Lake Malta
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{{Infobox_lake
|lake_name = Lake Malta
|image_lake = Malta Trybuny Poznań RB1.JPG
|caption_lake = Lake during training of Chinese team before Rowing World Cup in 2006
|image_bathymetry =
|caption_bathymetry =
|location = [[Poznań]]
|coords =
|type = [[artificial lake]]
|inflow = [[Cybina]]
|outflow = [[Cybina]]
|catchment =
|basin_countries = Poland
|length = 2.2 km
|width = 0.46 km
|area = 0.64 km²
|depth = 3.1 m
|max-depth = 5 m
|volume =
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{{otheruses2|Malta}}
'''Lake Malta''' is an artificial [[lake]] in [[Poznań]], [[Poland]]. It was formed in [[1952]] as a result of the [[dam]]ming of the [[Cybina]] River. It is about 2.2 km long, what makes the lake the biggest man-made lake of the city. The water is 3.1 m deep on average with a maximum about 5 m. There are a number of recreational attrations along the edge of the lake including:
*an artificial [[ski]] slope,
*an artificial [[ice rink]],
*a [[zoological garden]],
*[[Kolejka Parkowa Maltanka]] - a [[narrow gauge railway|narrow gauge]] railway,
*the [[Mound]] of Freedom.
The lake also has one the oldest man-made [[Sport rowing|rowing]] venues in Europe - ''The Malta Regatta Course''. This dates back to 1952 and has held a number of [[Rowing World Cup]] events.
The lake also gives its name to the Malta theatre festival, held in Poznań annually in June, with some of the shows taking place next to the lake.
The name of the lake comes from the [[Knights Hospitaller]] also known as ''Knights of Malta''. The lake was buily on land owned by [[Church of St. John of Jerusalem Outside the Walls]], given to the order in 1187 by duke [[Mieszko III the Old]].
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Image:Kopiec Wolności i Malta-Ski Poznań RB1.JPG|The Mound of Freedom and artificial ski slope "Malta-ski"
Image:Dno Malty.jpg|The bottom of the lake during winter 2004/2005. The Cybina river is visible.
</gallery>
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title=[[World Rowing Championships]] <br> Venue|
before= [[Ottensheim]] <br> {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Austria]] <br> [[2008]] |
after=[[Lake Karapiro]] <br> {{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[New Zealand]] <br> [[2010]] |
years=[[2009]]}}
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[[Category:Poznań]]
[[Category:Lakes of Poland]]
[[Category:Rowing venues]]
[[eo:Malto (lago)]]
[[nn:Jezioro Maltańskie]]
[[pl:Jezioro Maltańskie]]
[[fi:Malta (Puola)]]