Altaussee

Altaussee
Oid Aussee
Coat of arms of Altaussee
Altaussee is located in Austria
Altaussee
Altaussee
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°36′36″N 13°46′58″E / 47.61000°N 13.78278°E / 47.61000; 13.78278
CountryAustria
StateStyria
DistrictLiezen
Government
 • MayorHerbert Pichler (ÖVP)
Area
 • Total92.58 km2 (35.75 sq mi)
Elevation
712 m (2,336 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total1,878
 • Density20/km2 (53/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
8992
Area code03622
Vehicle registrationLI
WebsiteOfficial website
View of the Loser, the local mountain of Altaussee

Altaussee (German: [ˈalt.aʊ̯sˌseː]; Central Bavarian: Oid Aussee) is a municipality and spa town in the district of Liezen in Styria, Austria. The small village is nestled on the shores of the Lake Altaussee, beneath the Loser Plateau. Occupying an area of 92 km², Altaussee is home to 1,777 people. The municipality includes two cadastral communities: Altaussee and Lupitsch. The designated climatic spa[3] is within the Salzkammergut region. Altaussee has the biggest salt deposits of Austria, which are still mined today.

  1. ^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  3. ^ "ZAMG Klimagutachten". Archived from the original on 2011-09-07. Retrieved 2012-07-18.