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Wörthsee
Wörthsee (Wörth lake) is a lake in the Starnberg (district), Starnberg district of Bavaria, Germany. It is one of the lakes of the Fünfseenland (Five lakes) region, which contains the remains of a great glacial lake. Location The Wörthsee is located to the east of the Ammersee and southwest of Munich. The lake mostly lies in the Inning am Ammersee and Wörthsee (municipality), Wörthsee municipalities, but a small part lies in the Seefeld, Bavaria, Seefeld municipality. The Wörthsee, Ammersee, Starnberger See, Pilsensee and Weßlinger See make up the five lakes from which the Fünfseenland takes its name. The Wörthsee is the third largest of the lakes. Hydrology The lake is , with an area of and a maximum depth of . It has a mean water level of above sea level. The catchment area is . The lake is largely fed by groundwater, and discharges just per second. Island The lake is named after the island of Wörth, which lies in the western part of the lake. The island is co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mausinsel
Mausinsel ("Mouse island", also called Wörth) is an island in the Wörthsee lake in Bavaria. It contains the Wörthschlössl, a castle. Location Mausinsel lies in the west of the Wörthsee lake, and is connected to the mainland by a causeway. The highest point on the island is above sea level. The lake has a mean water level of above sea level. The island is separated from the lake shore only by a narrow channel running through marshy land. The lake is , with an area of . Legend of the name The island takes its name from an old legend. Many years ago a rich but hard-hearted count owned the island. During a time of famine, some peasants came to ask him for food. He had them herded into a barn, which was set on fire. When the wailing of the dying peasants died down, the count said "do you hear that whimpering of rats and mice? Soon these pests will be exterminated." The count rode back to his castle, which was invaded by a swarm of rats and mice that even stole the food from his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wörthsee (municipality)
Wörthsee is a municipality in the district of Starnberg in Bavaria, Germany. It is located on the northeastern shore of the lake called Wörthsee Wörthsee (Wörth lake) is a lake in the Starnberg (district), Starnberg district of Bavaria, Germany. It is one of the lakes of the Fünfseenland (Five lakes) region, which contains the remains of a great glacial lake. Location The Wörthsee i ..., and is about 15 kilometers northwest of the county town of Starnberg. References Starnberg (district) {{Starnberg-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Starnberg (district)
Starnberg () is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in the southern part of Bavaria, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Fürstenfeldbruck, Munich, Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen, Weilheim-Schongau and Landsberg. Starnberg district and the Hochtaunuskreis regularly compete for the title of Germany's wealthiest district. Geography The main geographic feature of the district are the five lakes – the Starnberger See and Ammersee, as well as the smaller Weßlinger See, Wörthsee and Pilsensee. The lakes were formed by the glaciers of the last ice age. Hence the district is also called '' Fünf-Seen-Land'' (five-lake county). History The district was created in 1902, when the ''Bezirksamt München II'' was dissolved, and the new ''Bezirksamt Starnberg'' and ''Bezirksamt Wolfratshausen'' were created. Starting in 1939 they were called ''Landkreis''. In 1972 two municipalities (Bachhausen and Höhenrain) from the district Wolfratshausen were added to the district. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munich
Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is not a state of its own. It ranks as the 11th-largest city in the European Union. The metropolitan area has around 3 million inhabitants, and the broader Munich Metropolitan Region is home to about 6.2 million people. It is the List of EU metropolitan regions by GDP#2021 ranking of top four German metropolitan regions, third largest metropolitan region by GDP in the European Union. Munich is located on the river Isar north of the Alps. It is the seat of the Upper Bavaria, Upper Bavarian administrative region. With 4,500 people per km2, Munich is Germany's most densely populated municipality. It is also the second-largest city in the Bavarian language, Bavarian dialect area after Vienna. The first record of Munich dates to 1158. The city ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fünfseenland
