Burtnieker See
| Burtnieker See - Burtnieku ezers | ||
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| Geographical location | Burtnieki district | |
| Drain | Salaca | |
| Location close to the shore | Valmiera | |
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| Coordinates | 57 ° 44 ′ 0 ″ N , 25 ° 14 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 39.5 m | |
| surface | 40.07 km² | |
| length | 13.3 km | |
| volume | 0.0881 km³ | |
| Maximum depth | 4.1 | |
The Burtnieker See or Burtneck (Latvian: Burtnieku ezers ) is an approx. 40 km² large lake in Latvia , approx. 20 km north of Valmiera in the North Vidzeme Biosphere Reserve .
It is the source lake of the Salaca and the largest lake in the province of Livonia . The largest tributaries are Rūja and Seda , both of which flow in on the northwest bank. The bridge flows from the south . The islands of the lake are called Enasare and Cepurīte (cap). On the southeastern bank is a sandstone rock that was washed out by the waves of the lake. One of the oldest Stone Age settlements in the Baltic States and the Zvejnieki burial ground have been excavated on the northeast coast . The three neighboring municipalities of Burtnieki, Matīsi and Vecate founded a joint company for maritime administration in 1991, which is mainly financed by the sale of fishing licenses.
The protected riverbank meadows are a meeting place and nesting place for numerous species of birds. There are 17 species of fish.
Several legends tell of the origin of the Burtnieker See . The motif of the sunken Burtniek's castle has been treated in Latvian literature by Andrejs Pumpurs and Rainis , among others . In the Middle Ages, when the area was still inhabited by Lives , the lake was called Astijärv or Aster .
literature
- Guntis Kavacs (Ed.): Latvijas daba. Enciklopēdija. 6 volumes. Latvijas Enciklopdija et al., Rīga 1994–1998, ISBN 5-89960-049-7 .