Lake Tingstäde

Lake Tingstäde is a lake next to Tingstäde in the central northern part of Gotland, Sweden. It is the second biggest lake on Gotland, after Lake Bästeträsk. The surface of the lake is 44.1 m (145 ft) above sea level.

Lake Tingstäde
Lake Tingstäde
LocationTingstäde socken, Gotland
Coordinates57.72823°N 18.63078°E / 57.72823; 18.63078
Typefreshwater lake
Native nameTingstäde träsk
Primary outflowsGothemsån-Snoderåns coastal areas
Basin countriesSweden
Surface area4.68 km2 (1.81 sq mi)[1]
Average depth0.7 m (2.3 ft)[1]
Max. depth1.7 m (5.6 ft)[1]
Water volume3,243,000 m3 (114,500,000 cu ft)[1]
Shore length1104 km (65 mi)[2]
Surface elevation44.1 m (145 ft)[2]
Frozenwinter
SettlementsTingstäde
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

The lake was used as a landing site for seaplanes during the interwar period, such as the first regular passenger planes between Gotland and mainland Sweden 1933–39,[3] and a stopover on the Stockholm/Lindarängen - Danzig line, serviced by the AB Aerotransport in 1925–26.[4]

History

During the 1120s, a 170 by 170 m (560 by 560 ft) square timber platform was built in the middle of the lake. On the platform was a number of closely built wooden houses. The remnants of this construction, known as the Bulverket, are still present on the bottom of the lake. It is still not known why the bulwark was built.[5]

The name Tingstäde is probably related to the thing that was located north of the Tingstäde Church close by the lake.[6] The word träsk is an old Gutnish word for 'lake'.[7]

Biology

Lake Tingstäde is one of Gotland's most biologically diverse lakes. It contains pike, perch, ruffe, roach, bleak, tench, rudd and carp.[8] There are also crayfish in the lake.[9]

References
  1. "Sjölyftet". www.smhi.se. SMHI. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  2. "Ladda ner data från Svenskt Vattenarkiv – Vattenytor (SVAR 2012)". www.smhi.se. SMHI. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  3. Scill, Lars (17 July 2012). "Ny bok om Gotlands flyg". www.helagotland.se. Helagotland. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  4. "Historik". www.swedavia.se. Swedavia. Archived from the original on 28 April 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  5. Rönnby, Johan (1995). Bålverket: om samhällsförändring och motstånd med utgångspunkt från det tidigmedeltida Bulverket i Tingstäde träsk på Gotland. Studier från UV Stockholm, 99-2067501-6Skrifter / Riksantikvarieämbetet, Arkeologiska undersökningar, 1102-187X ; 10 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Byrån för arkeologiska undersökningar, Riksantikvarieämbetet. ISBN 91-7192-974-6.
  6. Enderborg, Bernt. "Tingstäde kyrka". www.guteinfo.com. Guteinfo. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  7. Enderborg, Bernt. "Tingstäde träsk". www.guteinfo.com. Guteinfo. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  8. "Fångst arter förekomst". www.aquarapport.slu.se. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  9. Lundberg, Emil (22 May 2014). "Ny chans att köpa sig ett träsk". Gotlands Tidningar (in Swedish). www.helagotland.se. Retrieved 6 May 2015.


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