🌊 Kochelsee

Germany · Europe · 600 m · 47.65°N, 11.34°E

Kochelsee or Lake Kochel is a lake 70 kilometres (43 mi) south of Munich on the edge of the Bavarian Alps. The western 1.7 km² or 28.3 percent of the lake lies within the borders of the town of Schlehdorf, while the rest belongs to Kochel am See. The southern edge of the lake lies up against the mountains and the northern shore is bordered by bog lands. The history of the settlement of Kochel begins with Birg bei Altjoch, a rock extrusion on the shore of the lake. The name Kochel is derived from the Latin cocula meaning head or cone.

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Quick facts

Country	Germany
Continent / region	Europe
Surface elevation	600 m above sea level
Coordinates (approx.)	47.65°N, 11.34°E · view on map

Kochelsee sits at 600 m in Germany, in Europe. The full story of this lake is described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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