🌊 Širvėna Lake

Lithuania · Europe · 62 m · 56.21°N, 24.75°E

Širvėna Lake is a lake located in Biržai municipality, northern Lithuania. It is the oldest artificial lake in Lithuania. It was created in 1575 when the dam was built on rivers Agluona and Apaščia. The lake was built to protect the Radvila castle in Biržai. Now the city of Biržai, which was built around the castle, is located on the southern shore of Širvėna lake. The suburb of Astravas is built on the northern and the suburb of Rinkuškiai on the western shore.

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Quick facts

Country	Lithuania
Continent / region	Europe
Surface elevation	62 m above sea level
Coordinates (approx.)	56.21°N, 24.75°E · view on map

Širvėna Lake sits at 62 m in Lithuania, in Europe. The full story of this lake is described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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