Lake Faak

The Faak (Slovenian: Basko Jezero ) is a privately owned lake in Carinthia ( Austria ). With an area of ​​220 ha (with a maximum depth of 29.5 m ), he is the fifth largest lake in Carinthia.

Location

The Faak is just south of Villach and the Drava River and north of the located in the Karawanken Mittagskogel. The Faak belongs politically to the communities Villach ( with the villages Drobollach and Egg am See in the north) and Finke stone ( with the village of Lake Faak in the southwest ).

The lake is divided by a reaching from west to east hump, which also rises as an island 12 m above the water surface into two basins. Its size is 2.2 sq km, it reaches its maximum depth in the northern basin of 29.5 m. Its average depth is 16.1 m. Its volume is 35.24 million cubic meters and its theoretical water renewal time 7.8 months. The main tributary of Lake Faaker is the Wourounitza. Other tributaries are the Rotschitza and the " Mühlbach " as well as some sources in the lake. He is drained to Gail of Faaker Seebach. The Wourounitza also causes the appearance of turquoise water. It leads to the lake finest lime particles that remain in suspension long and reflect light turquoise blue, before they are deposited on the ground.

Tourism

The places around the Faak offer mainly of individual tourists frequented rentals and a varied tourist infrastructure with hotels, guest houses, inns, apartments and campsites. There are a number of restaurants and pubs, cafes, pubs and taverns. There will be a series of events that frequented the European Bike Week (formerly Harley meeting ) in the first week of September.

There are manifold possibilities for leisure activities on and around the Faak, including sunbathing and swimming, surfing, sailing, rowing, power boating and pedal boating ( motorboats are forbidden), as well as golf, volleyball and tennis.

Fish stock

The main fish in Faak is the whitefish, but also wild carp, pike, catfish and walleye are fished.

Villages on the lake

  • Faak am See
  • Drobollach am Faak is the largest town on Lake Faak. The town has several hotels, a number of guest houses and apartment buildings, also pubs / restaurants and eateries
  • Greuth at Drobollach
  • Egg am Faak is peacefully situated on the east side of Lake Faak village. It is known to Egger shrine, a Romanesque shrine
  • Neuegg on Faak
  • Oberaichwald
  • Türkeiweg
  • Kohlstatt road
Gail (river) Hectare Karawanks Harley-Davidson Afritzer See Aichwaldsee Brennsee Falkertsee Farchtensee Ferlacher Badesee Flatschacher See Forstsee Goggausee Hafnersee Haidensee Kleinsee Maltschacher See Moosburger Mitterteich Pressegger See Rauschelesee Urbansee Vassacher See
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