Wystiter See
| Wystiter See | ||
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| Geographical location | Russia ( Kaliningrad Oblast ) and Lithuania | |
| Drain | Pissa | |
| Places on the shore | Vištytis | |
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| Coordinates | 54 ° 25 '45 " N , 22 ° 43' 40" E | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 172.6 | |
| surface | 18.2 km² | |
| length | 8 kilometers | |
| Maximum depth | 52.0 m | |
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particularities |
under conservation |
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The Lake Vištytis ( Russian Виштынецкое озеро / Wischtynezkoje Ozero , lithuanian Vištyčio Ežeras or simply Vištytis , German and Wyschtyter Lake ) on the border between Russia ( Kaliningrad ) and Lithuania ( district Marijampolė ) is located in a sparsely populated and wooded area, near the border triangle with Poland . Its area is about 17 km². Before the Second World War , the lake was on the border between Germany and Lithuania.
Most of the lake belongs to Russia. The hinterland on the west side is formed by the Rominter Heide . Lake Wystiter is under nature protection and is also known as the “European Lake Baikal ” in Russia because of its special flora and fauna .
The lake takes its name from the Lithuanian višta , the chicken. Vištytis, which is situated on the lake, is named after the lake.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bertelsmann Hausatlas, Gütersloh 1960, p. 317
- ↑ A. Vanagas. Lietuvių hidronimų etimologinis žodynas Vilnius 1981. p. 389
Web links
- Lietuvos Respublikos ir Rusijos Federacijos sutartis dėl Lietuvos ir Rusijos valstybės sienos. August 12, 2003, accessed July 13, 2019 (Lithuanian, Lithuanian-Russian Border Agreement 2003).
- Озеро Виштынецкое. PSRP “Vishtynetsky Eco-Museum”, 2014, accessed July 13, 2019 (Russian, good description, nicely illustrated).
- Vištyčio ežeras. April 29, 2010, accessed July 13, 2019 (Lithuanian).
- Vištyčio regioninio parko. Vištyčio regioninio parko direkcija, 2018, accessed on July 13, 2019 (Lithuanian).
- А.В. Измайлова: Виштынецкое озеро. “Вода России”, accessed on July 13, 2019 (in Russian).
