The Zegrze Reservoir (or Zegrze Lake, in
Polish officially ''Jezioro Zegrzyńskie'', unofficially ''Zalew Zegrzyński'') is a man-made
reservoir in
Poland, located just north of
Warsaw, on the lower course of the
Narew
The Narew (; be, Нараў, translit=Naraŭ; or ; Sudovian: ''Naura''; Old German: ''Nare''; uk, Нарва, translit=Narva) is a 499-kilometre (310 mi) river primarily in north-eastern Poland, which is also a tributary of the river Vis ...
river. It is formed by a
dam constructed in 1963 with a hydroelectric complex producing 20
Megawatts of power. Its total area is about 33 km². The name originates from the nearby
Zegrze village, featuring the historic
Radziwiłł Palace (Pałac Zegrzyński) built in 1847 by the noble
Krasiński family.
See also
*
Zegrzynek, birthplace of
Jerzy Szaniawski nearby
References
External links
*
*Targeo.pl (2016)
Map with location and outline of the lake.*Zalew Zegrzyński (2010)
- AKTUALNOŚCI.Internet Archive.
*Zalew.Zegrzynski.pl (2010)
Zalew Zegrzynski.Internet Archive.
*Around Warsaw (March 30, 2014
Information about Zegrze Reservoir.Internet Archive.
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Reservoirs in Poland
Lakes of Poland
Lakes of Masovian Voivodeship