Lake Starnberg

Lake Starnberg (German: Starnberger See) in southern Bavaria is one of Germany's largest lakes and a popular recreation area for the nearby city of Munich. Towns by the lake include Starnberg in the north, Seeshaupt in the south, and Tutzing in the west. The small town of Berg near Starnberg is famous as the site where King Ludwig II of Bavaria drowned in the lake in 1886.

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German - Bavaria - Germany - Munich - Starnberg - Seeshaupt - Tutzing - Ludwig II of Bavaria

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The lake, which was created by ice age glaciers from the Alps, is 21 km across from north to south and 3-5 km from east to west. It reaches a maximal depth of 127 meters beneath its surface at 596 m above sea level, covering 57,2 km2. It has a

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Ice age - Glacier - Alps - Sea level

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single, small island, the Roseninsel, and a single drain, the Würm river, its inflows being subterranean.

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