Lake Bled

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Lake Bled is a picturesque glacial lake in northwestern Slovenia, famed for its island church, medieval clifftop castle, and surrounding Julian Alps scenery.

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Lake Bled area 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf glacial lake
lake of Slovenia
tourist attraction
basinCountry Slovenia
climate temperate continental climate
country Slovenia
distanceFromLjubljana approximately 55 kilometres northwest
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 475 metres
famousFor island church
medieval clifftop castle
picturesque scenery
views of the Julian Alps
formedBy glacial activity
hasEvent World Rowing Championships
surface form: World Rowing Championships (various years)
hasIsland Bled Island
hasLandmark Bled Castle
Pilgrimage Church of the Assumption of Mary
hasRecreationFacility rowing centre
walking trail around the lake
hasShoreFeature promenade and walking paths around the lake
hasTransportation traditional wooden pletna boats to Bled Island
inflow karstic springs
knownFor Bled cream cake
traditional pletna boats
length approximately 2.1 kilometres
locatedIn Julian Alps
surface form: Julian Alps region

Duchy of Carniola
surface form: Upper Carniola

northwestern Slovenia
locatedInMunicipality Municipality of Bled
locatedNear Triglav National Park
town of Bled
maximumDepth approximately 30 metres
nearCity Ljubljana
nearMountainRange Julian Alps
Karawanks
outflow Sava Bohinjka River
partOf Sava
surface form: Sava River basin
protectedStatus important natural and cultural heritage site of Slovenia
surfaceArea 1.45 square kilometres
touristActivity boating
hiking
ice skating
rowing
swimming
viewpoint Mala Osojnica hill
Ojstrica hill
waterType freshwater
width approximately 1.4 kilometres

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Triglav National Park contains Lake Bled
this entity surface form: Lake Bled area
Slovenia lake Lake Bled
Julian Alps majorLake Lake Bled