The Müggelsee ( German pronunciation: [ˈmʏɡl̩ˌzeː] ), also known as the Großer Müggelsee , is a natural lake in the eastern edge of Berlin , the capital city of Germany . It is the largest of the Berlin lakes by area, with an area of 7.4 square kilometres (2.9 sq mi), a length of 4.3 kilometres (2.7 mi)
9-544: The lake is in the Berlin district of Treptow-Köpenick . The suburbs of Köpenick , Friedrichshagen , Rahnsdorf and a little section of Müggelheim border on the lake. The lake itself is 8 metres (26 ft) deep at its deepest point. At its south end are hills called the 'Müggelberge', which are 115 metres (377 ft) high; they were formed during the Pleistocene (as a kettle hole , remaining at Weichselian glaciation ). On
18-503: A war memorial to the Soviet soldiers who fell in the Battle of Berlin in 1945. Treptow-Köpenick is divided into 15 localities: The governing body of Treptow-Köpenick is the district council ( Bezirksverordnetenversammlung ). It has responsibility for passing laws and electing the city government, including the mayor. The most recent district council election was held on 26 September 2021, and
27-647: A lake on the Saturnian moon Titan was officially named after Lake Müggelsee by the International Astronomical Union . That lake is composed of liquid methane and ethane , and is located at 84°26 N and 203°30 W on Titan 's globe. Treptow-K%C3%B6penick Treptow-Köpenick ( German pronunciation: [ˈtʁeːpto ˈkøːpənɪk] ) is the ninth borough of Berlin , Germany, formed in Berlin's 2001 administrative reform by merging
36-508: Is a German politician for the SPD and since 2011 'Bezirksbürgermeister' (district mayor) of the Berlin borough of Treptow-Köpenick . Igel was born 1978 in the eastern part of Berlin and studied politics and similar stuff at the Free University of Berlin . Igel (german word for "hedgehog") entered the left-wing SPD in 1998 and became the youngest Bezirksbürgermeister of Berlin in 2011, in
45-457: Is rejected by Schlimpert as not durable. A pre- Slavonic , Germanic origin from a Proto-Indo-European root is more probable: migh- , mighla = "fog, cloud": compare Dutch miggelen = "drizzle" belongs. Analyses say that the word component "heim" in the name was brought around 1750 by settlers from the Palatinate from their homeland Odernheim , according to Schlimpert. In December 2013,
54-489: The former boroughs of Treptow and Köpenick . Among Berlin's boroughs it is the largest by area with the lowest population density. The Johannisthal Air Field , Germany's first airfield, was located in Treptow-Köpenick, between Johannisthal and Adlershof . Treptower Park , a popular place for recreation and a tourist destination, is also located in the borough. The park features the sprawling Soviet War Memorial ,
63-597: The northern bank of the Müggelsee obtains most of its water from the lake. There are also numerous deep wells located near the banks, and are mainly fed by the bank filtrate and only to a small share by groundwater. The first uses of the word component "Müggel" are, according to Gerhard Schlimpert in the "Codex diplomaticus Brandenburgensis", in 1394 as "den Tyns in der Miggel" and in 1487 as "von der Miggelseh". The etymology remains unclear. The traditional derivative from Common Slavonic mogyla = "grave, grave hill, earth hill"
72-590: The results were as follows: The district mayor ( Bezirksbürgermeister ) is elected by the Bezirksverordnetenversammlung, and positions in the district government (Bezirksamt) are apportioned based on party strength. Oliver Igel of the SPD was elected mayor on 27 October 2011. Since the 2021 municipal elections, the composition of the district government is as follows: Treptow-Köpenick is twinned with: Oliver Igel Oliver Igel (born 9 April 1978)
81-458: The so-called 'Kleiner Müggelberg', the much-visited and popular ' Müggelturm ' (a tower) was built, the first one in 1889 (destroyed in a fire in 1958), and the current one in 1960/61. The tower offers extensive views over the lake and the forests against the Berlin skyline. The River Spree flows into the lake via the smaller Kleiner Müggelsee , which is only 0.16 square kilometres (0.062 sq mi) in area. The Friedrichshagen waterworks on
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