Wörthersee
A warm lake in Carinthia and the main summer destination of southern Austria. Its shore runs from Klagenfurt in the east to Velden in the west, with bathing spots, lakeside villas, boat trips and a long promenade.
- Where
- Klagenfurt, Carinthia, Austria
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 46.6250, 14.1500
Get the Wörthersee stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Wörthersee. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Carinthia volume with your photos and a note.
Near Wörthersee
Hochosterwitz Castle 27 km
A rock castle on a 172 metre high dolomite crag near Sankt Veit an der Glan in Carinthia, counted among Austria's most impressive medieval castles. Visitors climb to it through a long path of fourteen fortified gates.
Hoher Dachstein 103 km
A karst massif of 2,995 metres on the border of Upper Austria and Styria, the highest peak in Upper Austria. Dachstein glaciers lie on its north face, and a cable car and a suspension bridge allow visitors to reach the high plateau.
Eggenberg Palace 107 km
The most significant Baroque palace complex in Styria, on the western side of Graz. It has preserved state rooms, extensive landscaped gardens and several collections of the Universalmuseum Joanneum, and it is part of the Graz UNESCO World Heritage listing.
Miramare Castle 108 km
A white castle built from 1856 to 1860 right on the Gulf of Trieste for Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian of Austria and his wife Charlotte of Belgium, later emperor and empress of Mexico. Behind it a large park of gardens climbs away from the sea.
Admont Abbey 108 km
A Benedictine monastery on the Enns river in Styria, and the oldest surviving monastery in the province. Its library, finished in 1776, is counted as the largest monastery library in the world, with a hall of pale Baroque frescoes.
Kunsthaus Graz 110 km
A contemporary art museum built for Graz's year as European Capital of Culture in 2003. Its blue acrylic glass body, nicknamed the Friendly Alien, has become an architectural landmark on the bank of the Mur.
Murinsel 110 km
An artificial floating island in the middle of the river Mur in Graz, linking both banks. Designed by the New York artist Vito Acconci, it holds a cafe and a small amphitheatre, and lights up in blue at night.
Graz Old Town and Schloss Eggenberg 110 km
The historic centre of Styria's capital, listed by UNESCO together with Schloss Eggenberg on the western edge of the city. The old town mixes Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque buildings around the Hauptplatz, and the palace dates from the early 17th century.
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Questions
Where is Wörthersee?
Wörthersee is in Klagenfurt, Carinthia, Austria. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Hochosterwitz Castle (27 km), Hoher Dachstein (103 km), Eggenberg Palace (107 km).
How do I get the Wörthersee stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Wörthersee and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Carinthia volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Wörthersee before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Carinthia volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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