🌊 Lake Komořany

Lake Komořany is a former lake in the Czech Republic that is now non-existent as it has dried up. It had an area of approximately 140 hectares. It was located in the Ore Mountains in the northwestern part of the country, near the Jezeří Castle. The lake was shallow and open. It was formed approximately 15 thousand years ago. It reached an area of up to 56 km2. Over time, it shrank to 1.95 km2 in the 19th century. On historical maps it is present as a discontinuous water area with numerous islands and wetlands. The lake gradually shrank due to the increase in sediments that filled its sources. The Bílina flowed out of it, which is now being diverted into a pipeline due to open-pit mining in the area.