Lake Peipsko-Pskov

The reservoir is considered part of the Baltic Sea basin. The lake is a huge area of three and a half thousand square kilometers. Its width is about 50 kilometers, and its length is more than 500 kilometers. The lake itself is deep. There are places where it reaches up to 15 meters.

Peipsko-Pskoye is divided into three parts - Warm Lake, Peipskoye Lake and Middle Lake. More than 30 rivers flow into it. There are about 30 islands in the reservoir, which occupy an area of 25 square kilometers.

The lake is rich in flora and fauna. In the water there are rare species of plants that are included in the list of protected in the Red Book. In this regard, an ornithological reserve was opened on the shore of the lake several decades ago. As for fish, in the lake you can catch perch, perch, bream, whitefish, net and many others.

But the most important thing is that the lake is famous all over the world because of the great Ice Battle. In 1242 Alexander Nevsky defeated the Teutonic Knights.