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| Millstätter See | ||
| federal state | Carinthia | |
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| height | 588 m | |
| Tourist info web | Millstaettersee.at | |
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The Millstätter See is an inland lake in Carinthia. It is located north of the Drautal, near Spittal an der Drau.
places
The three largest towns Lake bottom, Millstatt and Dobriach are located on the north shore of the lake. The five neighboring communities also include Radenthein, Ferndorf and Spittal an der DrauThe latter two have no closed settlements on the lake shore.
Other goals
To the tourist Millstätter See region the communities Fresach, Lendorf and Baldramsdorf are also counted.
background
The main tributary of the lake is the Riegerbach, which flows into the east at Döbriach. A total of about 30 streams flow into the lake, most of them on the north bank. The only outflow of the lake is at the west end near Seebach, in the municipality of Seeboden, with the name Lieser.
getting there
Dynamic cardsBy plane
The AirportKlagenfurt is about 80 km that AirportSalzburg is about 120 km and the AirportLjubljana is about 140 km away.
Transfer from the airport to the original location Carinthia transfer.
By train
The next train station is in Spittal an der Drau, then continue by bus from the station forecourt.
In the street
From the north Munich - Salzburg - Tauern motorway (A10) towards Spittal an der Drau to the Millstätter See exit (left turn) From the west Innsbruck - Felbertauernstraße or Brenner motorway / Pustertal to Lienz - Oberdrauburg - Spittal an der Drau From the east South motorway (A2) Vienna - Graz - Klagenfurt - Villach - Spittal an der Drau; or from Villach across the valley to Radenthein / Döbriach - Millstätter See
mobility
- There is a scheduled service on Lake Millstatt Line bus traffic with 8 moorings around the lake. There are the following ship stops: Seeboden Pichler, Seeboden Steiner, Grossegg Schuster, Laggerhof, Pesenthein, Dellach and Döbriach Glanz. In addition, special trips and themed trips are offered.
Tourist Attractions
- According to a legend, one day who converted to Christianity read Saint DomitianThrow a thousand pagan statues (Mille Statue) into the lake, around the year 800, from which the name Millstatt is said to come from. Modern illustration in the lake in front of Millstatt by Prof. Giorgio, IGNE (Sacile / Friuli) from 1994.
- The above 1000 year old linden tree stands between the monastery and the hotel "Lindenhof" and is still green.
- This is located in the monastery complex of Millstatt Abbey Stiftsmuseumaccessible from the cloister. It shows a dungeon cell from the 16th century, an exhibition on the legend of St. Domitian and exhibits from mining history in Upper Carinthia. The monastery is the meeting place for many cultural events every summer - the Millstatt Music Weeks and the familiar Guitar festival inspire audiences from home and abroad.
- The Millstätter Lenten cloth. At 8.40 by 5.70 meters, it is one of the largest preserved canvas paintings in the Alpine region. It consists of 42 pictures and shows scenes from the Old and New Testament. It covers the high altar in Millstatt from Ash Wednesday to the Wednesday of Holy Week.
activities
- Boating No visit should be missing on the lake, there are pedal boats, rowing boats and electric boats.
- Ship procession to Happy Corpus Christi. With several large and small ships, a ship procession is carried out from Millstatt back to Döbriach via Dellach. Departure is around 9.30 am from the Strandhotel Marchetti ship station in Millstatt.
kitchen
When visiting Lake Millstatt, you should definitely try the fish from the lake, which are offered in excellent preparation in many restaurants on the lake shore.
- 1 Hotel by the lake - Die Forelle ****, Fischergasse 65, 9872 Millstatt. Tel.: 43 4766 20500, Email: [email protected]. Restaurant and lake terrace, fresh fish from our own fish water, reservations are requested.Open: daily 12 noon - 2 p.m. 6.30 p.m. - 8.30 p.m.
- 2 Romantik Hotel Seefischer **** s, Fischerweg 1, 9873 Döbriach. Tel.: 43 4246 7712. Restaurant awarded 1 toque (Gault Millau) - regional and international dishes, terrace on the lake, reservations are requested.Open: daily 12 noon - 2 p.m. 6.30 p.m. - 8.30 p.m.
- 3 Hotel Moserhof ****, Hauptstrasse 48, 9871 Seeboden. Tel.: 43 4762 81400, Email: [email protected]. Regional beef dishes from our own farm, reservations are requested.Open: daily 5.30 p.m. - 9.30 p.m.
nightlife
security
Millstatt is a very safe tourist destination on the lake. Of course, if you mess with drunk people, something could happen, so it is recommended that you avoid such confrontations.
Emergency numbers
Fire brigade: 122 Police: 133 Ambulance / emergency doctor: 144 Mountain rescue service: 140 Medical on-call services: 141 Accident and breakdown assistance: 120 (ÖAMTC) or 123 (ARBÖ) Emergency call for stolen or lost EC and credit cards: 0800/2048800
climate
Climatically, the lake is favored by an updraft, which leads to frequent sunshine over the lake, but causes bad weather in the immediate vicinity.
The lake is one of the warmest lakes in Carinthia and is very temperature stable due to the low inflow and outflow. On the shore the water temperature is up to 26 ° C, when there is no wind and in bays even up to 28 ° C.
Practical advice
- Millstätter See information center, Thomas-Morgenstern-Platz 1, 9871 Seeboden, Tel. 43 (0) 4766-3700-0, Fax 43 (0) 4766-3700-8, [email protected], open Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
trips
- Gorge trail with (sound hike): medium to difficult - cool climb along the gorge of the Riegerbach, partly steep with special viewpoints: Herzog waterfall, Hochrindl spring and to the Schwaigerhütte (1,600 m above sea level)
- Enzian-Granatsteig hike: easy to medium - approx. 400 meters in altitude from Lammersdorf to Lammersdorfer Hütte (1644 m above sea level)
- Family hike to the Egelsee: easy hike - 250 meters in altitude from the church of St. Thomas Spittal / Edling at 600 m above sea level
- Kneipp and mill trail: from the Türkhaus in Kaning (1000 m above sea level) Radenthein - approx. 640 meters in altitude past herb and flower gardens, foam mills through Rossbachgraben 22 mills once stood here. Six of them are still rattling today.
- Path of the Benedictine monks from Millstatt: From the Millstatt boat station (588 m above sea level), take the boat to the Schuster / Großegg landing stage. From there you hike to Look into the country with a wonderful view of the Drautal and down to the Magdalenen Chapel in Baldersdorf / Rothenthurn. Back you take the same path to Lug ins Land or to Sankt Wolfgang.
- Mountain touches in the climbing wall: Climbing at 900 m in the climbing wall Wide screen in Döbriach - 130 meters in altitude. Difficulty: 9 routes from 3.-8. Difficulty level and 25 sport climbing routes from 4th to 8th Difficulty level with a wonderful view of Lake Millstatt.
