Sartai is a lake 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.

Sartai
Sartai is located in Lithuania
Sartai
Sartai
LocationRokiškis and Zarasai
Coordinates55°48′51″N 25°49′10″E / 55.81417°N 25.81944°E / 55.81417; 25.81944
Primary inflowsŠventoji
Primary outflowsŠventoji
Basin countriesLithuania
Surface area13.32 km2 (5.14 sq mi)[1]
Average depth5.7 m (19 ft)[1]
Max. depth20.9 m (69 ft)[1]
Shore length179 km (49 mi)[1]
Islands6
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

The lake was famous for the annual horse races that had been organized 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.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "ežeras Sartai".