Lake Anterselva
| Lake Anterselva | ||
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| Antholzer See (Untersee) | ||
| Geographical location | South Tyrol (Italy) | |
| Tributaries | Ackstallbach | |
| Drain | Antholz Bach | |
| Places on the shore | Enzianhütte (Antholz-Obertal) | |
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| Coordinates | 46 ° 53 '9 " N , 12 ° 9' 58" E | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 1642 m slm | |
| surface | 43.3 ha | |
| volume | 11,000,000 m³ | |
| scope | 2.7 km | |
| Maximum depth | 38 m | |
| Middle deep | 25.5 m | |
| Catchment area | 19.06 km² | |
The Antholzer See , also called Untersee ( Italian Lago di Anterselva ), is a mountain lake at the end of the Antholz Valley in the Italian province of South Tyrol , near the border with Austria on the Staller Sattel . It is under protection in the Rieserferner-Ahrn Nature Park .
The lake belongs to the municipality of Rasen-Antholz , is 1642 meters above sea level, has a maximum depth of 38 meters and covers an area of 44 hectares.
The lake can be circled in about an hour's hike - mostly leading through forest area. On the circular route, which is set up as a nature experience path, you receive a lot of information about the local flora and fauna, which is presented on display boards or in a playful way along the way.
Next to the lake is the Südtirol Arena biathlon stadium , for which Antholz is known throughout Europe. Five biathlon world championships have already been held here, the last time the biathlon world championships in 2007 . In addition, biathlon world cup races are held annually around Lake Anterselva . The routes are at around 1,600 m, making them the highest in the Biathlon World Cup.
There is a well-known legend about the origin of the lake : three stately farms are said to have once stood here. When a beggar asked for alms on a church day, the residents of the farms turned him down hard-heartedly and without a charitable gift. The beggar is said to have threatened that a spring would rise behind the houses. And less than three days later a new spring began to gush there, and the water flooded the three farms as a result: Lake Anterselva was created.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g Lake Anterselva in the portal of the South Tyrolean provincial administration
- ↑ Legend of the origin of Lake Anterselva
