Weissensee, Austria

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Coordinates: 46°44′0″N 13°18′0″E / 46.73333, 13.3

Weissensee
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Austria
State	Carinthia
District	Spittal an der Drau
Mayor	Johann Weichsler (SPÖ)
Basic statistics
Area	78.09 km² (30.2 sq mi)
Elevation	945 m (3101 ft)
Population	768 (10/06/2008)
- Density	10 /km² (25 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	SP
Postal code	9762
Area code	04713

Weissensee in winter

Weissensee is a resort town within the Southern Limestone Alps on the shore of the Lake Weissensee in Carinthia, Austria. Centre of the town is a bridge crossing over the lake, first mentioned in a deed dated 1348.

Weissensee is one of the few municipalities in Austria with a Protestant majority. Not until the 1781 Edict of Tolerance by Emperor Joseph II they were allowed to worship in a Bethaus ("pray house" - not a church). The church of today was not built before 1900. Until 1968 the name of the commune was Techendorf, it has been changed for tourist reasons. Summer tourism around the lake is the main component of the local economy.