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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lake
- Description: hydroelectric reservoir near Ptuj, Slovenia
- Also known as: “Ptujsko Jezero”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ptuj Castle and Ptuj City Stadium.
Ptuj Castle
Castle
Photo: Mstegar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ptuj Castle is a castle in Ptuj, Slovenia. It stands on a hill alongside the Drava River overlooking the town, and it is a prominent landmark. Ptuj Castle is situated 4 km northwest of Lake Ptuj.
Ptuj City Stadium
Stadium
Ptuj City Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Ptuj, Slovenia. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 1,592 seats. Ptuj City Stadium is situated 3½ km northwest of Lake Ptuj.
Turnišče Castle
Castle
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Turnišče Castle is situated 3 km west of Lake Ptuj.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zabovci and Spuhlja.
Zabovci
Village
Zabovci is a settlement in the Municipality of Markovci in northeastern Slovenia. It lies just north of Lake Ptuj east of Ptuj. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria.
Spuhlja
Village
Spuhlja is a settlement in the Municipality of Ptuj in northeastern Slovenia. It lies east of the town of Ptuj, just north of Lake Ptuj. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria.
Pobrežje
Village
Pobrežje is a settlement south of Ptuj in the Municipality of Videm in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.
Lake Ptuj
- Category: body of water
- Location: Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Lake Ptuj from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Lake Ptuj” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Ptuj urtegia”
- Chinese: “普圖伊湖”
- Croatian: “Ptujsko jezero”
- Czech: “Ptujské jezero”
- Dutch: “Lake Ptuj”
- Hungarian: “Ptuji-tó”
- Macedonian: “Птујско Езеро”
- Serbian: “Ptujsko jezero”
- Serbian: “Ptújsko jézero”
- Serbian: “Птујско језеро”
- Slovenian: “Ptujsko jezero”
- Welsh: “Llyn Ptuj”
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