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{{Infobox lake
 |name               = Binnenalster
 |other_name         = Inner Alster 
 |image         = Binnenalster b.jpg
 |caption       = The emblematic [[:c:Category:Views from Lombardsbrücke|view from Lombardsbrücke]]<br/> [[Jungfernstieg]] and [[Hamburg Rathaus|Rathaus]] in the background
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 |inflow             = [[Alster]] ([[Außenalster]])
 |outflow            = Alster (Kleine Alster) 
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'''Binnenalster''' ({{IPA|de|ˈbɪnənˌʔalstɐ|pron|De-Binnenalster.ogg}}) or '''Inner Alster Lake''' is one of two [[artificial lake]]s within the city limits of [[Hamburg]], [[Germany]], which are formed by the river [[Alster]] (the other being the [[Außenalster]]). The main annual festival is the ''Alstervergnügen''.

The lake has an area of {{convert|0.2|km2|sqmi}}.<ref>Source: statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2006)</ref>

== Overview ==
[[File:Hamburg-um-1660.jpg|thumbnail|left|200px|Map of Hamburg around 1660]]

=== History ===
The phrase "inner" refers to the old city walls of Hamburg. The Binnenalster was the part of the lake that was "inside" the city walls. The lake was originally created to serve as a [[reservoir (water)|reservoir]] for a mill. As of 2008 the old city walls do not exist, instead two car and train bridges, the [[Lombardsbrücke]] and the [[Kennedybrücke]], span the river.

=== Location ===
The Binnenalster is bordered by embankment streets on three sides, only the northern side is bordered by a park. [[Jungfernstieg]] – on the southern side, opposite this park is a busy boulevard and center of the Binnenalster. Left and right, Ballindamm and Neuer Jungfernstieg accommodate a number of corporate headquarters and first class hotels.

== Public events ==

=== Alstervergnügen ===
The ''Alstervergnügen'' ({{langx|en|Alster enjoyment}}) is an annual street fair held around the lake. It always takes place throughout the first weekend of September, and offers a wide variety of food, drink, vending and games stands, as well as some rock bands.

[[File:2013-05-24 08-46-21 Germany Hamburg Hamburg Altstadt 7h.JPG|thumbnail|center|750px|Binnenalster on a cloudy day]]
[[File:Binnenalster nacht.jpg|thumbnail|center|750px|Binnenalster at night]]

== See also ==
{{Portal|Hamburg}} 
* [[List of lakes in Schleswig-Holstein]] 
* [[List of lakes in Germany]]

==Notes==
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===References===
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* {{cite journal |author=Statistical office Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein ''Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein'' |title=Statistisches Jahrbuch 2006/2007 |journal=Statistisches Jahrbuch Hamburg |year=2007 |location=[[Hamburg]], Germany |publisher=Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein |url=http://www.statistik-nord.de/index.php?id=228 |format=PDF |issn=1614-8045 }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Binnenalster}}
* [http://www.bilderbuch-hamburg.de/Suche?q=Binnenalster Photos of Binnenalster] on bilderbuch-hamburg.de {{in lang|de}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150128115112/http://bilder-hamburg.info/index.php/Fluesse-und-Seen/Binnenalster Photos of Binnenalster] on bilder-hamburg.info {{in lang|de}}
* [http://www.alstervergnuegen.net/ Alstervergnügen Hamburg]

{{Hamburg}}

[[Category:Lakes of Hamburg]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Hamburg]]


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