Franzensfester See
Franzensfester See is a reservoir in Franzensfeste, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige. Franzensfester See is situated nearby to the village Aicha, as well as near the hamlet Riol.Photo: Llorenzi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: lake
- Also known as: “Stausee Franzensfeste - Lago di Fortezza”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Franzensfeste railway station and Biotopo Palude del Lago di Varna.
Franzensfeste railway station
Railway station
Photo: Alex1011, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Franzensfeste station is a railway station located on the Brenner Railway and the western terminus of the Puster Valley Railway. It serves the town of Franzensfeste.
Biotopo Palude del Lago di Varna
Nature reserve
Photo: Tobias Stenico, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Biotopo Palude del Lago di Varna is a nature reserve.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aicha and Spinges.
Meransen
Village
Photo: H.G.Graser, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Meransen is a village in South Tyrol, Italy, in the Mühlbach municipality between Pustertal and Eisacktal. It is located on the slopes of the Gitschberg mountain at an altitude of 1,414 m.
Franzensfester See
- Categories: lake and body of water
- Location: Franzensfeste, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Northeast Italy, Italy, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.7817° or 46° 46′ 54″ northLongitude
11.6237° or 11° 37′ 25″ eastElevation
723 metres (2,372 feet)Open location code
8FRHQJJF+MFOpenStreetMap ID
way 237738851OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoirWikidata ID
Q137901
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Venetian—“Franzensfester See” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Franzensfester See”
- Czech: “Přehradní nádrž Fortezza”
- Dutch: “Franzensfester Stausee”
- French: “lac de Fortezza”
- French: “Lac de Fortezza”
- German: “Franzensfester See”
- German: “Franzensfester Stausee”
- German: “Stausee Franzensfeste”
- Italian: “lago di Fortezza”
- Italian: “Lago di Fortezza”
- Slovenian: “Franzensfester Stausee”
- Slovenian: “lac de Fortezza”
- Venetian: “lago de Fortesa”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Franzensfeste and Riol.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Untere Festung - Forte Basso and Freiwillige Feuerwehr Franzensfeste - Vigili del fuoco volontari di Fortezza.
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