Walchsee

Walchsee
Coat of arms of Walchsee Coat of arms
Walchsee Location within Austria
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Coordinates:
Country	Austria
State	Tyrol
District	Kufstein
Government
• Mayor	Dieter Wittlinger (Gemeinsame Walchseer Liste)
Area
• Total	39.24 km2 (15.15 sq mi)
Elevation	658 m (2,159 ft)
Population (1 January 2014)
• Total	1,814
• Density	46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	6344
Area code	05374
Vehicle registration	KU
Website	www.walchsee.tirol.gv.at

Walchsee is a municipality in the Austrian state of Tyrol in the Kufstein district. It is located in the lower Inn valley and belongs to the "Kaiserwinkl" and the "Untere Schranne".

Geography

Walchsee is located 18 km northeast of the city Kufstein, between the lake with the same name and the foot of the majestic Kaiser mountain range. Here is north Tyrol's largest preserved high moor called "Schwemm".

Borders

Walchsee has borders to two municipalities in the district of Kufstein (Ebbs, Rettenschöss) and three municipalities in the district of Kitzbühel (Kössen, Schwendt, Kirchdorf in Tirol). There is also a border to a German municipality called Aschau im Chiemgau, which belongs to the district of Rosenheim. The lowest point of Walchsee is located in Durchholzen (Schmiedtal 650 m) and the highest point is the Vordere Kesselschneid at 2,002 m.

Structure

Walchsee has 5 little districts: Durchholzen, Schwaigs, Oed, Winkl and Walchsee itself. The lake Walchsee has area of about 2,5 km² and its average summer temperature is 21°.

district Kufstein

• Walchsee winter.jpg

  Winter in Walchsee

• Tussen Walchsee en Rettenschoss, panorama foto1 2012-08-07 12.35.jpg

  between Walchsee and Rettenschoss, panorama

• Walchsee brennkopf.jpg

  Blick vom Brennkopf Walchsee

• Walchsee, Pfarrkirche Sankt Johannes der Täufer Dm64951 foto4 2012-08-07 12.49.jpg

  Walchsee, church: Pfarrkirche Sankt Johannes der Täufer

Neighbouring Villages

Aschau im Chiemgau (D), Ebbs, Kirchdorf in Tyrol, Kössen, Rettenschöss, Schwendt

Economy

Tourism

Resort facilities: 40 km of winter walking paths, 25 km of ski runs, 140 km of cross-country skiing tracks, sledding, skating, …. etc.

External links

• Walchsee water quality: Walchsee Water quality
• Walchsee statistik data:Statistik Austria