Lake Ptuj
Lake Ptuj is a reservoir on the Drava River southeast of the town of Ptuj in eastern Slovenia. It is the largest reservoir in Slovenia and was created in 1978 when a dam for the Formin hydroelectric power plant was built on the Drava.
Photo: Sl-Ziga, Public domain.- Type: Lake
- Description: hydroelectric reservoir near Ptuj, Slovenia
- Also known as: “Ptújsko jézero”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Ptuj Castle and Ptuj City Stadium.
Ptuj Castle
Castle
Ptuj City Stadium
Stadium
Ptuj City Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Ptuj, Slovenia. Ptuj City Stadium is situated 3½ km northwest of Lake Ptuj.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zabovci and Spuhlja.
Pobrežje
Village
Pobrežje is a settlement south of Ptuj in the Municipality of Videm in eastern Slovenia.
Lake Ptuj
- Categories: lagoon and body of water
- Location: Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.39528° or 46° 23′ 43″ north
Longitude
15.90417° or 15° 54′ 15″ east
Elevation
212 metres (696 feet)
Open location code
8FRQ9WW3+4M
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Lake Ptuj” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Ptuj urtegia”
- Cebuano: “Ptujsko Jezero”
- Chinese: “普圖伊湖”
- Croatian: “Ptujsko jezero”
- Czech: “Ptujské jezero”
- Dutch: “Lake Ptuj”
- Hungarian: “Ptuji-tó”
- Macedonian: “Птујско Езеро”
- Serbian: “Ptujsko jezero”
- Serbian: “Птујско језеро”
- Slovenian: “Ptujsko jezero”
- Welsh: “Llyn Ptuj”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Markovci and Šturmovci.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Polskava and Dravinja.
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