Mondsee (lake)

Mondsee Culture

The Mondsee is a lake in Upper Austria's Salzkammergut and Nachbarsee of Lake Attersee. The southern bank forms the border between Upper Austria and Salzburg, as well as between the Limestone Alps in the south and the sandstone zone. Striking is also the dragon wall, which stands proud on the southwest shore.

1864 were the remains of lake dwellings from the Neolithic period discovered (see Mondsee culture).

Geography and Hydrology

With a length of 11 km and a maximum width of 1.5 km of Mondsee covers an area of ​​about 14 km ². The main tributaries are the coming from Lake Fuschl Fuschler Ache ( catchment area 117.6 km ²), of the Mondsee coming Zeller Ache ( 38.3 km ² ), and the Wangauer Ache ( 35.3 km ²). These three tributaries are responsible for more than 70 % of the water load in the Mondsee. About the only 3 km long Seeache leaving the Mondsee at its eastern end, it drains into the approximately 12 m deeper Attersee. The mean discharge ( MQ ) is 9.3 m³ / s, the (theoretical ) water renewal time 1.7 years.

Ecology

In the 1950s and 60s, the Mondsee was heavily affected by nutrients and it came to large blue-green algae blooms. This situation could be significantly improved by the construction of a ring channel management and treatment facilities in Thalgau and St. Lorenz, the lake is classified as oligotrophic to mesotrophic today. During heavy rain it can cause disproportionately high phosphorus and nitrogen inputs come from agricultural areas along the tributaries.

More than 80 % of the shoreline are installed or affected ecologically by internals. A longer -natural section is located in the mouth area of ​​the Fuschler Ache, which is designated as a nature reserve.

Fish stock

Pike, lake trout, brown trout, rainbow trout, lake trout, whitefish, eel, carp, burbot, perch and whitefish.

Naming

According to legend, rode Duke Odilo of Bavaria in the night from the back of the dragon wall and did not realize until just before a crash the moon reflected in the lake. So the name was Mondsee ( folk tale ). In fact, the Mondsee has his name but not by the moon, but from the Mannsee, an old noble family. From Mannsee was during the time of the Mondsee.

The Mondsee is located in the 18th century in private property - for major Austrian lakes an exceptional position. Current owner of the lake (estimated value: 16 million euros ) is Nicolette Waechter ( born Almeida ) from Höribachhof in St. Lawrence, which has inherited the lake in 1977 by her late younger brother. In August 2008, a sale of the lake in the conversation. Since then run V.A. purchase negotiations with the Austrian authorities

Archeology

• The lake was eponymous for the Mondsee culture.
• The timber object of Scharfling was by J. Offenbach Berger from the 1972 surveyed riparian settlement Scharfling recovered at Mondsee.

The archaeological site at Lake Mondsee ( municipality Unterach ) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps.