Attersee am Attersee


Attersee am Attersee is a village on the western shore of Attersee lake in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.

Geography

The village center lies between the lake and the slopes of the Buchberg and is the location of a Baroque pilgrimage church. There are views across the lake and up to the Höllengebirge.

Transport

A light railway connects the village with the main Westbahn railway line between Linz and Salzburg. The village is a centre for sailing on the Attersee, with a shipyard and an important yacht club which organizes international sailing competitions.
As Attersee am Attersee mainly depends on the tourist industry it can be very busy during the summer months but has a quieter ambiance during the winter.
A village festival is held annually, when local people come together to celebrate and play music.

UNESCO World Heritage Site

The village is home to prehistoric pile-dwelling settlements that are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site.