Walchsee is a municipality in Tyrol

Tyrol (state)

Tyrol is a state or Bundesland, located in the west of Austria. It comprises the Austrian part of the historical region of Tyrol.The state is split into two parts–called North Tyrol and East Tyrol–by a -wide strip of land where the state of Salzburg borders directly on the Italian province of...

, Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

, in the Kufstein

Kufstein (district)

The Bezirk Kufstein is an administrative district in Tyrol, Austria. It borders Bavaria in the north, the Kitzbühel district in the southeast, and the Schwaz district in the southwest....

 district. It is located in the lower Inn valley and belongs to the "Kaiserwinkl" and the "Untere Schranne".

Geography

Walchsee is located 18 km northeast of the city Kufstein

Kufstein

Kufstein is a city in Tyrol, Austria, located along the river Inn, in the lower Inn valley, near the border with Bavaria, Germany, and is the site of a post World War II French sector United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration Displaced Persons camp.Kufstein is the second largest city...

, between the lake with the same name and the foot of the majestic Kaiser mountain range. Here is north Tyrol's largest preserved highmoor called "Schwemm".

Borders

Walchsee has borders to two municipalities in the district of Kufstein (Ebbs

Ebbs

Ebbs is a municipality in the Kufstein district and is located7 km north of Kufstein at the border to Bavaria, Germany. The village has 7 parts and was mentioned for the first time as „Episas“ in 788. Rumor has it that settlement already began in the roman age. Main source of income is tourism but...

, Rettenschöss

Rettenschöss

Rettenschöss is a municipality in the Kufstein district and is located 10.20 km northeast of Kufstein as well as 6 km northeast of Ebbs below the northern border to Bavaria, Germany. The village mainly possesses commuters and has 449 inhabitants....

) and three municipalities in the district of Kitzbühel (Kössen

Kössen

Kössen is a municipality in the Kitzbühel district and is located 24 km north of Kitzbühel as well as 15.50 km north of Sankt Johann in Tirol at the Kitzbühler Ache near the border to Germany.-Geography:...

, Schwendt

Schwendt

Schwendt is a municipality in the Kitzbühel district and is located 17 km north of Kitzbühel as well as 6 km below Kössen. The name of the village comes from the old word „schwenden“. Main sources of income are tourism and agriculture. It has 766 inhabitants....

, Kirchdorf in Tirol

Kirchdorf in Tirol

Kirchdorf in Tirol is a municipality in the Kitzbühel district and is located 12.20 km north of Kitzbühel as well as 3 km north of Sankt Johann in Tirol at the Kitzbühler Ache. The area is the 2nd largest one in size in the district. The village has got its name from an old church which was...

). There is also a border to a German municipality called Aschau im Chiemgau

Aschau im Chiemgau

Aschau im Chiemgau is a municipality in the district of Rosenheim in Bavaria in Germany....

, which belongs to the district of Rosenheim

Rosenheim

Rosenheim is a town in Bavaria at the confluence of the rivers Inn and Mangfall. It is seat of administration of the district of Rosenheim, but is not a part of it.-Geography:...

. The lowest point of Walchsee is located in Durchholzen (Schmiedtal 650 m) and the highest point is the Vordere Kesselschneid

Vordere Kesselschneid

At the Vordere Kesselschneid is the highest summit in the Kaisergebirge, the northern chain of the Kaisergebirge in the Austrian state of Tyrol....

at 2,002 m.

Structure

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

Neighbouring Villages

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

Tourism

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

External links

• Walchsee water quality: Walchsee Water quality
• Walchsee statistik data:Statistik Austria