Schliersee is a natural
lake
A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...
in
Upper Bavaria
Upper Bavaria (german: Oberbayern, ; ) is one of the seven administrative districts of Bavaria, Germany.
Geography
Upper Bavaria is located in the southern portion of Bavaria, and is centered on the city of Munich, both state capital and seat o ...
in the
Bavarian Alps. It is located next to the small town of
Schliersee
Schliersee is a small town (Markt) and a municipality in the district of Miesbach in Bavaria in Germany. It is named after the nearby Lake Schliersee. It comprises the districts Schliersee (town), , , , Josefsthal and Spitzingsee.
Among the p ...
in the
Miesbach district
Miesbach () is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the districts of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen, Munich and Rosenheim, and by the Austrian state of Tyrol.
History
In medieval times most of t ...
.
The lake has a surface of at an elevation of
AMSL, expanding by maximum. The average depth is The maximum depth is . The only island is Wörth island, located almost in the middle of the lake.
The lake is named for the monastery Kloster Schliersee ("Sliersee"), established in 779 at Kirchbichl nearby Westenhofen.
See also
*
List of lakes in Bavaria
The list of lakes in Bavaria shows notable lakes in Bavaria, Germany, listed by their German name. In total 109 lakes.
A
* Abtsdorfer See
* Aindlinger Baggersee
* Alatsee
* Alpsee
* Altmühlsee
*Ammersee
* Auensee
* Großer Arbersee
*Kleiner A ...
External links
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Lakes of Bavaria
Miesbach (district)
LSchliersee
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