Mondsee

lake in Upper Austria

Key facts

Location: Salzkammergut
Primary inflows: Fuschler Ache , Zeller Ache
Primary outflows: Seeache
Basin countries: Austria
Surface area: 14.2 km (5.5 sq mi)
Max depth: 68 m (223 ft)
Surface elevation: 481 m (1,578 ft)
Settlements: Mondsee

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Wikidata facts

Area: 13.78
Elevation: 481
Image: Aerial image of the Mondsee (view from the southeast).jpg

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Mondsee (Moon Lake) is a lake in the Upper Austrian part of the Salzkammergut and near the larger Attersee. Its southwestern shore marks the border between the states of Upper Austria and Salzburg and also between the Northern Limestone Alps in the south and the Sandstone zone of the northern Alps. The Drachenwand (Dragonwall) is a large cliff face over the southern shore of the lake. Mondsee is one of Austria's last privately owned lakes. In August 2008, owner Nicolette Wächter announced it was up for sale.

In 1864, remains of Neolithic pile dwellings were discovered in the lake.