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Liepaja Lake

Liepaja  > Kurzeme reg.
Description

Liepāja lake is a shallow entropic coastal lake with extensive areas of emergent vegetation, surrounded by seasonally flooded meadows and arable land. Polders and dams enclose most of the wetland area. In the lake are found 14 species of fish - pike, roach, perch, bream, crucian carp, tench, eel, vimba, burbot, carp, zander, smelt, bitterling and rudd. In May only licenced fishing is allowed. Price of licence - 10 LVL (about $20). From 1977 till 1999 the lake was an ornithological preserve with 2 species of birds - swans and ducks. Since 2004 the lake is included to European Union protected territories list - Natura 2000. In 2008 the nature protection plan of Liepāja lake was developed by Grontmij Carl Bro company.

Interesting objects around
Poststation
Liepaja 7 2.1 km
Graveyard
Central Cemetery 2.8 km
Curch
Liepaja Holy Meinhard Church 6 3.0 km
Citadel, fort
The Southern Fort (The Old Forts) 3.0 km
Poststation
Liepaja-11 3.1 km
Poststation
Liepaja 16 3.3 km
Graveyard
Livas Cemetery 3.4 km
Sight placeNature walk
Dam in Liepaja Lake 6 3.6 km
Culture house
"Namins" - Folklore Centre 3.8 km
Object of interest
"Siena tirgus" (Hay square) 3.8 km
Historical object
Czar Peter I maisonette 2 3.8 km
Poststation
Liepaja-4 3.8 km
Curch
St. Anna Evangelic Lutheran Church 4 3.9 km
Object of interest
The Cours Square 3.9 km
Here were...
Synagogue in Liepaja 4.0 km
Nearest in category(-ies):
Nature
Sightseeing, tours
Sight placeNature walk
Dam in Liepaja Lake
Museum
"Liepaja during the occupational regimes"
Craftsman workshopSouvenir Shop
"Amatnieku nams"
Object of interest
"Siena tirgus" (Hay square)
Object of interest
The Cours Square