Asveja
| Asveja (Dubingiai Lake) | ||
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| View of the lake across the shore road | ||
| Geographical location | Lithuania | |
| Tributaries | Melnyčėlė, Kirnė, Baluoša | |
| Drain | Dubinga | |
| Places on the shore | Dubingiai | |
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| Coordinates | 55 ° 3 ' N , 25 ° 30' E | |
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| surface | 9.782 km² | |
| length | 21.9 km | |
| Maximum depth | 50.2 m | |
| Middle deep | 14.7 m | |
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particularities |
Longest lake in Lithuania, wooden bridge over lake |
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The Asveja ( Lithuanian Asveja or Dubingių ežeras ) is a lake in eastern Lithuania and extends over the district communities of Molėtai , Švenčionys and Vilnius . The length from the north-west to the south-east bank is 21.9 km, taking into account all branches (bulges Žalktynė, Vyriogala and Dubingiai ) the length is 29.7 km. It is the longest lake in Lithuania, with a maximum depth of 50.2 meters it is the third deepest in the country.
history
The alternative name comes from the historic Dubingiai Castle, which was built on a former island (now a peninsula) in the lake near the small town of Dubingiai on the northeastern shore . The Asveja lake is a glacial lake after its formation and resembles a river like comparable lakes in Lithuania ( Tauragnas , Sartai and Aisetas ), it is long, narrow and deep.
Since 1992, the lake has been the heart of the Asveja Regional Park , which is supposed to protect the Ice Age landscape with around 30 lakes, several villages, the aforementioned castle and a historic schoolhouse around the town of Dubingiai on an area of 11 589 hectares. The right Neris tributary Žeimena flows south of the nature reserve in a south-westerly direction, via which the Neris can be reached by canoe or kayak .
A special feature is the wooden bridge, which is 84 m long and crosses a 15 m deep section of the lake. It was inaugurated in 1934 by the then first President of the Republic Antanas Smetona and is still in use today.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Travel tip for a day trip from Vilnius to Dubingai on Lake Asveja on welt.de. Archived from the original on June 19, 2013 ; Retrieved June 6, 2013 .
- ↑ "Land of Lakes" page on travel.lt. Retrieved June 6, 2013 .