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Hańcza

Hańcza is a in Suwałki Region, , . It is 311.4 ha large, 4.5 km long and 1.2 km at its widest. It is the deepest lake in Poland with a maximum depth of 108.5 m. The river flows through it.
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  • Type: Lake
  • Description: the deepest lake in Poland
  • Also known as: “Jezioro Hancza” and “Jezioro Hańcza”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rezerwat Jezioro Hańcza and Nature reserve Głazowisko Łopuchowskie.

Nature reserve
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is a nature reserve.

Nature reserve
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Nature reserve
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is a in north-eastern , established in 1976, covering an area of 62.84 square kilometres. The area of the park is 6337.66 ha, of which approximately 60% is arable land, 10% water, 24% forests and trees, 4% marshy areas, and 2% other land.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Przełomka and Mierkinie.

Village
is a in the administrative district of , within , , in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 10 km east of , 23 km north-west of , and 130 km north of the regional capital .

Village
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is a in the administrative district of , within , , in north-eastern , close to the border with .

Hamlet
is a in the administrative district of , within , , in north-eastern , close to the border with .

Hańcza

Latitude
54.26343° or 54° 15′ 48″ north
Longitude
22.81065° or 22° 48′ 38″ east
Elevation
225 metres (738 feet)
Open location code
9G647R76+97
Open­Street­Map ID
way 174834139
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
Geo­Names ID
771144
Wiki­data ID
Q1423135
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Ukrainian—“Hańcza” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Hańcza aintzira”
  • Basque: “Hańcza lakua”
  • Belarusian: “Возера Ганча”
  • Belarusian: “Ганча”
  • Belarusian: “Ганьча”
  • Cebuano: “Jezioro Hańcza”
  • Chinese: “汉恰湖”
  • Chinese: “漢恰湖”
  • Czech: “Hańcza”
  • Dutch: “Hańcza”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره هانكزا”
  • Esperanto: “Hancza”
  • Esperanto: “Hańcza”
  • French: “Hancza”
  • French: “lac Hancza”
  • French: “Lac Hancza”
  • French: “Lac Hańcza”
  • Georgian: “ჰანჩა”
  • German: “Hancza”
  • German: “Hańcza”
  • Hungarian: “Hańcza-tó”
  • Italian: “Hańcza”
  • Lithuanian: “Ančia”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Hańcza”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hancza”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hańcza”
  • Norwegian: “Hańcza”
  • Polish: “Hańcza”
  • Polish: “Jezioro Hańcza”
  • Russian: “Ханьча”
  • Serbian: “Hańcza”
  • Serbian: “Hanjča”
  • Serbian: “Jezioro Hańcza”
  • Serbian: “Језеро Хањча”
  • Serbian: “Хањча”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Hańcza”
  • Spanish: “Hancza”
  • Spanish: “Hańcza”
  • Spanish: “Lago Hańcza”
  • Ukrainian: “Ханьча”

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