Der Wallersee is a lake in the Austrian

state of Salzburg Salzburg (, ; bar, Soizbuag, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian) (also known as ''Salzburgerland'') is a States of Austria, state (''Land'') of the modern Republic of Austria. It is officially named ''Land Salzburg'' to distinguish it from i ...

northeast of the city oft

Salzburg Salzburg (, ; literally "Salt-Castle"; bar, Soizbuag, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian) is the List of cities and towns in Austria, fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020, it had a population of 156,872. The town is on the site of the ...

Salzburg-Umgebung District The Bezirk Salzburg-Umgebung (German, "surrounding area of Salzburg") is an administrative district (''Bezirk'') in the federal state of Salzburg, Austria, and congruent with the Flachgau region (), except for the Statutarstadt of Salzburg, whic ...

. Around the lake there is a hiking path of about length; at its southern part, it confluences with the famous

Camino de Santiago The Camino de Santiago ( la, Peregrinatio Compostellana, "Pilgrimage of Compostela"; gl, O Camiño de Santiago), known in English as the Way of St James, is a network of pilgrims' ways or pilgrimages leading to the shrine of the apostle Saint ...

(Austrian route). There are two campsite resorts. It is allowed to swim and bath. The northern shore consists of bogland since 1883 and is called Wenger Moor.

Populated places adjacent to the lake

Henndorf am Wallersee Henndorf am Wallersee, commonly named Henndorf, is a municipality of 5,025 inhabitants in the district of Salzburg-Umgebung in the state of Salzburg in Austria. History The town was first mentioned in 6th century. Geography Henndorf is located ...

south of the lake *

Köstendorf Köstendorf is a municipality in the district of Salzburg-Umgebung in the state of Salzburg in Austria. Geography Köstendorf lies 15 km northeast of the city of Salzburg on the Wallersee. It borders on the municipalities of Neumarkt am Wall ...

north *

Neumarkt am Wallersee Neumarkt am Wallersee is a town in the district of Salzburg-Umgebung in the state of Salzburg in Austria. Origins The origins of the city are in 1240, with the Archbishop Erberhard II of Salzburg. Population Neumarkt am Wallersee has a popu ...

east *

Seekirchen am Wallersee Seekirchen am Wallersee (simply known as Seekirchen) is a town in the district of Salzburg-Umgebung in the state of Salzburg in Austria. History The territory was settled 5,000 years ago and is the oldest Austrian settlement that still exists toda ...

west Wallerse seekirchen.jpg, Eastern banks Wallersee 2.JPG, view to southwest Gaisberg wallersee.jpg, view from Gaisberg Wenger Moor und Wallersee.jpg, Wenger Moor and Wallersee Trumer Seen und Haunsberg, 1.jpeg, Wallersee pictured far left

References

External links

Seenland Tourismus GmbH

www.wallersee.info
(tourism site)

Salzburger Landesregierung Lakes of Salzburg (state) Salzach basin {{lake-stub