Lake Rusałka (Poznań) Explained

Lake Rusałka
Pushpin Map:Greater Poland Voivodeship
Type:artificial lake
Inflow:Bogdanka
Outflow:Bogdanka
Basin Countries:Poland
Area:36.70NaN0
Max-Depth:90NaN0
Cities: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.