Lake Bled

Blejski otok Island

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Lake Bled (also Lake Bled, Slovenian Blejsko Jezero ) is a lake in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia ( Carniola ), located in the resort of Bled, at the foot of the Pokljuka plateau. The lake lies at an altitude of 475 m. i J..

The approximately 2.1 km long and up to 1.4 km wide lake has a total area of 1.45 km ² and a maximum depth of 30 m. His highest temperature ( in July and August) is about 25 ° C.

In the lake there is a small island ( Blejski otok ) is a known Marienkirche and important excavations from the early and high Middle Ages. The crossing to the island is mostly offered in a traditional wooden boat, the pletna (not only terminologically similar to the flattening used in the Salzkammergut).

On a steep rock Bled Castle ( Blejski grad ) perched above the lake. Another major attraction is the Grimschitz ( Graščina Grimšče ) Castle. In the tradition of Regent of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, the President of the Socialist Republic of Yugoslavia, Josip Broz Tito took advantage of a villa, by the lake as a summer residence.