Maschsee

The Maschsee, a lake 2.4km/1.5mi long and up to 530 m/580yd across, was created in 1934-36. It is Hannover's largest sports and recreation area (motorboat services, bathing station, sailing school, footpaths round lake). On the west side of the lake is the Niedersachsen-Stadion (Stadium of Lower Saxony; seating for 60,000), built in 1952-54 on banks of rubble from demolished buildings. In the adjoining Sportpark can be found the Stadionbad (swimming pool). On its east side are the offices of the North German Broadcasting Corporation (Norddeutscher Rundfunk, NDR).