Attersee am Attersee explained

Attersee am Attersee
Pushpin Map:Austria
Pushpin Mapsize:270
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Austria
Mapsize:260x260px
Coordinates:47.9167°N 13.5414°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Austria
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Upper Austria
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Vöcklabruck
Parts Style:para
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Walter Kastinger
Elevation M:496
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:VB
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:4864
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:07666
Website:www.attersee.ooe.gv.at

Attersee am Attersee is a village on the western shore of Attersee lake in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.

Geography

The village center lies between the lake and the slopes of the Buchberg (888 m or 2913 feet, "Beech Mountain") and is the location of a Baroque pilgrimage church. There are views across the lake and up to the Höllengebirge ("Mountains of Hell").

Populated places

The municipality of Attersee am Attersee consists of the following cadastral communities: Abtsdorf and Attersee; while further subdivided into nine populated places (with population in brackets as of 1 January 2022).

Transport

A light railway connects the village with the main Westbahn railway line between Linz and Salzburg. The village is a centre for sailing on the Attersee, with a shipyard and an important yacht club (the Union Yachtclub Attersee) which organizes international sailing competitions.As Attersee am Attersee mainly depends on the tourist industry it can be very busy during the summer months but has a quieter ambiance during the winter.A village festival is held annually, when local people come together to celebrate and play music.

UNESCO World Heritage Site

The village is home to prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements[1] that are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UNESCO Welterbe - Prähistorische Pfahlbauten am Attersee. 17 June 2012.
  2. https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1363/ UNESCO World Heritage Site - Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps