Chudskoye lake
Contact details
Adress: Gdov area, Pskov region
Distance from the nearest town:
North-west part of Pskov region
It covers 3,500 square kilometres, and has an average depth of 7m, the deepest point being 15m. The lake is used for fishing and recreation, but suffers from severe environmental degradation from industry.
In 1242 it was the site of the crucial Battle of Chudskoye lake (known in Russia as Battle on the Ice) between the Teutonic Knights and Novgorodians under Alexander Nevski.
It provides varied types of leisure regardless of the season. In summer one may bathe in the sun, go for a swim, ride water cycles and catamarans or water-ski, go off the water slides, paddle a canoe or fish. In winter one can sledge, ski, skate, drive a snowmobile and go ice-fishing, with a sauna or banya for the evening.
