Lake Solina ( pl, Jezioro Solińskie) is an

artificial lake A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam. Such a dam may be either artificial, built to store fresh water or it may be a natural formation. Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including contro ...

in the Bieszczady Mountains region, more precisely in Lesko County of the

Subcarpathian Voivodship Subcarpathian Voivodeship or Subcarpathia Province (in pl, Województwo podkarpackie ) is a voivodeship, or province, in the southeastern corner of Poland. Its administrative capital and largest city is Rzeszów. Along with the Marshall, it is ...

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...

. Its coordinates are . The lake was created in 1968 by the construction of the

Solina Dam The Solina Dam ( pl, Zapora Solińska) is the largest dam in Poland. It is located in Solina of Lesko County in the Bieszczady Mountains area of south-eastern Poland. History The San river which runs through the area has a large flood plain and ...

on the San River. It has an area of and contains of water, making it Poland's largest artificial lake. It is the best known tourist attraction of the region, with waterside villages like Solina,

Myczkowce Myczkowce ( uk, Мичківці, ''Mychkivtsi'') is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Solina, within Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Solina, south-east of ...

and

Polańczyk Polańczyk ( uk, Полянчик, ''Polianchyk'') is a village in Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies in, and serves as the seat of, the administrative district of Gmina Solina. Polańczyk lies approximately ...

catering to watersports enthusiasts. The lake's great depth, water clarity, and mountainous scenery makes it a very popular destination. The lake is also known as the ''Bieszczady Sea''. Starting in the 1970s the Wojewódzkie Przedsiębiorstwo Turystyczne (State Tourism Enterprise) "Bieszczady" purchased a number of vessels for the lake and established the lake's White Fleet. The fleet's main ships offer cruises on the lake. Jezioro solińskie regaty maj

External links

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The Solina municipality website
Solina Lesko County Solina {{Lake-stub