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Name:Attersee
Situation:Salt chamber property, Austria
Geographical situation:
Surface47 km
Volume:approx. 4.000.000.000 m
maximum depth:171 m
Supplies:Seeache
Discharges:Ager
Height over NN:469 m
Municipalities on the bank:Seewalchen, at the Attersee | Weyregg, Steinbach, Unterach, Nussdorf, Attersee, Berg in the Attergau
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The Attersee (also chamber lake) in upper Austria is that largest inland waters of Austria. It is a fish-rich lake and a popular dipping district. By its enormous volume of approx. 4 billion m he is actually larger far, than the e.g. surface-moderately larger lakes: Chiemsee or Starnberger lake.

The name Attersee comes from the Illyri from the word Ata or Ada, which means water.

In the southwest the sheep mountain (1783 m) rises, in the southeast the hell mountains (1862 m). In the southwest of the lake the Seeache flows as the largest supply (from the moon lake). Discharge is the Ager with chamber. On the banks of remainders of jungsteinzeitlicher buildings of stakes and bronze finds (moon sea-culture). On the Attersee navigation and it insists represents an important tourist region.

With Litzlberg there is a small island lock. Gustav Klimt was there gladly summer guest.

Fish existence: Hecht, sea brook and Regenbogenforelle, Seesaibling, Reinanke, Aal, carp, Aalrutte, Barsch and white fish.

Historical

In August 1870 at the north end of the lake with Seewalchen remnants were found by buildings of stakes. The buildings of stakes originate from the time 2000 to 1000 before Christ.

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