| Gopło | |
|---|---|
 View from the Mouse Tower ofKruszwica | |
  Gopło | |
| Location | Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship |
| Coordinates | 52°35′08″N18°21′15″E / 52.58556°N 18.35417°E /52.58556; 18.35417 |
| Primary inflows | Noteć |
| Primary outflows | Noteć |
| Basin countries | Poland |
| Max. length | 25 km (16 mi) |
| Max. width | 3.5 km (2.2 mi) |
| Surface area | 21.8 km2 (8.4 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 4.7 m (15 ft) |
| Max. depth | 16.6 m (54 ft) |
| Surface elevation | 77 m (253 ft) |
Gopło ([ˈɡɔpwɔ]) is aribbon lake inKuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-centralPoland, near the city ofGniezno. It gives its name to theprotected area calledGopło Landscape Park.
Gopło is the largest natural water reservoir in theKuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship and the historicalKujawy region, being the eleventh largest lake in modern Poland.
In early Middle Ages, the shores of Lake Gopło were home to aLechitic tribe known as theGoplans. At the northern end of the lake stands the "Mice Tower" ofKruszwica. Its name derives from a legend of the corrupt PrincePopiel, who fled to the tower from his rebelling population, and was devoured there by mice. Some historians and archaeologists consider the area the heart of the first state of thePolans, the "founding" tribe of Poland.[1]
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