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Bassinplatz (Potsdam)

Germany / Brandenburg / Potsdam / Am Bassin
 square, park
Of the three squares in the city center, the Bassinplatz is the largest.
Its name refers to a former water basin, which was used at the direction of the king Friedrich Wilhelm I from 1737 to drain the area.
The former marshland here was drained between 1737 and 1739. The water, thus accumulated, was collected in the so-called Holländischen Bassin.
Between 1871 and 1883 the basin was filled-in, a square was laid out, and garden facilities were made.
In the square lays St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church
Behind the church the Soviet memorial cemetery is located, which was laid out in 1945. Not only are some 400 Soviet soldiers buried here, but also civilians who died in Potsdam.
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Coordinates:   52°24'3"N   13°3'37"E
This article was last modified 13 years ago