Peruća Lake

Lake Peruća or Peruča is the second largest artificial lake in , after . It is located in the .
Wikipedia
Photo: Zoran Knez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Reservoir
  • Description: body of water
  • Also known as: “Perucko Jezero”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dragović monastery.

Church
Photo: Wikimedia, GFDL.
The is a Serbian Orthodox monastery situated on a hill downstream the Cetina River, not far from in . When the artificial Peruća Lake was created, the original monastery sank due to land movement.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Laktac and Koljane.

Hamlet
is a settlement in the municipality in .

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, GFDL.
is a small village in , . is a settlement in the municipality, and the majority of the population are Croats.

Village
is a settlement in the Municipality of in . In 2021, its population was 14.

Peruća Lake

Latitude
43.85884° or 43° 51′ 32″ north
Longitude
16.51683° or 16° 31′ 1″ east
Elevation
347 metres (1,138 feet)
Open location code
8FMRVG58+GP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 142172094
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­reservoir
Geo­Names ID
3193477
Wiki­data ID
Q1668261
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Satellite Map

Discover Peruća Lake from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Peruća Lake” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بحيرة بيروكا”
  • Azerbaijani: “Peruça su anbarı”
  • Cebuano: “Perućko Jezero”
  • Chinese: “佩魯察水壩”
  • Croatian: “Perućko jezero”
  • Czech: “Perućko jezero”
  • Czech: “Perućské jezero”
  • French: “lac de Peruća”
  • French: “Lac de Peruća”
  • German: “Perućko jezero”
  • German: “Perutscha-See”
  • Greek: “Λίμνη Περούτσα”
  • Hungarian: “Peruća-tó”
  • Italian: “lago di Peruća”
  • Italian: “Lago di Peruća”
  • Macedonian: “Перуќко Езеро”
  • Russian: “Перучанское водохранилище”
  • Serbian: “Perućko jezero”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Perućko jezero”
  • Slovenian: “Perućko jezero”
  • Swedish: “Perućko jezero”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Dragović cemetery and Crkva Rođenja Presvete Bogorodice.

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