The Lake Attersee (also Kammersee) is located in the Upper Austrian part of the Salzkammergut and lies at 469 m. With a water surface of over 46 km², it is the largest lake located entirely in Austria and at 169 meters it is the third deepest lake in Austria.
Riverbank
The shores of Lake Attersee are 48.5 km long. All of the shores are heavily built up and most of the shores are privately owned and not open to the public. Many communities on Lake Attersee have their settlement centers on or near the shore.
The river banks were massively built up in the 1970s and 1980s. Shops, restaurants, residential buildings and second homes are lined up next to each other. The result was that the river banks were blocked up with jetties, boathouses, boat slips, stairs, walls, blocks or riprap.
Only 13 % can be classified as near-natural or natural. The longest continuous natural sections are between Dexelbach and Parschallen, between Aufham and Dickau, near Schwend and in Burgbachau.
The lake
With a visibility of up to 20 m, it is the clearest lake in Upper Austria. Due to its good water quality, temperatures suitable for swimming and good sailing conditions, Lake Attersee is of great tourist importance.
On nice summer days and especially on weekends, the swimming pools and parking lots are often overcrowded.
Some seaside resorts, which are owned by the Federal Forests, the State of Upper Austria or the neighboring municipalities, are open to the public. In the south and southeast there are also a few narrow strips of shore that are open to the public, although these are located directly on the main thoroughfares.
Due to the good wind conditions, Lake Attersee is a popular sailing and surfing area. There are eight sailing clubs on the lake.
Due to the generally excellent visibility and the underwater cliffs on the eastern shore, Lake Attersee is a popular diving area.
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