Rotsee
Sign in to save__NOTOC__ The Rotsee (; previously known as Rootsee) is a natural rowing lake on the northern edge of Lucerne, Switzerland. It is regarded as one of the best rowing venues in the world.
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- Rotsee
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- Rotsee, with a train on the Zug–Lucerne railway in the background
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- Canton of Lucerne
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- Ron
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- Switzerland
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- Lucerne, Ebikon
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- Canton of Lucerne#Switzerland#Alps
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- Description and location
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- Rowing
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__NOTOC__ The Rotsee (; previously known as Rootsee) is a natural rowing lake on the northern edge of Lucerne, Switzerland. It is regarded as one of the best rowing venues in the world.
==Description and location== The lake and its surrounding area is used for local recreation. All of the lake frontage is a protected area. The lake formed through glacial processes and it is thought that the river Reuss flowed through this valley in between ice ages. There is no notable inflow and virtually no current. Nearby hills protect the lake from wind. It is long. These factors make it an ideal rowing venue and German-speaking rowers refer to it as Göttersee, which translates as "lake of the gods". The expression was coined at the 1962 World Rowing Championships by a Japanese rowing official.