Biljsko jezero, which the people of Bilje prefer to call the Old Drava, is a long, narrow lake at the entrance to the village of Bilje in Baranja, within Kopački rit Nature Park. It is a calm place for angling, rowing and a summer swim, and quiet in every season.
Nature
The lake is rich in fish: carp, grass carp, wels catfish, black bullhead, Prussian carp, bream, ide, rudd and zander. Sport anglers come for them, and the lake has been one of the venues of a world fishing championship organised by the international freshwater angling federation.
Visit
Getting there
Nearest settlement: Bilje
Swimming
No reliable information
Tips
Angling is the lake’s favourite pastime. The Biljsko jezero rowing club on the shore rents canoes, and in summer people swim and play beach volleyball; the Croatian aquathlon championship has been held here too.
The country around the lake suits walking, cycling and riding, and Kopački rit Nature Park, with its boats and boardwalks, is just beyond the village.
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Sources & data
- Croatia's 2022 Water Framework Directive reporting to the EEA: lake water bodies (SWB, category LW), field cArea, European Environment Agency (WISE WFD), reported by Croatia, 2022
- Croatian Wikipedia: Biljsko jezero, Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata: None (Q124478633), Wikimedia Foundation
- Irresistible Croatia: Lake Bilje – Old Drava, Irresistible Croatia
- Eventful Slavonia and Baranja: World Fishing Championship in Osijek, Total Croatia News