Attersee (town)

Attersee (town)

Attersee is a village located at the western shore of lake Attersee in Upper Austria, Austria. The village center lies between the lake and the slopes of the Buchberg (888 m, 'Beech-mountain') and is the location of a Baroque pilgrimage church from which marvelous views across the lake and up to the "Höllengebirge" (mountains of hell) can be enjoyed.

A light railway connects it with the main 'Westbahn' railway line between Linz and Salzburg. The town is a centre for sailing on the Attersee, with a shipyard and an important yacht club (the Union Yachtclub Attersee), which organizes international sailing competitions. As Attersee mainly depends on the tourist industry it can be very busy during the summer months but has a quieter ambiance during the winter. A "Dorf Fest" is held annually where people from and around the village come to celebrate play music and come together.