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Scharmützelsee

Inland lake · Area 11.9 km² · 12 harbours

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Scharmützelsee is an inland lake with no waterway to the sea (Germany). Area 11.9 km². Sailseer covers 12 harbours, including Hafen Freilichtbühne, Marina Wendisch Rietz Bahnhof, Marina Wendisch Rietz Festwiese, Marina Wendisch Rietz Hafen, Marina am Cafe Dorsch.

Rules on the lake

Waterways in Mecklenburg, Berlin and Brandenburg: The Inland Waterways Regulations (BinSchStrO) apply on the federal waterways. The inland pleasure craft licence (Sportbootführerschein Binnen) is required from 11.03 kW (15 hp) with a combustion engine or 7.5 kW with an electric motor, and under sail from 6 m² of sail area also in Berlin (except Zeuthener See and Dämeritzsee), on the Havel from Pfaueninsel to km 16.4 and on the Nieder Neuendorfer See. A hired boat may be skippered without a licence with a charter certificate after the operator's briefing, only in the areas released for this and with the boat certificate of the waterways and shipping office on board. Fixed bridges are often only 3.5 to 4.5 m high: with the mast up only the lakes are open, on canals and rivers the mast is lowered.

Harbours on the lake

Formalities

Frequently asked questions

Scharmützelsee: What rules apply to boats?

The Inland Waterways Regulations (BinSchStrO) apply on the federal waterways. The inland pleasure craft licence (Sportbootführerschein Binnen) is required from 11.03 kW (15 hp) with a combustion engine or 7.5 kW with an electric motor, and under sail from 6 m² of sail area also in Berlin (except Zeuthener See and Dämeritzsee), on the Havel from Pfaueninsel to km 16.4 and on the Nieder Neuendorfer See. A hired boat may be skippered without a licence with a charter certificate after the operator's briefing, only in the areas released for this and with the boat certificate of the waterways and shipping office on board. Fixed bridges are often only 3.5 to 4.5 m high: with the mast up only the lakes are open, on canals and rivers the mast is lowered.

Scharmützelsee: How big is the lake?

Area 11.9 km².

Scharmützelsee: Which harbours are there?

Sailseer covers 12 harbours, including Hafen Freilichtbühne, Marina Wendisch Rietz Bahnhof, Marina Wendisch Rietz Festwiese, Marina Wendisch Rietz Hafen, Marina am Cafe Dorsch.