The Fünfseenland is the name for an area in Upper Bavaria between, and including, the Ammersee and Starnberger See, which contains the remainder of the great glacial lakes of the area ( Pilsensee, Wörthsee Wörthsee (Wörth lake) is a lake in the Starnberg (district), Starnberg district of Bavaria, Germany. It is one of the lakes of the Fünfseenland (Five lakes) region, which contains the remains of a great glacial lake. Location The Wörthsee i ... and the Weßlinger See). Gallery File:Diessen Ammersee-2.jpg, Ammersee File:2004-07-03 15-58-18 Hechendorf.jpg, Pilsensee File:Starnberger See 1.JPG, Starnberger See File:Steinebach WseeWalchstadt.jpg, Wörthsee File:Weßling Weßlinger See 668.jpg, Weßlinger See File:Aerial image of the Osterseen (view from the south).jpg, Osterseen File:Osterseen Gewitterabend Grosser Ostersee 02.jpg, The big Ostersee File:Maisinger See2.jpg, Maisinger See {{DEFAULTSORT:Funfseenland Lakes of Bavaria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glacial Moraine
A moraine is any accumulation of unconsolidated debris ( regolith and rock), sometimes referred to as glacial till, that occurs in both currently and formerly glaciated regions, and that has been previously carried along by a glacier or ice sheet. It may consist of partly rounded particles ranging in size from boulders (in which case it is often referred to as boulder clay) down to gravel and sand, in a groundmass of finely-divided clayey material sometimes called glacial flour. Lateral moraines are those formed at the side of the ice flow, and terminal moraines are those formed at the foot, marking the maximum advance of the glacier. Other types of moraine include ground moraines ( till-covered areas forming sheets on flat or irregular topography) and medial moraines (moraines formed where two glaciers meet). Etymology The word ''moraine'' is borrowed from French , which in turn is derived from the Savoyard Italian ('mound of earth'). in this case was derived from Pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ammersee
Ammersee (; English: Lake Ammer) is a '' Zungenbecken'' lake in Upper Bavaria, Germany, southwest of Munich between the towns of Herrsching and Dießen am Ammersee. With a surface area of approximately , it is the sixth largest lake in Germany. The lake is at an elevation of , and has a maximum depth of . Like other Bavarian lakes, Ammersee developed as a result of the ice age glaciers melting. Ammersee is fed by the River Ammer, which flows as the Amper out of the lake. Like neighbouring Lake Starnberg - deeper, bigger in surface area, similar in shape - it is a popular location for watersports. Ammersee and the Amper are part of the ancient Celtic amber trading route leading to the Brenner Pass. The word ''Ammer'' is a 13th-century form of ''Amper'', the Celtic ''*ambra'', deriving from the Indo-European , "wet, Water". Passenger services have operated on the lake since 1879. Today they are operated by the Bayerische Seenschifffahrt company, using a mixture of histori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inning Am Ammersee
Inning is a municipality in Bavaria, Germany, in the district of Starnberg, in the Regierungsbezirk of Oberbayern. It lies on the shores of lake Ammersee Ammersee (; English: Lake Ammer) is a '' Zungenbecken'' lake in Upper Bavaria, Germany, southwest of Munich between the towns of Herrsching and Dießen am Ammersee. With a surface area of approximately , it is the sixth largest lake in Germany .... References Starnberg (district) Ammersee {{Starnberg-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seefeld, Bavaria
Seefeld is a municipality in the district of Starnberg in Bavaria, Germany. The town lies on the western shore of the Pilsensee ("Pilsen Lake"). It is connected to the Bavarian capital city of Munich by the S-Bahn The S-Bahn ( , ), , is a hybrid urban rail, urban–suburban rail system serving a metropolitan region predominantly in German language, German-speaking countries. Some of the larger S-Bahn systems provide service similar to rapid transit syst ... line S8. Seefeld is notable for the Seefeld Castle (c. 1302), a seat of the Toering noble family of Bavaria. References Starnberg (district) {{Starnbergdistrict-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
