The Ellertshäuser See is an
artificial lake in the municipality
Stadtlauringen
Stadtlauringen is a municipality in the district of Schweinfurt in Bavaria, Germany.
Geography Location
Stadtlauringen is in the Main Rhön region, circa 20 kilometers north east of Schweinfurt. It is the northernmost municipality in the dist ...
in
Bavaria,
Germany. With a combined water area of 33
hectares, this lake is the biggest lake in
Lower Franconia.
Current usage
Nowadays this lake is used mainly for recreation. Many areas are open for swimming, diving, sailing, and fishing. Other areas are
Biotope
A biotope is an area of uniform environmental conditions providing a living place for a specific assemblage of plants and animals. ''Biotope'' is almost synonymous with the term "habitat", which is more commonly used in English-speaking countrie ...
s and therefore protected as
Naturschutzgebiet.
References
Schweinfurt (district)
Reservoirs in Bavaria
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