location | ||
The Wörthersee located in Carinthia and is the most visited bathing lake in this state. It is 17 km long, about 1.7 km wide and up to 85 meters deep. He is with us through the lumbar canal Klagenfurt connected and is drained via the Glanfurt to the Drau. Because of the sparse inflows, the water temperature is relatively high (up to 28 degrees C), but the water quality is quite good. Not only that, because the quality of the water in the Wörthersee corresponds to drinking water quality.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Maria_Wörth_Halbinsel_Ansicht_vom_Pyramidenkogel_24062006_7159.jpg/300px-Maria_Wörth_Halbinsel_Ansicht_vom_Pyramidenkogel_24062006_7159.jpg)
Regions
The south bank is less densely populated than the north bank and there are some dense forests stretching along the lake.
places
![](https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,11,46.64,14.14,402x300.png?lang=de&domain=de.wikivoyage.org&title=Wörthersee&groups=Maske,Track,Aktivitaet,Anderes,Anreise,Ausgehen,Aussicht,Besiedelt,Fehler,Gebiet,Kaufen,Kueche,Sehenswert,Unterkunft,aquamarinblau,cosmos,gold,hellgruen,orange,pflaumenblau,rot,silber,violett)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Velden_Schloss_05.jpg/210px-Velden_Schloss_05.jpg)
Other goals
A few kilometers west of the lake is the second largest city in Carinthia, Villach.
background
The north shore of the lake in particular has been a popular meeting place for the "upper ten thousand" for decades, and in summer there are a lot of celebrities, which of course also affects the prices.
getting there
By car from Germany preferably via the A 10 (Tauern Autobahn) to the Villach junction and on the A 2 to the north bank of the lake. In Klagenfurt All international trains stop, in Velden and Pörtschach at least the inner-Austrian long-distance trains. Airport Klagenfurt - Wörthersee. (http://www.klagenfurt-airport.at)
mobility
In addition to the railway line along the northern bank, liner shipping is available: http://www.stw.at/inhalt/schifffahrt.htm
Tourist Attractions
activities
All water sports, golf courses.
kitchen
nightlife
A casino is located in Velden am Wörther See. Large numbers of upscale restaurants around the lake.
security
climate
trips
literature
- Wörthersee, an anecdotal picture book. Brandstätter Verlag, 2009, ISBN 978-3-85033-036-7 ; 256 pages. € 49.90 :