Rotsee

Rotsee Regatta

The Rotsee, outdated also Rootsee, is a 2.5 km long and up to 250 m wide lake near the city of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne. The area of the lake is a recreational center, the river banks are a nature reserve. The outflow of Rotsee is Ron, it flows through the hand, showed past Ebikon and Dierikon and climaxing at the root into the river.

Use

The lake is very suitable for rowing regattas: It is 2.5 km long and only 250 meters wide, this very straight. Thus it forms a natural regatta course: the standard international competition Distance Rowing is 2000 m. The lake is surrounded by rolling hills and is thus protected from the wind, the flow and thus the flow is minimal. Thus, the lake offers very good conditions and competition in rowing circles is also known that, " Göttersee ".

Every year on the Rotsee the Rowing World Lucerne (also called Rotsee Regatta ) as one of the three sweeps of the rowing World Cup place, one of the major rowing regattas in the world. Rowing regattas have been conducted since 1933 on the Rotsee. 1962, 1974, 1982 and 2001, the World Rowing Championships were also held here.

The Rotseelauf is also performed annually. In 2009, the 10 - kilometer race was held for the 40th time.

« Seegfrörni »

In February 2012, the Rotsee was completely frozen for a longer period of cold weather, which is referred to in Switzerland as " Seegfrörni ". The ice thickness was on 10 February 2012, according to measurements of the water police Lucerne up to 14 centimeters. Nevertheless, the city council gave the lake for now Not yet officially for walking free. As of February 13, 2012, the frozen lake from the town of Lucerne was officially released to commit and ice skating after further measurements of water police Lucerne had shown an ice thickness from 12.5 to 17 inches. The ice-skating, however, was short-lived. Mild temperatures were so much melt the ice that are entering the ice was already banned again on 17 February 2012.

The last time the Rotsee was previously so strongly frozen in January 1986, so that the authorities could grant a release for walking and skating.

Rotsee frozen (February 2012 )