Official annual classification

SCHWIELOCHSEE NIEWISCH

GermanyLake52.06600, 14.21210
2025: Excellent

SCHWIELOCHSEE NIEWISCH is a lake bathing water in Germany, 5.6 km south-west of Friedland (Brandenburg) and about 75 km south-east of Berlin in a straight line. Its official 2025 EEA bathing-water classification is Excellent. It has been rated Excellent in each of the last 11 seasons.

Auf Deutsch: Badestelle SCHWIELOCHSEE NIEWISCH bei Friedland: Die offizielle EU-Einstufung der Badegewässerqualität für 2025 lautet „ausgezeichnet“. In 11 von 11 eingestuften Saisons seit 2015 war sie ausgezeichnet. Aktuelle Badeverbote und Warnungen veröffentlicht die zuständige Behörde (Link weiter unten). Die übrigen Angaben auf dieser Seite sind auf Englisch.

Not a live safety signal. This is an annual official classification. Temporary pollution, algae, weather, currents or closures may change current conditions. Check the competent authority before swimming.
Before you swim

Check today's status and exact location

The annual EEA class gives long-term context. Use the competent authority (The federal states (Länder); national overview by the Umweltbundesamt (UBA)) for temporary pollution, closures or alerts, and confirm this bathing water on the map before relying on the record.

Quality history

Annual classifications from the EEA record, 2015–2025, where available.

2025Excellent
2024Excellent
2023Excellent
2022Excellent
2021Excellent
2020Excellent
2019Excellent
2018Excellent
2017Excellent
2016Excellent
2015Excellent
History summary

It was classified in 11 of the 11 seasons from 2015 to 2025 (first classified season in this record: 2015), and 11 of those classifications were Excellent. The current run of Excellent classifications covers 11 consecutive seasons (2015–2025).

Where it is in Brandenburg

ExcellentGoodSufficientPoorNot classifiedThis site249 official bathing waters in Brandenburg by 2025 class, from official EEA coordinates; outline: Eurostat NUTS 2024 (© EuroGeographics), generalised, so coastal sites can sit just offshore.
Lake Pätzer Tonsee in the Dahme-Heideseen Nature Park, Brandenburg
Brandenburg: Lake Pätzer Tonsee in the Dahme-Heideseen Nature Park, Brandenburg. A landscape photo of the wider area, not of SCHWIELOCHSEE NIEWISCH itself. Photo: V.Boldychev, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo credits

How it compares locally

There are 24 other official bathing waters in Germany within 25 km of this point. In the wider state of Brandenburg, 95.6% of 249 official bathing waters were Excellent in 2025. Across Germany, 91.8% of the 1,893 lake bathing waters were Excellent in 2025 (90.9% of all 2,291 sites in the country).

Other official bathing waters in Germany around this site, by 2025 class (straight-line distance; cross-border sites not included)
RadiusSitesExcellentGoodSufficientPoorNot classified
Within 5 km330000
Within 10 km871000
Within 25 km24222000

Other official bathing waters near Friedland

3 other official bathing waters have Friedland as nearest named place. Together, 4 of 4 were Excellent in 2025.

Weather forecast at this location

Forecast valid from 2026-11-11 20:00 UTC; issued 2026-11-11 19:20 UTC
Air temperature2.3 °C · cloudy
Wind1.9 m/s from the east
Rain, next 24 h0 mm
Air temperature range, next 24 h2 to 5 °C

Forecast data: MET Norway Locationforecast, licensed under CC BY 4.0, summarised by BathingWaterFinder for the nearest ~1 km grid point. This is a weather forecast for the air, not a measurement of water temperature or water quality.

Nearby official bathing waters

Closest records in Germany by straight-line distance. This is not road distance or a live safety ranking.

Quick answers

What is the latest official rating for SCHWIELOCHSEE NIEWISCH?
Excellent for the 2025 bathing season, according to the EEA dataset reported by Germany. The class summarises microbiological sampling over several seasons; it is not a same-day measurement.
Has the rating changed recently?
No. It was Excellent in both 2024 and 2025.
Where do I check whether swimming is allowed today?
Use the national profile linked on this page or Bathing-water quality (UBA, links to all states) run by The federal states (Länder); national overview by the Umweltbundesamt (UBA), and follow signs and lifeguard instructions at the water. Temporary bans and pollution alerts are published there, not in the annual EEA class.
When is the bathing season in Germany?
Set by each federal state. Official sampling and classification only cover the designated bathing season.
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Official source

Data source: European Environment Agency (EEA); bathing-water data and coordinates are reported by national authorities. Imported for this site on 2026-11-06. Distances, local counts and the history summary are calculated by BathingWaterFinder from those official records.

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