Volders is a municipality in the district of Innsbruck-Land in the Austrian state of Tyrol located 12 km east of

Innsbruck Innsbruck (; bar, Innschbruck, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian ) is the capital of Tyrol (state), Tyrol and the List of cities and towns in Austria, fifth-largest city in Austria. On the Inn (river), River Inn, at its junction with the ...

on the southern side of the

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Geography

Sights are Schloss Friedberg and Schloss Aschach and the church of Saint Charles Borromeo, attached to a Servite convent. Next to the church at the entrance of the village lies the

Volderer See Volders is a municipality in the district of Innsbruck-Land in the Austrian state of Tyrol (state), Tyrol located 12 km east of Innsbruck on the southern side of the Inn River. Geography Sights are Schloss Friedberg and Schloss Aschach and ...

, a small lake which has shrunk significantly and now resembles a pond. It has no natural inflow or outflow, and receives water primarily from rain, and also the groundwater of the

. The water quality is moderate, varying between grades B and C, and is often plagued by

algae Algae (; singular alga ) is an informal term for a large and diverse group of photosynthetic eukaryotic organisms. It is a polyphyletic grouping that includes species from multiple distinct clades. Included organisms range from unicellular mic ...

. There is a local legend that a giant blocked the inflow to the lake with a large boulder, causing it to shrink.

Population

References

External links

* Municipality of Volders: Official website of the municipality in th
Hall-Wattens region
Cities and towns in Innsbruck-Land District {{Tyrol-geo-stub