Rannasee
The Rannasee is an artificial freshwater lake in Austria and in Germany. The reservoir is located along the Ranna River and is the largest lake in the Bavarian Forest The Rannasee was created in 1983 by damming the southeast corner both as a tourist resort and to generate hydro-electric power.Places of Interest
Highlights include Schloss Altenhof and Burg Neujochenstein.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jochenstein and Wildenranna.
Rannasee
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: lake in Germany and Austria
- Category: body of water
- Location: Upper Austria, Austria, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.52966° or 48° 31′ 47″ north
Longitude
13.77423° or 13° 46′ 27″ east
Elevation
508 metres (1,667 feet)
Open location code
8FWMGQHF+VM
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
OpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoir
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
Discover Rannasee from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“Rannasee” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “蘭納湖”
- Dutch: “Rannasee”
- French: “Rannasee”
- German: “Rannasee”
- German: “Rannastausee”
- Spanish: “Lago Ranna”
- Swedish: “Rannasee”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Konzing and Kager.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rannastausee and Zeinerberg.
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