Walchsee

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State:	Austria
Province:	Tyrol
District:	Kufstein (`KU`)
Area:	39,24 km²
Elevation:	658 m. over Adria
Population (2001):	2.042
Population density	52 inhabitant/km²
Postal code:	A-6344
Area code:	+43-5374
Coordinates:	47° 39' 4" N, 12° 19' 7" E
Village key:	70529
Address of local government:	Gemeinde Walchsee Dorfplatz 1 6344 Walchsee
Official website:	Municipality Walchsee
Policy
Mayor:	Andreas Mayr (Common Walchseer List)

Walchsee is a municipality in Tyrol, Austria, in the Kufstein district. It is located in the lower Innvalley and belongs to the "Kaiserwinkl" and the "Untere Schranne".

1 Geography
2 History
- 2.1 before 1900
- 2.2 after 1900
3 Economy
- 3.1 Tourism
4 Environment
5 Weblinks

[edit] Geography

Walchsee is located in the northeast of the city Kufstein(18km), between the same name lake and the foot of the majestic Kaiser mountain range. There is north Tyrol's largest preserved highmoor called "Schwemm".

[edit] Borders

Walchsee has borders to two municipalities in the district of Kufstein (Ebbs, Rettenschöss) and three municipalities in the district of Kitzbühel (Kössen, Schwendt, Kirchdorf in Tirol). There is also a border to a german municipality called Aschau im Chiemgau, which belongs to the district of Rosenheim. The lowest point of Walchsee is located in Durchholzen (Schmiedtal 650m) and the highest point is the "Vordere Kesselschneid" with 2002m.

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[edit] Structure

Walchsee does have 5 little districts: Durchholzen, Schwaigs, Oed, Winkl and Walchsee itself. The lake Walchsee does have area of about 2,5 km² and its average temperature is 21°.