| Leopoldsteinersee | |
| Pushpin Map: | Austria Styria |
| Coords: | 47.572°N 14.8615°W |
| Type: | Mountain lake |
| Basin Countries: | Austria |
The Leopoldsteinersee is a mountain lake in Styria, in the east of Austria, about northwest of the city of Eisenerz. The lake is named after the nearby Leopoldstein Castle.
The Leopoldsteinersee is situated at above sea level at the foot of the Seemauer in the western Hochschwab range. The lake is long and wide.The maximum depth is . The river Seebach feeds the lake, but it is mainly fed by underground springs.The lake is surrounded by rugged mountains with mixed or coniferous forests. A hiking trail circles the lake.There is a local outfit that rents electric or rowing boats.
The people near the lake have a legend that a merman was caught in the lake. To buy his freedom he showed his captors the iron deposits at Erzberg.Then he disappeared into the .
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