Schlachtensee is a lake in the south west of Berlin

Berlin

Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...

, in the Steglitz-Zehlendorf

Steglitz-Zehlendorf

Steglitz-Zehlendorf is the sixth borough of Berlin, formed in Berlin's 2001 administrative reform by merging the former boroughs of Steglitz and Zehlendorf.-Demographics:...

 borough (between the quarters of Nikolassee

Nikolassee

Nikolassee is a locality of Berlin in the borough of Steglitz-Zehlendorf. Until the latter was created in 2001, Nikolassee was part of the borough of Zehlendorf.-History:...

 and Zehlendorf

Zehlendorf (Berlin)

Zehlendorf is a locality within the borough of Steglitz-Zehlendorf in Berlin. Before Berlin's 2001 administrative reform Zehlendorf was a borough in its own right, consisting of the locality of Zehlendorf as well as Wannsee, Nikolassee and Dahlem...

), on the edge of the Grunewald

Grunewald (forest)

Grunewald is a German forest located in the western side of Berlin on the east side of the Havel, mainly in the Grunewald district...

 forest. The lake lends its name to the surrounding area and to the nearby Studentendorf Schlachtensee

Schlachtensee Student Village

Studentendorf Schlachtensee is a student accommodation complex located in south-west Berlin, in the Schlachtensee area of the Steglitz-Zehlendorf borough of the city. It was constructed between 1959 and 1964 to provide accommodation to student of the new Free University of Berlin, and was opened...

, a student residence. The area has been part of Berlin since 1920.

Geography and Paul-Ernst Park

Schlachtensee is the most southerly in the Grunewald chain of lakes, which belongs geologically to the Teltow plateau, and was emerged some 15,000 years ago from the ice age as a glacial trough. With a surface area of around 421,000m², a circumference of 5.5 kilometres and a maximum depth of 8 ½ metres, it is one of the larger lakes in Berlin. The lake is popularly used for walking and for swimming, due to the good quality of the water.

The Paul-Ernst Park is located next to the S-Bahnhof

Berlin S-Bahn

The Berlin S-Bahn is a rapid transit system in and around Berlin, the capital city of Germany. It consists of 15 lines and is integrated with the mostly underground U-Bahn to form the backbone of Berlin's rapid transport system...

 Schlachtensee

Berlin-Schlachtensee railway station

Berlin-Schlachtensee is a railway station in the Schlachtensee neighbourhood of Berlin, Germany. It is served by the Berlin S-Bahn.-External links:*...

. The park is named for the writer, Paul Ernst

Karl Friedrich Paul Ernst

Paul Ernst was a German writer, dramatist, critic and journalist.-Novels:*Der schmale Weg zum Glück*Das Glück von Lautenthal*Der Schatz im Morgenbrotstal*Saat auf Hoffnung...

 (1866-1933), and contains a memorial stone. It is open to the public and runs down the slope to the lake and half a kilometer around the southern shore. At the end of the park is large wooded area, while the area over the S-Bahn station is landscaped into lawns.

See also

• Krumme Lanke
  Krumme Lanke
  Krumme Lanke is a lake in the south west of Berlin, in the Steglitz-Zehlendorf borough of the city and on the edge of the Grunewald forest. After Nikolassee and the neighbouring Schlachtensee, it is the southernmost of the Grunewald chain of lakes...
  
  
• Grunewaldsee
• Hundekehlesee