Walchsee

Elevation

658 m (2,159 ft)

6344

Walchsee
Municipality
Walchsee
Coat of arms
Location within Kufstein district
Walchsee Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°39′04″N 12°19′07″E / 47.65111°N 12.31861°E / 47.65111; 12.31861
Country	Austria
State	Tyrol
District	Kufstein
Government
• Mayor	Dieter Wittlinger (Gemeinsame Walchseer Liste)
Area ^[1]
• Total	39.24 km² (15.15 sq mi)
Elevation	658 m (2,159 ft)
Population (2018-01-01)^[2]
• Total	1,878
• Density	48/km² (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	6344
Area code	05374
Vehicle registration	KU
Website	www.walchsee.tirol.gv.at

Walchsee is a municipality in the Austrian state of Tyrol in the Kufstein district. It is located in the lower Inn valley and belongs to the "Kaiserwinkl" and the "Untere Schranne".

Borders

Walchsee is located 18 km northeast of the city Kufstein, between the lake by the same name and the foot of the majestic Kaiser mountain range. Here is north Tyrol's largest preserved raised bog, the "Schwemm". The lake Walchsee covers an area of about 2.5 km² and its average summer temperature is 21°.

Walchsee borders two municipalities in the district of Kufstein (Ebbs, Rettenschöss) and three municipalities in the district of Kitzbühel (Kössen, Schwendt, Kirchdorf in Tirol). It also shares a border with the German municipality Aschau im Chiemgau, which belongs to the district of Rosenheim. The lowest point of Walchsee is located in Durchholzen (Schmiedtal 650 m) and the highest point is the Vordere Kesselschneid at 2,002 m.

Structure

Walchsee has 5 little districts: Durchholzen, Schwaigs, Oed, Winkl and Walchsee itself.

History

The first mention of Walchsee is in a document from Pope Eugene III from 1151, in which the possessions of the Rott Abbey (near Rosenheim) are recorded and the village of Walshe (Walchsee) is also mentioned.^[3]