Faaker See

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Faaker See
Faaker see north view panorama web.jpg
Faaker See, view to the northwest
Geographical location Carinthia , Austria
Tributaries Worounitza, Rotschitza and springs in the lake
Drain Faaker Seebach to Gail
Islands Faaker See Island (8.04 ha )
Places on the shore Faak am See , Drobollach am Faaker See , Egg am Faaker See
Location close to the shore Villach
Data
Coordinates 46 ° 34 '40 "  N , 13 ° 55' 30"  E Coordinates: 46 ° 34 '40 "  N , 13 ° 55' 30"  E
Faaker See (Carinthia)
Faaker See
Altitude above sea level 554  m above sea level A.
surface 2.2 km²dep1
length 2.3 km
width 1.7 km
volume 35,240,000 m³
Maximum depth 29.5 m
Middle deep 16.1 m
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The Faaker See ( Slovenian : Baško jezero ) is a lake in Carinthia ( Austria ). With an area of ​​220 ha (with a maximum depth of 29.5 m) it is the fifth largest lake in Carinthia.

location

The Faaker See lies south of Villach and the Drau and in the north of the Mittagskogel in the Karawanken . Politically, the Faaker See belongs to the municipalities of Villach (with the villages of Drobollach am Faaker See and Egg am Faaker See in the north) and Finkenstein (with the village of Faak am See in the southwest).

The lake is divided into two basins by a threshold extending from west to east, which also rises as an island 12 m above the water surface. Its size is 2.2 km², its maximum depth it reaches in the northern basin with 29.5 m. Its mean depth is 16.1 m. Its volume is 35.24 million m³ and its theoretical water renewal time 7.8 months. The main tributary of the Faaker See is the Worounitza . Further tributaries are the Rotschitza and the Mühlbach as well as some springs in the lake. It is drained to the Gail over the Faaker Seebach . The Worounitza also gives the water its turquoise blue appearance. It feeds the finest lime particles into the lake, which remain in suspension for a long time and reflect the light turquoise blue before they are deposited on the bottom.

Ownership

Faaker See and Faaker See Island came into the possession of the Princes of Liechtenstein in 1831 . In 1918 Friedrich von und zu Liechtenstein sold both to Ludwig Wittgenstein, an uncle of the philosopher of the same name. Wittgenstein bequeathed it to his two adoptive daughters, the ancestors of the current owners, in 1924. Since then, the lake and island have been owned by the Catasta and Bucher families.

tourism

The places around the Faaker See mostly offer domiciles frequented by individual tourists and a varied tourist infrastructure with hotels, guest houses, guest houses, holiday apartments and campsites. There are numerous restaurants and inns, cafes, pubs and taverns . A number of events take place, the most frequented being the European Bike Week (formerly the Harley meeting ), which takes place in the first week of September. The days before the GTI meeting , the region around Lake Faak is fully booked.

There are many opportunities for leisure activities on and around Lake Faak, including hiking, cycling, sunbathing and swimming, surfing, sailing, rowing, electric and pedal boating (motor boats with internal combustion engines are prohibited) as well as golf, volleyball and tennis.

Fish stocks

Faaker See from the south
Bathhouse on the island

The main fish in Lake Faak is the Reinanke , but wild carp , pike , catfish and pikeperch are also fished.

Places by the lake

  • Faak am See
  • Drobollach am Faaker See is the largest village on Faaker See. There are several hotels, a number of guest houses and apartment houses, also inns / restaurants and bars in the village
  • Greuth near Drobollach
  • Egg am Faaker See is a quiet village on the east side of the Faaker See. The Egger Marterl , a Romanesque wayside shrine, is well known.
  • Neuegg am Faaker See
  • Oberaichwald
  • Turkey way
  • Kohlstattstrasse

See also

Web links

Commons : Faaker See  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. MERIAN: The most beautiful bathing lakes in Austria. Retrieved July 10, 2019 .
  2. Tales of the Island. Retrieved July 10, 2019 .
  3. GTI fans move to Faaker See . April 22, 2016 ( orf.at [accessed May 4, 2018]).