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Bültsee

Coordinates: 54°29′44″N 9°45′15.65″E / 54.49556°N 9.7543472°E / 54.49556; 9.7543472
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Bültsee (Dan. Bulsø)
A View of Bültsee Lake
Bültsee (Dan. Bulsø) is located in Schleswig-Holstein
Bültsee (Dan. Bulsø)
Bültsee (Dan. Bulsø)
LocationRendsburg-Eckernförde, Schleswig-Holstein
Coordinates54°29′44″N 9°45′15.65″E / 54.49556°N 9.7543472°E / 54.49556; 9.7543472
Basin countriesGermany
Surface area20.10 ha (49.7 acres)
Max. depth13.40 m (43.96 ft)
Surface elevation9.35 m (30.68 ft)

Bültsee (Danish: Bulsø) is a lake in Rendsburg-Eckernförde, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. At an elevation of 9.35 m (30.68 ft), its surface area is 0.078 square miles (20.10 ha).

The name of the lake is first noted around 1600. The name derives from Old Danish bolt in the meaning round increase (cf. indoeuropean. *bhelto swell, to bubble, to be round).[1]

References

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  1. ^ John Kousgård Sørensen: Danske sø- og ånavne. 1, Akademisk forlag København 1968, p. 255