Spitzingsee is a
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
Bavaria
Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total l ...
,
Germany
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. At an elevation of 1084 m, its surface area is .
Geography
The Spitzingsee is located about five kilometers south of the
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 ...
and a few hundred meters south of the Spitzingsattels at an altitude of 1084 m in the
Schliersee Mountains The Schliersee MountainsBourne, Grant and Körner-Bourne, Sabine (2007). ''Walking in the Bavarian Alps'', 2nd ed., Cicerone, Milnthorpe, p. 8, 171–212. . (german: Schlierseer Berge) are a part of the Mangfall Mountains in the Bavarian Prealps aro ...
in the
Bavarian Alps
The Bavarian Alps (german: Bayerische Alpen) is a collective name for several mountain ranges of the Northern Limestone Alps within the German state of Bavaria.
Geography
The term in its wider sense refers to that part of the Eastern Alps that ...
. With a surface area of , it is one of the largest mountain lakes in Bavaria. The lake's maximum depth is in the south basin, while the north basin's depth is up to . The Spitzingsee has a comparatively large water catchment area of .
The lake is owned by the
Free State of Bavaria
Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total la ...
; the
is responsible for its administration.
Der Spitzingsee
auf der Website der Bay. Schlösserverwaltung
.
Footnotes
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
Lakes of Bavaria
Miesbach (district)
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