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 inflows Tiebel
Primary outflows Seebach
Basin countries Austria
Max. length 11 km
Max. width 1,700 m
Surface area 10.5 km²
Max. depth 52 m
Surface elevation 501 m
Settlements Annenheim, Sattendorf, Bodensdorf, Steindorf, Ossiach

Lake Ossiach (German: Ossiachersee) is a lake in the Austrian state of Carinthia, situated between the towns of Villach and Feldkirchen. It is the third largest lake in Carinthia, superseded only by Lake Wörth and Lake Millstatt.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 and Sattendorf, parts of the market town of Treffen, Bodensdorf, part of Steindorf and Ossiach.

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