Mondsee
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| Name: | Mondsee |
| Location: | Salzkammergut, Austria |
| Size: | 14.2 kmē |
| Maximum Depth: | 68 m |
| Inflows: | Fuschler Ache, Zeller Ache |
| Outflows: | Seeache (flowing into the Attersee) |
| Sea level: | 481 m |
| Important villages on the shore: | Mondsee |
| Special characteristics: | Mondsee culture |
- This article is about Mondsee, the lake. Mondsee is also the name of a town located on its shore. See Mondsee.
The Mondsee is a lake in the Upper Austrian part of the Salzkammergut and neighbour to the larger Attersee. Its southwestern shore marks the border between the states of Upper Austria and Salzburg, and also between the Northern Limestone Alps in the South and the Sandstone zone of the Northern Alps. The Drachenwand (Dragonwall) at the southern shore of the lake is an impressive sight.
In 1864, remains of neolithic pile dwellings were discovered in the lake.
Fish living in the lake:
- esox
- lake trout
- brown trout
- rainbow trout
- lake char
- gwyniad
- European eel
- carp
- burbot
- cichlid
- whitefish
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