Forggensee
The Forggensee, also called the Roßhaupten Reservoir, is a reservoir located north of Füssen in the county of Ostallgäu in Bavaria, Germany and one of many lakes in the region around Hohenschwangau and Neuschwanstein castles.
- Type: Lake
- Description: reservoir in Bavaria, Germany
- Also known as: “Forgensee (misspelling)”, “Forggenmeer”, “Lechstaustufe 1”, “Roßhaupten Reservoir”, “Rosshauptentalsperre”, “Roßhauptentalsperre”, “Speicher Rosshaupten”, “Speicher Roßhaupten”, and “Форгензее”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Hegratsrieder See and Vogelberg.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Osterreinen and Brunnen.
Rieden am Forggensee
Village
Forggensee
- Categories: reservoir and body of water
- Location: Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.61126° or 47° 36′ 41″ north
Longitude
10.74137° or 10° 44′ 29″ east
Elevation
773 metres (2,536 feet)
Open location code
8FVGJP6R+GG
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Western Panjabi—“Forggensee” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Форггензее”
- Bulgarian: “Форгензе”
- Catalan: “Forggensee”
- Cebuano: “Forggensee”
- Chinese: “福尔根湖”
- Chinese: “福爾根湖”
- Chuvash: “Форггензе”
- Dutch: “Forggensee”
- French: “Forggensee”
- German: “Forggensee”
- Hebrew: “פורגנזה”
- Italian: “Forggensee”
- Romanian: “Forggensee”
- Russian: “Форггензе”
- Spanish: “Lago Forggen”
- Western Panjabi: “فورگن جھیل”
- “Forggensee”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Rieden am Forggensee and Dietringen.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Dürracker and Dorniger-Bühel.
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Worth a closer look: Munich and Nuremberg.
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