Toad Lake

Toad Lake
	Krotensee with Hüttenstein Castle
Geographical location	near St. Gilgen in the Salzkammergut , Land Salzburg , Austria
Tributaries	Kesselbach , Zeppezauerbach
Drain	Krotenseebach to Wolfgangsee → Ischl → Traun
Location close to the shore	Sankt Gilgen
	Data
Coordinates	47 ° 46 '58 " N , 13 ° 23' 19" E Coordinates: 47 ° 46 '58 " N , 13 ° 23' 19" E
Altitude above sea level	577 m
length	360 m
width	300 m
Maximum depth	46 m

The Krotensee (also known as Krottensee ) is located in the Salzkammergut near Sankt Gilgen in the Austrian state of Salzburg .

Location and landscape

The Krotensee is located at the foot of the Schafberg between Wolfgang and Mondsee , south of the Scharflinger Höhe , the pass between the two lakes. Schloss Hüttenstein is located directly on the shore , and the B 154 Mondsee Straße passes the lake directly.

The Krotensee is drained by the Krotenseebach , which flows into the Wolfgangsee to the southwest in Brunnwinkl . Its main tributaries are the Zeppezauerbach , which flows in from the Almkogel via the Schmalnau from the northwest, and the Kesselbach , which comes from the east via Pucha from the Schafberg.

Geology and hydrology

The lake is about 46 m deep.

The Scharflinger Höhe was overflowed in Hochwürm by ice from the Wolfgangsee branch of the Traungletscher . In the preboreal , Meromixis probably started in the Krotensee , possibly with individual interruptions.

History and use

The Krotensee and Schloss Hüttenstein are owned by a private foundation; any use is prohibited. Diving permits may be issued in the castle.

Around the Krotensee there is a legend of a sunken cart, whose wine barrels reappeared in the Danube without the carter and without the horses. Divers found, for example, a complete castle kitchen in the lake, which has apparently served as a garbage dump for the castle owners for centuries.

Toad Lake from the west bank
Toad Lake from the west bank
Krotensee against the Schafberg
Various prohibitions

Web links

Commons : Krotensee - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Toad Lake . In: Salzburger Nachrichten : Salzburgwiki .

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d amap.at , accessed on April 12, 2014.
↑ Manfred Bobek, Roland Schmidt: Pollen analysis of sea cores of the northwestern Salzkammergut and Alpine foothills . In: Linz biological contributions . Issue 1. Vienna April 30, 1975, p. 15–26 (entire article pp. 5–34, PDF on ZOBODAT ).
↑ Wondrous Mondseeland: sagas, legends and stories for children and adults; from Mondseeland and its surroundings to St. Wolfgang; with accompanying texts from history and natural history. Omnipublica, Mondsee 2006, ISBN 3-9502162-4-3 , p. 64.

[amap-1] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d amap.at , accessed on April 12, 2014.

[2] Manfred Bobek, Roland Schmidt: Pollen analysis of sea cores of the northwestern Salzkammergut and Alpine foothills . In: Linz biological contributions . Issue 1. Vienna April 30, 1975, p. 15–26 (entire article pp. 5–34, PDF on ZOBODAT ).

[3] Wondrous Mondseeland: sagas, legends and stories for children and adults; from Mondseeland and its surroundings to St. Wolfgang; with accompanying texts from history and natural history. Omnipublica, Mondsee 2006, ISBN 3-9502162-4-3 , p. 64.