The Bockwitz nature reserve is a structurally rich biotope mosaic and is therefore one of the most valuable areas of the post-mining landscape. With an area of around 545 hectares, …
Lake Bockwitz was created as a post-mining landscape near Borna south of Leipzig from the former lignite opencast mine Borna-Ost/Bockwitz, which was flooded from 1993 to 2005 by rising groundwater. The lake was named after the devastated Gut Bockwitz.