man made landscape

[ManuelL]

Hi,

I took a short flight around the "Lausitz" region in Eastern Germany today. Starting in the late 19th century this region was turned into a huge brown coal mining area.



Some have been filled with water after they closed leaving hundreds of small lakes.



Quite a few villages were re-located to make place for new mines.



Not the most beautiful region, but quite impressive from above.



Thanks for watching.
Manuel

[patchz]

[color=#000000]Impressive scenery and great shots Manuel.

[Fozzer]

I love these sort of posts..... :)...!

They include an interesting bit of history!... [smiley=thumbsup.gif]....>>>>

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lusatia

Well done, Manuel!... ...!

Paul.

[Meck]

Nice shots! Did you spot the EuroSpeedway? 'Til August you should switch the plane though: the Red Bull Air Race will take place there from 6.-8. August. 

[Fozzer]

[quote]Nice shots! Did you spot the EuroSpeedway? 'Til August you should switch the plane though: the Red Bull Air Race will take place there from 6.-8. August.

[todayshorse]

all fantastic, but the last shot is quite somthing, very realistic...marvellous 

[ManuelL]

Thanks a lot for all the comments!
And thanks to Fozzer for the additional information.