. This was built in the 1950s, to bypass West Berlin during the division of Germany.

Albert Einstein Summer Home

During his Berlin years 1929 to 1932 Albert Einstein and Wife Elsa had a summer house by the lake in Caputh. He kept a sail boat at the lake and sailed on the Templiner See and the Havel river lakes.[3]

References

External links

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[fr] Lac de Templin