Lake Rusałka

Lake Rusałka
View from northern shore
Location	Poznań
Coordinates	52°25′36″N 16°52′43″E / 52.42667°N 16.87861°E / 52.42667; 16.87861Coordinates: 52°25′36″N 16°52′43″E / 52.42667°N 16.87861°E / 52.42667; 16.87861
Type	artificial lake
Primary inflows	Bogdanka
Primary outflows	Bogdanka
Basin countries	Poland

Surface area	36.7 ha (91 acres)
Max. depth	9 m (30 ft)

Settlements	Poznań

Lake Rusałka is an artificial lake in Poznań, Poland with an area of 367,000 square metres. It was named after the water nymph Rusalka. It was formed in 1943 as a result of the damming of the Bogdanka River. In 1940 thousands of people were executed in the forests surrounding the lake.

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Poznań

Districts	Stare Miasto Old Town Winogrady Piątkowo Morasko Nowe Miasto Ostrów Tumski Śródka Rataje Jeżyce Podolany Strzeszyn Kiekrz Grunwald Wilda *Administrative division*

Attractions	Cathedral Old Town Hall Royal Castle Imperial Castle St. John's Church Raczyński Library Święty Marcin Royal-Imperial Route Cytadela Forts City Stadium Arena Piątkowo transmitter Stary Browar Trams Lake Malta Lake Rusałka Kiekrz Lake Morasko meteorite reserve

Events	History of Poznań Timeline Greater Poland Uprising (1918–1919) Posen speeches Battle of Poznań (1945) Poznań 1956 protests

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