Attersee am Attersee

Attersee am Attersee is a village on the western shore of Attersee lake in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.

Attersee am Attersee
Coat of arms
Location in the district
Attersee am Attersee
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°55′00″N 13°32′29″E
CountryAustria
StateUpper Austria
DistrictVöcklabruck
Government
 • MayorWalter Kastinger (SPÖ)
Area
 • Total14.67 km2 (5.66 sq mi)
Elevation
496 m (1,627 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total1,585
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
4864
Area code07666
Vehicle registrationVB
Websitewww.attersee.ooe.gv.at

Geography

The village center lies between the lake and the slopes of the Buchberg (888 m or 2913 feet, "Beech Mountain") and is the location of a Baroque pilgrimage church. There are views across the lake and up to the Höllengebirge ("Mountains of Hell").

Transport

A light railway connects the village with the main Westbahn railway line between Linz and Salzburg. The village is a centre for sailing on the Attersee, with a shipyard and an important yacht club (the Union Yachtclub Attersee) which organizes international sailing competitions. As Attersee am Attersee mainly depends on the tourist industry it can be very busy during the summer months but has a quieter ambiance during the winter. A village festival is held annually, when local people come together to celebrate and play music.

UNESCO World Heritage Site

The village is home to prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements[3] that are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site.[4]

References
  1. "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  4. UNESCO World Heritage Site - Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps


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