!!!Wörther See

Woerth, Lake (Woerthersee), Carinthia, alt. 440 m, area 
9.3 km%%sup 2/%, length 17 km, width 1.7 km, depth 
85 m; largest and most frequented bathing lake in Carinthia, 
relatively good water quality. The lake formed in an Ice Age glacial 
trough and is connected to Klagenfurt through the  Lend Canal. It is 
drained by the River Glanfurt towards the east. Due to the small 
number of inlets, Lake Woerth reaches a comparatively high water 
temperature of up to 28 C; water sports (rowing, water skiing, 
sailing, surfing) and ship service. The southern shore of Lake Woerth 
is densely forested but sparsely populated, the north of the lake and 
its several peninsulas are flanked by hills. The main railway routes 
(section of the Southern Railway) and roads also run alongside the 
northern shore. Klagenfurt, with a bathing area and the miniature city 
of "Minimundus", is situated on the eastern shore of Lake 
Woerth. Further bathing resorts include Velden am Woerthersee (in the 
west), Poertschach am Woerthersee, Goritschach and Krumpendorf am 
Woerthersee (in the north), as well as Reifnitz and Maria Woerth 
(Pyramidenkogel look-out tower), which gave Lake Woerth its name.

!Literature
Office of the provincial government of Carinthia (ed.), 
Kaerntner Seenbericht, 1994.


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