Lake Kerkini

Lake Kerkini is an artificial reservoir in , that was created in 1932, and then redeveloped in 1980, on the site of what was previously an extremely extensive marshland.
necca.gov.gr
Wikipedia
Photo: Eimaiokanenas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Lake
  • Description: reservoir in Serres regional unit, Greece
  • Also known as: “Kerkinitis Limni”, “Lago Achinos”, “Límni Butkóvou”, “Limni Kerkini”, “Límni Kerkínis”, “Бутковски гьол”, and “Лимни Керкини”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mesolofos and Kerkini.

Locality
Photo: Serresmap, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a locality, which is situated 6 km west of Lake Kerkini.

Village
Photo: Wouterhagens, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 7 km northwest of Lake Kerkini.

Lake Kerkini

Latitude
41.19365° or 41° 11′ 37″ north
Longitude
23.157° or 23° 9′ 25″ east
Elevation
30 metres (98 feet)
Open location code
8GH555V4+FR
Geo­Names ID
735811
Wiki­data ID
Q1739269
This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Armenian to Welsh—“Lake Kerkini” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Կերկինի”
  • Azerbaijani: “Kerkini su anbarı”
  • Bashkir: “Керкини”
  • Bulgarian: “Бутковско езеро”
  • Cebuano: “Límni Kerkíni”
  • Chinese: “凯尔基尼湖”
  • Danish: “Kerkinisøen”
  • Dutch: “Kerkinimeer”
  • Esperanto: “Lago Kerkini”
  • Finnish: “Kerkíni”
  • French: “lac Kerkini”
  • French: “Lac Kerkíni”
  • German: “Kerkini-See”
  • Greek: “Κερκίνη”
  • Greek: “Λίμνη Κερκίνη”
  • Italian: “Kerkini (lago)”
  • Italian: “Kerkini”
  • Japanese: “ケルキニ湖”
  • Korean: “케르키니호”
  • Latvian: “Kerkini ezers”
  • Macedonian: “Бутковско Езеро”
  • Russian: “Керкини”
  • Serbian: “Керкини”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Jezero Kerkini”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Kerkini”
  • Spanish: “Lago Kerkini”
  • Swedish: “Límni Kerkíni”
  • Ukrainian: “Керкіні”
  • Welsh: “Llyn Kerkini”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Limnochori and Koryfoudi.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Dílofo and Mesolofos.

Greece: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Athens and Thessaloniki.

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.