Lake Varese
| Lake Varese | ||
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| Lake Varese | ||
| Geographical location | Varese Province ( Lombardy Region , Italy) | |
| Tributaries | Tinella | |
| Drain | Bardello → Lake Maggiore | |
| Islands | Isola Virginia | |
| Location close to the shore | Varese | |
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| Coordinates | 45 ° 49 ′ 0 ″ N , 8 ° 44 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 238 m slm | |
| surface | 14.95 km² | |
| Maximum depth | 26 m | |
| Middle deep | 10.7 m | |
The Lago di Varese is a lake in Lombardy , Italy east of Lake Maggiore and west of the same city Varese . Despite its name, the city center of Varese is not located directly on Lake Varese, but around 5 kilometers from it.
geography
The lake has an extension of 14.9 km² and averages 238 m slm. Its mean depth is 10.7 m, its maximum depth is 26 m. In the north of the lake, which is otherwise only framed by small hills, the 1226 m slm high Campo dei Fiori rises .
To the southeast are the smaller lakes Lago di Comabbio and Lago di Months . In the lake is the 9200 m² island of Isola Virginia, the stone age museum there can be reached by ferry. The lake was formed as a result of the last ice age .
The lakefront belongs to the nine municipalities of Varese, Gavirate , Bardello , Cazzago Brabbia , Bodio Lomnago , Galliate Lombardo , Azzate and Buguggiate . The shores of the lake are densely forested and hardly populated. The only larger place on the shore of Lake Varese is Biandronno .
The "Sacred Mountain" Sacro Monte di Varese, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2003, is located on a ridge north of Lake Varese .
Sports
In 2012 the European Rowing Championships took place here .
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dag Danzglock: European Championships 2012 started in Varese. (No longer available online.) German Rowing Association, September 14, 2012, formerly in the original ; accessed on January 2, 2016 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
