Lake Coghinas
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Lake Coghinas is an artificial lake, in northern Sardinia
, Italy
, located between the provinces of Sassari
and Olbia-Tempio
. With a surface of 17.8 km² and a capacity of 254 millions cubic metres of water, it is the second largest lake in the region (second only to Lake Omodeo
) and one of the major reservoirs in Italy.
The dam, constructed under Fascism
in 1924, is 185 metres long and 58 metres wide. It has the function of water supply, but also it has a hydroeletric power plant.
The lake is the home of a rich ecosystem , and it is become a tourist attraction, around its shores are present a youth hostel, restaurants, a sailing club.
Lake Coghinas is an artificial lake, in northern Sardinia
Sardinia
Sardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea . It is an autonomous region of Italy, and the nearest land masses are the French island of Corsica, the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Tunisia and the Spanish Balearic Islands.The name Sardinia is from the pre-Roman noun *sard[],...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, located between the provinces of Sassari
Province of Sassari
The Province of Sassari is a province in the autonomous island region of Sardinia in Italy. Its capital is the city of Sassari.-Geography:It has an area of 4,282 km², and a total population of 322,326 . There are 66 municipalities in the province, the largest of which are Sassari The...
and Olbia-Tempio
Province of Olbia-Tempio
Olbia-Tempio is the name of a province in the autonomous region of Sardinia, Italy.The territory includes the historical region of Gallura , the northeastern coast of Sardinia , and the island of La Maddalena ....
. With a surface of 17.8 km² and a capacity of 254 millions cubic metres of water, it is the second largest lake in the region (second only to Lake Omodeo
Lake Omodeo
Lake Omodeo is an artificial lake, in central west Sardinia, Italy.The lake was constructed in the 1920's. The dam, designed by the engineer Angelo Omodeo, was inaugurated in 1924, at that time it was the largest reservoir in Europe...
) and one of the major reservoirs in Italy.
The dam, constructed under Fascism
Fascism
Fascism is a radical authoritarian nationalist political ideology. Fascists seek to rejuvenate their nation based on commitment to the national community as an organic entity, in which individuals are bound together in national identity by suprapersonal connections of ancestry, culture, and blood...
in 1924, is 185 metres long and 58 metres wide. It has the function of water supply, but also it has a hydroeletric power plant.
The lake is the home of a rich ecosystem , and it is become a tourist attraction, around its shores are present a youth hostel, restaurants, a sailing club.