Osterseen is a group of

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, about 50 km (31 miles) south-south-west of Munich. At an elevation of 588 m (1,929 feet), its surface area is 223.55 ha (552.4 acres).

Islands

sorted by water body:

Großer Ostersee

(islands starting from North to South) * Holzau (6,1 hectares) * Marieninsel (2,3 hectares, Length 440 m in north–south orientation, width up to 80 metres)Historische Flurkarte
() im * Steigerinsel (0,45 ha), formerly ''Putzen Eila'' * Roseninsel (0,013 ha oder 130 m², actually two very small islands) * Schwaigerinsel (0,75 ha, 40 m distance from western bank)

Frechensee

* unnamed island, c. 20 m distance from northern bank (0,09 ha) * unnamed island, c. 25 m from western bank (0,13 ha)

Map

Osterseen_Gewitterabend_Grosser_Ostersee_02

References

External links

* Lakes of Bavaria Weilheim-Schongau {{Bavaria-geo-stub

Islands

Großer Ostersee

Frechensee

Map

See also

References

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