Senftenberg

Senftenberg (Sorbian: Zły Komorow) is a city of 24,000 people (2019) in Brandenburg right on the border with Saxony. Perhaps the most interesting feature is nearby "Lake Senftenberg" (Senftenberger See), a flooded former open-pit lignite mine which has been used for recreation and tourism since the 1970s.

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The town sits in the middle of the Lusatian Lake District, a collection of lakes created from the flooding of former open-cast lignite mines.

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 * Hoyerswerda is just across the state line in Saxony