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unusual facts about River Spree



Badeschiff

Situated in the East Harbour section of the River Spree, the Badeschiff allows citizens to swim in a sanitary environment near the river.

Bautzen Reservoir

Importantly, it ensures a constant water supply to the Boxberg lignite-fuelled power station down stream on the River Spree and also provides for fishing and other water based leisure activities.


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34th Tank Division

On April 19 Klitten and Nieder Prauske fell in succession and the brigade reached the river Spree in the evening.

DDR Museum

The museum is located in the former governmental district of East Germany, right on the river Spree, opposite the Berlin Cathedral.

Spree

The name of the river Spree was recorded by Thietmar of Merseburg as Sprewa (Middle German sprejen, sprewen, High German sprühen meaning to spray water).

Spreelauf

The Spreelauf starts in Spandau (Berlin) and follows the river Spree upstream to one of its three sources in Eibau (Upper Lusatia).

Spreepark

The area is situated in the north of the Plänterwald, next to the river Spree.

Theodor Fontane

In 1843, he joined a literary club in Berlin called Tunnel über der Spree (Tunnel over the river Spree) where he came into contact with many of the most renowned German writers including Theodor Storm, Joseph von Eichendorff and Gottfried Keller.