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Austria: Klopinjsko jezero / Klopeiner See

Lake Klopein is mostly a still lake. Only a few little streams are flowing into it. The result is a very high water temperature, reaching up to 29 °C. My niece Klara worked in a nearby hotel, so we decided to visit her. After we found a few geocaches, she took us to a private beach, where we spent the afternoon.

Near the Kleinsee / Malo jezero.

Geocaching in the nearby forest.

Lake Klopein is a popular tourist destination, therefore hotels and swimming places span around the whole lake area. Most of the swimming areas are private and available only to hotel guests.

 

"Walk of Fame" on the promenade at Lake Klopeiner with DJ Ötzi and Larissa Marolt.

In Lake Klopein 15 different sorts of fish can be found (Statistic review from 2004) : Coregonus lavaretus, Salmo trutta lacustris, Esox lucius, Silurus glanis, Anguilla anguilla, Leuciscus cephalus, Ctenopharyngodon idella, Abramis brama, Cyprinus carpio, Alburnus alburnus, Rutilus rutilus, Scardinius erythrophthalmus, Tinca tinca, Perca fluviatilis, Sander lucioperca.

Lake Klopein is the remaining lake of previously larger lake area, which has spanned over today's Kühnsdorf area.

Nada, Bronco, Klara and Tuši.

 

We were hungry on our way back.

Delicious dessert.

Geocaches found (all received a visit by trackable items "MissJenn’s 5 Cents", TB9K7R9, "Sukerbiet 1", TB9VDJJ and "Schwarzer Delfin mit Anker", TB9YMGV):

- Kleinsee Runde #6 – Bye Bye Babies, GC8PPFR

- Kleinsee Runde #7 – Bächlein versteck dich, GC8PPFZ

- Kleinsee Runde #1 – Angry Beavers – „Daggett“, GC8PPEM

- Eine kleine Waldrunde # 1, GCA71RP

- Eine kleine Waldrunde # 2, GCA71RV

- Eine kleine Waldrunde # 3, GCA71RY

- Eine kleine Waldrunde # 4, GCA71T2

- Eine kleine Waldrunde # 5, GCA71T8

- Eine kleine Waldrunde # 6, GCA71TB

- Eine kleine Waldrunde # 7, GCA71TH

- Bonus AL "Klopeiner See", Mystery, GC8X0V9

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