Lake Sartai
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Lake Sartai is located in Rokiškis
and Zarasai municipalities
, northeastern Lithuania
. The lake
's 79 km shoreline is the longest in Lithuania. There are six islands in the lake. River Šventoji
flows through it.
The lake is famous for annual horse race that were organised on the frozen lake near Dusetos
. Nowadays this tradition is abandoned because of safety requirements. The race is organised at a hippodrome
on the shore of the Sartai Lake.
Rokiškis district municipality
Rokiškis district municipality is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania....
and Zarasai municipalities
Zarasai district municipality
Zarasai district municipality is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania. It borders with Latvia and Belarus.-Population:The district has two cities: Zarasai and Dukstai, three small towns : Antalieptė, Salakas, and Turmantas]] and about 800 rural settlements .-Geography and attractions:30% of the...
, northeastern Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
. The lake
Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
's 79 km shoreline is the longest in Lithuania. There are six islands in the lake. River Šventoji
Šventoji
Šventoji can refer to these objects in Lithuania:*Šventoji River, 246 km length tributary of Neris*Šventoji River , 73 km length tributary of the Baltic Sea...
flows through it.
The lake is famous for annual horse race that were organised on the frozen lake near Dusetos
Dusetos
Dusetos is a city in Zarasai district municipality, northeastern Lithuania, west of Zarasai, near Lake Sartai.-Name:Dusetos is the Lithuanian name of the city. Versions of the name in other languages include Polish: Dusiaty, Russian: Дусяты Dusiaty, Belarusian: Дусяты Dusiaty, Yiddish: דוסיאַט...
. Nowadays this tradition is abandoned because of safety requirements. The race is organised at a hippodrome
Hippodrome
A hippodrome was a Greek stadium for horse racing and chariot racing. The name is derived from the Greek words "hippos and "dromos"...
on the shore of the Sartai Lake.