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Lake Ossiach (German: Ossiacher See, Slovene: Osojsko jezero) is a lake in the Austrian state of Carinthia. It is the state's third largest lake, superseded only by Lake Wörth and Lake Millstatt.

Lake Ossiach
Lake Ossiach
Location	Carinthia
Coordinates	46°40′N 13°58′E
Native name	Ossiacher See  (German)
Primary inflows	Tiebel Creek
Primary outflows	Seebach to Drava river
Basin countries	Austria
Max. length	10.7875 km (6.7030 mi)
Max. width	1,540 m (5,050 ft)
Surface area	10.38 km2 (4.01 sq mi)
Average depth	19.6 m (64 ft)
Max. depth	52.6 m (173 ft)
Water volume	206.28 km3 (167,230,000 acre⋅ft)
Residence time	1.8 years
Surface elevation	501 m (1,644 ft)
Settlements	Annenheim, Sattendorf, Bodensdorf, Steindorf, Ossiach

Geography

It is situated in the southern Nock Mountains range of the Gurktal Alps along the road from Villach to Feldkirchen, at a height of 501 m (1,644 ft) AA. It reaches a maximum depth of 52.6 m (173 ft), the surface area is about 10.8 km² (4.2 sq mi).

Ossiacher See is a dimictic lake with mixing periods in spring and in late autumn. In summer the waters reach 28 °C at the surface. Several uninhabited parts of the shore are protected as natural reserves. The main inflow is the Tiebel creek in the eastern bay, where the Bleistatt mire is currently re-naturalised. The lake empties via the Seebach stream to the Drava river.

There are five main villages surrounding the lake, all of them mainly dependent on summer tourism: Annenheim and Sattendorf, both parts of the Treffen municipality, Bodensdorf and Steindorf, all located on the northern shore, as well as Ossiach with Ossiach Abbey, after which the lake is named. The Gerlitzen mountain on the northern shore rises up to 1,909 m (6,263 ft), offering panoramic views over the surrounding ranges. From Annenheim, the Kanzelhöhe subpeak can be reached by cable car, built in 1928 by the Bleichert engineering company.

See also

• Landskron Castle (Carinthia)

External links

• Media related to Ossiacher See at Wikimedia Commons
• Carinthian Institute of Limnology

На других языках

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[de] Ossiacher See

Der Ossiacher See ist der drittgrößte See des österreichischen Bundeslandes Kärnten. Er befindet sich nordöstlich von Villach.

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- [en] Lake Ossiach

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[fr] Ossiacher See

L'Ossiacher See est un lac d'Autriche situé dans le land de Carinthie, au nord-est de Villach. C'est est le troisième plus grand lac de Carinthie, seulement dépassé par le Wörthersee et le Millstätter See.

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[it] Ossiacher See

Ossiacher See è un lago della regione di Villaco. Si trova tra Villaco e Feldkirchen, ed è il terzo lago più grande della Carinzia, superato solo dal Wörthersee e dal Millstätter See. È lungo 11 km e largo dai 600 ai 1.700 m.

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