Lake Starnberg
lake in Bavaria, Germany
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Summary
Lake Starnberg is a lake[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,556 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Creator: Isar-Loisach Glacier[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Starnberger See[4]
- Country: Germany[5]
- Maintained by: Bavarian Administration of State-Owned Palaces, Gardens and Lakes[6]
- Owned by: Bavaria[7]
- Named after: Starnberg[8]
- Inflows: Steinbach[9], Maisinger Bach[10], Lüßbach[11], Seeseitenbach[12], Rötlbach[13], Starzenbach[14], Salchstattbach[15], Kuglmühlbach[16], Wirtsbach[17], Marzenbach[18], Singerbach[19]
- Outflows: Würm[20]
- Basin country: Germany[21]
- Commons category: Starnberger See[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:Starnberger See[23]
- Commons gallery: Starnberger See[24]
- Category for the water basin: Category:Lake Starnberg basin[25]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26], Zedler, Großes vollständiges Universallexicon aller Wissenschaften und Künste[27], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[28], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[29]
- Heritage designation: Ramsar site[30]
- Length: 19.45 km[31]
- Elevation above sea level: 584 m[32]
- Area: 56.36 km²[33]
- Width: 4.675 km[34]
- Watershed area: 314.7 km²[35]
- Volume as quantity: 2.99892 cubic kilometre[36]
- Perimeter: 49 km[37]
- Hashtag: StarnbergerSee[38]
- Located in protected area: LSG Starnberger See - Ost[39], Starnberger See und westlich angrenzende Gebiete[40], Starnberger See[41]
- Residence time of water: 21 years[42]
Why It Matters
Lake Starnberg has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]