Lake Starnberg

One of the freshwater lakes in Germany is Lake Starnberg, also known as Starnberger See until 1962. It is also the fifth-largest lake in terms of surface area. It and its surroundings are divided among three separate Landkreise in Bavaria. Lake Starnberg, which lies 25 kilometers southwest of Munich in southern Bavaria, is a well-liked city recreation area and one of the wetlands of worldwide significance protected by the Ramsar Convention since 1976.

The deep-blue lake, ringed by towering mountains, and the boats bobbing in the distance look like they belong in a picture book. Take a cruise to the lake to really appreciate Lake Starnberg's splendor. Along the journey, the boats make stops in picturesque towns including Berg, Possenhofen, Tutzing, Bernried, and Seeshaupt. The establishment of a circular sewerage system in the 1960s, which gathers wastewater from nearby settlements and carries it to a treatment facility below the lake's mouth at Starnberg, is responsible for the lake's high water quality.

There is a path that is about 49 kilometers long that may be used by bikers and hikers to circle the lake. Since the lake shore is primarily on private property, not all of it may be accessed. Since 1851, passenger ferries and excursion ships have run on the lake. The Bayerische Seenschifffahrt firm currently runs them, utilizing contemporary ships with diesel engines.

Location: South Bavaria, Germany