Walchsee

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Walchsee
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Walchsee
Walchsee (Austria)
Walchsee
Administration
Country Flag of Austria Austria
State Tyrol
District Kufstein
Mayor Andreas Mayr (Walchseer Liste)
Basic statistics
Area 39.24 km² (15.2 sq mi)
Elevation 658 m  (2159 ft)
Population 1,808  (31/12/2005)
 - Density 46 /km² (119 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate KU
Postal code 6344
Area code 05374
Website www.walchsee.tirol.gv.at
Location of Walchsee within Kufstein district
Map

Coordinates: 47°39′04″N 12°19′07″E / 47.65111, 12.31861

Walchsee is a municipality in Tyrol, Austria, in the Kufstein district. It is located in the lower Inn valley and belongs to the "Kaiserwinkl" and the "Untere Schranne".

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[edit] Geography

Walchsee is located 18 km in the northeast of the city Kufstein, between the lake with the same name and the foot of the majestic Kaiser mountain range. There is north Tyrol's largest preserved highmoor called "Schwemm".

[edit] Borders

Walchsee has borders to two municipalities in the district of Kufstein (Ebbs, Rettenschöss) and three municipalities in the district of Kitzbühel (Kössen, Schwendt, Kirchdorf in Tirol). There is also a border to a German municipality called Aschau im Chiemgau, which belongs to the district of Rosenheim. The lowest point of Walchsee is located in Durchholzen (Schmiedtal 650 m) and the highest point is the "Vordere Kesselschneid" with 2002 m.

[edit] Traffic

[edit] Structure

Walchsee does have 5 little districts: Durchholzen, Schwaigs, Oed, Winkl and Walchsee itself. The lake Walchsee does have area of about 2,5 km² and its average temperature is 21°.

[edit] Neighbour villages

Aschau im Chiemgau (D), Ebbs, Kirchdorf in Tyrol, Kössen, Rettenschöss, Schwendt

[edit] History

[edit] before 1900

[edit] after 1900

Winter in Walchsee/Tirol
Winter in Walchsee/Tirol

[edit] Economy

[edit] Tourism

Resort facilities: 40 km of winter walking paths, 25 km of ski runs, 140 km of cross-country skiing tracks, sledding, skating, …. etc.

Blick vom Brennkopf Walchsee/Tirol
Blick vom Brennkopf Walchsee/Tirol

[edit] Environment

[edit] External links

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Municipalities in district Kufstein
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