Lake of Kastoria

Lake Orestiada or Lake of Kastoria is a lake in the of , northwestern . It spreads out in a natural basin, surrounded by mountains and is the remnant of a huge ancient Miocene lake that reached an area of 164 square kilometres and at a depth of 50 meters.
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  • Lake
  • …has a surface elevation of 630 metres (2,067 feet)
  • …was formerly known as “Λίμνη Ορεστίδος”
  • Description: lake of Kastoria, Macedonia, Greece
  • Also known as
    “Lake Kastoria”
    “Lake Orestiada”
    “Límni Kastoría”
    “Limni Kastorias”
    “Límni Orestiás”

Places of Interest

Discover Monastery of Panagia Mavriotissa and Museum of the Macedonian Struggle.
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Monastery
The is a monastery…
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Museum
The in …
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Museum
The of Kastoria located in the northern…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Doltso and Kastoria.
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Neighborhood
is a neighborhood.
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is a city in northern in the region of .
Village
is a village in , , .

Lake of Kastoria

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Latitude
40.51837° or 40° 31′ 6″ north
Longitude
21.29002° or 21° 17′ 24″ east
Open location code
8GG3G79R+82
Open­Street­Map ID
way 186583110
Open­Street­Map feature
natural = water
Open­Street­Map feature
water = lake
Geo­Names ID
735926
Wiki­data ID
Q1419902

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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Welsh—“Lake of Kastoria” goes by many names.
Liqeni i KosturitAlbanian
بحيرة قستوريةArabic
ԿաստորիաArmenian
Костурско езероBulgarian
Lanaw ang OrestiadaCebuano
Límni KastoríasCebuano
卡斯托里亞湖Chinese
OrestiadasøenDanish
Laki OrestiadaDutch
بحيره اوريستياداEgyptian Arabic
Lago OrestiadaEsperanto
OrestiádaFinnish
Lac KastoriaFrench
Lac OrestiádaFrench
ორესტიასიGeorgian
Kastoria-SeeGerman
Λίμνη ΚαστορίαςGreek
Λίμνη ΟρεστιάδαGreek
אגם אורסטיאדהHebrew
Lago OrestiadaItalian
オレスティアダ湖Japanese
Костурско ЕзероMacedonian
دریاچه اورستیاداPersian
KastoriaPolish
Laki OrestiadaPolish
КасторияRussian
Лаки ОрестиадаRussian
озеро КасторияRussian
ОрестиадаRussian
Костурско језероSerbian
Jezero OrestijadaSerbo-Croatian
OrestijadaSerbo-Croatian
Límni KastoríasSwedish
Kesriye GölüTurkish
Лаки ОрестіадаUkrainian
ОрестіадаUkrainian
lago OrestiadaVenetian
OrestiadVeps
Llyn OrestiadaWelsh

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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