Hirzkar Lake

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Mountain lake, lakes former group with 3 lakes

The Hirzkarseelein is a small mountain lake in the high plateau of the Dachstein massif in the municipality upper Traun, Upper Austria. Even in the 1960s, was here a small group of lakes with three coatings, Hirzkarsee Front, Middle and Rear Hirzkarsee Hirzkarsee, the latter is the current Hirzkarsee, the other two are silted. In the environment there are other partly silted paints.

Location and nature protection

The Hirzkarseelein is located south of the High nativity stone near the ruined Hirzkaralm. Here is one of the high valleys of the Dachstein plateau of the Gjaidalm pulls southeast. Between Hirzkarkogel (1859 m above sea level. A. ) in the southwest and Margschierf ( 2080 m above sea level. A. ) in the northeast of Hirzkarsee situated on 1814 m above sea level. A. It is a small high mountain coatings with about 25 meters diameters and about 550 sqm area which is surrounded by a fen area.

About 70 meters to the west, on the way to the lake, is another wetland, the silted Mean Hirzkarsee (1813 m above sea level. A. ⊙ 47.5107113.692761813 ). 140 meters slightly southwest towards the pasture out right on the trail in a depression, the also fallen dry Front Hirzkarsee is (1810 m above sea level. A. ⊙ 47.51126513.693631810 ). Another Kleinsee, conducted in older literature, partly as Hirzkarsee, about 500 m east was in a sinkhole, this has long been largely fallen dry (now 1846 m above sea level. A. ⊙ 47.5100713.700441846 ). To the north above the road is yet another unnamed paints, which was formerly probably also larger (now 1835 m above sea level. A. ⊙ 47.5122913.693211835 ). Wherefore the name of the formerly " rear " lake nurmehr Hirzkarsee ( alone ); The term- little lake with local custom, and small lakes designated as groups thereof. The disappearance of many Dachstein lakes by over economic management Tung and the increasing karstification of the plateau has been documented since the 1950s.

The lake is located in Europe reserve Dachstein (FFH / BSG, AT3101000/EU02 ) and in the nature reserve Dachstein in the communities Gosau, Hallstatt and Obertraun ( N098 ), and is part of the UNESCO World Heritage cultural landscape Hallstatt-Dachstein/Salzkammergut ( WHS 806). The Dachstein is also a water sanctuary. Around the lake there are rare plants such as marsh marigold and the carnivorous sundew.

Development

Although he is in the high mountains, one can easily reach the lake on foot. Near the lake there is a cable car that Krippensteinbahn (mountain station at the Gjaidalm 2km west ), the lake can be reached by way Gjaidalm - Heilbronnerkreuz shortly after the dilapidated Hirzkaralm left. From the lake we head north east on to the Dachstein - view, and to Krippensteineishöhle and Däumelsee.

The lake has drinking water quality and invites for swimming in summer, with due regard to the protection of goods is appropriate.