Lake Ossiach

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Lake Ossiach
Lake Ossiach -
Location Carinthia
Coordinates 46°40′N 13°58′ECoordinates: 46°40′N 13°58′E
Primary sources Tiebel
Primary outflows Seebach
Basin countries Austria
Max length 11 km
Max width 1700 m
Surface area 10.5 km²
Surface elevation 501 m
Settlements Annenheim, Sattendorf, Bodensdorf, Steindorf, Ossiach

Lake Ossiach (German: Ossiachersee) is a lake close to the Austrian town of Villach. It is the third largest lake in Carinthia, superseded only by Lake Wörth and Lake Millstatt.

There are five main villages surrounding the lake, all of them mainly dependent on summer tourism: Annenheim, Sattendorf, Bodensdorf, Steindorf and Ossiach.


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