Reschensee
Sign in to saveReschensee (; ; Italian: Lago di Resia ) or Lake Reschen is an artificial lake in the western portion of South Tyrol, Italy, approximately south of the Reschen Pass, which forms the border with Austria, and east of the mountain ridge forming the border with Switzerland. With its capacity of 120 million m3 (97,000 ac·ft) it is the largest lake in the province. Its surface area of makes it also the largest lake above in the Alps. It is fed by the Adige, Rojenbach and Karlinbach and drained by the Adige.
Key facts
- Lake.name
- Reschensee Lago di Resia
- Lake.image
- Reschensee with Graun Church tower and boat.jpg
- Lake.caption
- The bell tower in Reschensee
- Lake.location
- South Tyrol
- Lake.basin_countries
- Italy
- Lake.type
- Artificial
- Lake.inflow
- Adige
- Lake.outflow
- Adige
- Lake.pushpin_map
- Italy South Tyrol
- Lake.area
- 6.6 km2 (2.5 mi2)
- Lake.max depth
- 28 m (92 ft)
- Lake.volume
- 0.12 km3 (97,000 ac·ft)
- Lake.cities
- Graun im Vinschgau
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Reschensee (; ; Italian: Lago di Resia ) or Lake Reschen is an artificial lake in the western portion of South Tyrol, Italy, approximately south of the Reschen Pass, which forms the border with Austria, and east of the mountain ridge forming the border with Switzerland. With its capacity of 120 million m3 (97,000 ac·ft) it is the largest lake in the province. Its surface area of makes it also the largest lake above in the Alps. It is fed by the Adige, Rojenbach and Karlinbach and drained by the Adige.
The lake is famous for the steeple of a submerged 14th-century church; when the water freezes, this can be reached on foot. A legend says that during winter one can still hear church bells ring. In reality the bells were removed from the tower on July 18, 1950, a week before the demolition of the church nave and the creation of the lake.