Autobahnsee Augsburg

Autobahnsee Augsburg is a lake in Augsburg, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany. It is located along the Bundesautobahn 8, south of Augsburg Airport. At an elevation of 50m, its surface area is 17 ha. The lake is mainly used as a bathing lake, but portions are used for fish farming. The local Health Office is responsible for monitoring water quality.
The Autobahnsee is an artificial lake that was excavated between 1936 and 1937 to obtain gravel for motorway construction. The area subsequently served as a training area for the Sturmabteilung. There were plans to build a hotel and a lido, a type of public swimming area, on the land, but they were ruined by the outbreak of the Second World War.

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