Lake Starnberg
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| Lake Starnberg | |
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 lake Starnberg |
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| Location: | Germany |
| Type: | Natural lake |
| Area: | 58.36 km² |
| Volume: | 2 998 000 000 m³ |
| Depth: | 127.7 m |
| Elevation: | 596 m above sea level |
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Lake Starnberg (German: Starnberger See) in southern Bavaria is one of Germany's largest lakes and a popular recreation area for the nearby city of Munich. Towns by the lake include Starnberg in the north, Seeshaupt in the south, and Tutzing in the west. The small town of Berg near Starnberg is famous as the site where King Ludwig II of Bavaria drowned in the lake in 1886.
The lake, which was created by ice age glaciers from the Alps, extends 21 km (14 miles) from north to south and has a width of 3-5 km (2-3.5 miles) from east to west. It reaches a maximal depth of 127 meters beneath its surface at 596 m above sea level, covering 57,2 km2 (rank 4 of German lakes). It has a single, small island, the Roseninsel, and a single drain, the Würm river (because of this river the lake was called Würmsee until 1962). Its major inflow comes from a chain of small lakes in the south, Osterseen. This small river is called Ach or Ostersee-Ach.
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- Sights at lake Starnberg
- Information around lake Starnberg
- Information around Starnberg
- Information around Tutzing
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