The Fünfseenland is the name for an area in
Upper Bavaria
Upper Bavaria (german: Oberbayern, ; ) is one of the seven administrative districts of Bavaria, Germany.
Geography
Upper Bavaria is located in the southern portion of Bavaria, and is centered on the city of Munich, both state capital and s ...
between, and including, the
Ammersee
Ammersee (English: Lake Ammer) is a Zungenbecken lake in Upper Bavaria, Germany, southwest of Munich between the towns of Herrsching and Dießen am Ammersee. With a surface area of approximately , it is the sixth largest lake in Germany. The lake ...
and
Starnberger See
Lake Starnberg, or ''Starnberger See'' ) — called Lake Würm, or ''Würmsee'' , until 1962 — is Germany's second-largest body of fresh water, having great depth, and fifth-largest lake by area. It and its surroundings lie in three different Ba ...
, which contains the remainder of the great glacial lakes of the area (
Pilsensee
Pilsensee is a lake in Oberbayern, Bavaria, Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic ...
,
Wörthsee
Wörthsee (Wörth lake) is a lake in the Starnberg
Starnberg is a German town in Bavaria, Germany, some southwest of Munich. It is at the north end of Lake Starnberg, in the heart of the " Five Lakes Country", and serves as capital of the ...
and the
Weßlinger See).
Gallery
File:Diessen Ammersee-2.jpg, Ammersee
File:2004-07-03 15-58-18 Hechendorf.jpg, Pilsensee
File:Starnberger See 1.JPG, Starnberger See
File:Steinebach WseeWalchstadt.jpg, Wörthsee
File:Weßling Weßlinger See 668.jpg, Weßlinger See
File:Aerial image of the Osterseen (view from the south).jpg, Osterseen
File:Osterseen Gewitterabend Grosser Ostersee 02.jpg, The big Ostersee
File:Maisinger See2.jpg, Maisinger See
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Lakes of Bavaria