Attersee am Attersee

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

Attersee am Attersee
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location in the district
Attersee am Attersee Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°55′00″N 13°32′29″E
Country	Austria
State	Upper Austria
District	Vöcklabruck
Government
• Mayor	Walter Kastinger (SPÖ)
Area [1]
• Total	14.67 km2 (5.66 sq mi)
Elevation	496 m (1,627 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01)[2]
• Total	1,585
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	4864
Area code	07666
Vehicle registration	VB
Website	www.attersee.ooe.gv.at

Geography

The village center lies between the lake and the slopes of the Buchberg (888 m or 2913 feet, "Beech Mountain") and is the location of a Baroque pilgrimage church. There are views across the lake and up to the Höllengebirge ("Mountains of Hell").

Populated places

The municipality of Attersee am Attersee consists of the following cadastral communities: Abtsdorf and Attersee; while further subdivided into nine populated places (with population in brackets as of 1 January 2022).

Abtsdorf (351) Altenberg (73) Attersee (393) Aufham (81) Breitenröth (69)

Mühlbach (160) Neuhofen (179) Oberbach (61) Palmsdorf (267)

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 (the Union Yachtclub Attersee) 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 (or stilt house) settlements^[3] that are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site.^[4]