Längsee (Carinthia)
Längsee | ||
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Geographical location | Carinthia , Austria | |
Drain | Lavabach | |
Places on the shore | St. Georgen am Längsee | |
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Coordinates | 46 ° 47 '22 " N , 14 ° 25' 27" E | |
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Altitude above sea level | 550 m above sea level A. | |
surface | 75 ha | |
length | 1.3 km | |
width | 900 m | |
volume | 9,200,000 m³ | |
Maximum depth | 21.4 m | |
Middle deep | 13 m | |
particularities |
Incompletely recovered war material from the Second World War on the lake bottom |
The Längsee is a largely natural bathing lake in the Sankt Veit an der Glan district in the center of Carinthia .
description
Like most of the other Carinthian lakes, the Längsee was glacial. It represents the remainder of what was once a much larger lake. With the exception of the west bank, which is relatively steep, the banks are flat, boggy and unspoilt. The clear water reaches 26 ° C in summer. Two berths, the lido (community pool ) and the smaller, quieter castle pool, are mainly visited by guests from the region in the summer season. The lake is framed by numerous reed areas and water lilies . The best time to dive is autumn, when visibility of up to 8 m is possible. War material and ammunition from the Second World War that have not yet been lifted are suspected on the lake bed .
The most common types of algae on the lake include golden algae , armored algae and, at greater depths, cyanobacteria . One can rarely see a purple surface film on the Längsee. This consists of spherical cells that also formed aggregations on the bottom of the water and float freely in the bank area. This is to purple bacteria of the species Thiocystis violacea.
fishing
The Längsee is a special body of water for local anglers. The Längsee, which can be classified as a shallow bream or pike lake type, offers a multitude of interesting species. The bream is the most common fish species and grows to over 50 cm in the Längsee. Pike also reproduce relatively well and become very large compared to other Carinthian lakes. For example, in May 1990 a pike weighing 29 kg and 146 cm in length was driven dead. A total of 13 different fish species were detected:
- Northern pike (Esox lucius)
- Catfish (Silurus glanis)
- Eel (Anguilla anguilla)
- Aitel (Leuciscus cephalus)
- Bitterling (Rhodeus sericeus amarus)
- Bream (Abramis brama)
- Common carp (Cyprinus carpio)
- Arbor (alburnus alburnus)
- Roach (Rutilus rutilus)
- Rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus)
- Tench (Tinca tinca)
- Perch (Perca fluviatilis)
- Zander (Sander lucioperca)
literature
- Liselotte Schulz: The Längsee . Publishing house of the Carinthian Institute for Lake Research, Klagenfurt 2003
- Werner H. Schratt: Determination of the nutrient input from agricultural areas in the Längsee , Vienna, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, diploma thesis (1992).
- Wolfgang Honsig-Erlenburg, Norbert Schulz: The fish of Carinthia . Natural Science Association for Carinthia , Klagenfurt 1989
Web links
- Längsee (Carinthian Institute for Lake Research)
- Lake report 2010 for the Längsee (Carinthian Institute for Lake Research)