Tutzing on Lake Starnberg

30 June 2015 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  5 minutes

Boathouses © Digital cat/cc-by-sa-3.0-de

Boathouses © Digital cat/cc-by-sa-3.0-de

Tutzing is a municipality in the district of Starnberg in Bavaria, on the west bank of the Starnberger See. Just 40 km south-west of Munich and with good views of the Alps, the town was traditionally a favorite vacation spot for those living in the city.   read more…

The Lake Starnberg

10 March 2015 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  5 minutes

Rose Island in Lake Starnberg © Petermann/cc-by-sa-3.0

Rose Island in Lake Starnberg © Petermann/cc-by-sa-3.0

Lake Starnberg — called Lake Würm until 1962, and also known as Prince’s Lake — is Germany’s fifth largest freshwater lake in terms of area and, due to its great average depth, the second largest in terms of water volume. The lake and its surroundings are an unincorporated area within the rural district of Starnberg; the lake itself is the property of the state of Bavaria and is administered by the Bavarian Administration of State-Owned Palaces, Gardens and Lakes.   read more…

The Ammersee in Bavaria

6 November 2014 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

Sunset at Lake Ammer in winter © Thomas Then/cc-by-3.0

Sunset at Lake Ammer in winter © Thomas Then/cc-by-3.0

Ammersee (English: Lake Ammer) is a Zungenbecken lake in Upper Bavaria, southwest of Munich between the towns of Herrsching and Dießen am Ammersee. With a surface area of approximately 47 square kilometres (18 sq mi), it is the sixth largest lake in Germany. The lake is at an elevation of 520 metres (1,710 ft), and has a maximum depth of 81 metres (266 ft). Like other Bavarian lakes, Ammersee developed as a result of the ice age glaciers melting. Ammersee is fed by the River Ammer, which flows as the Amper out of the lake. Like neighbouring Lake Starnberg, which is similar in size and shape, it is a popular location for watersports.   read more…

Starnberg in Five-Lake-Land

3 August 2012 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  5 minutes

Lake Starnberg © Ascea

Lake Starnberg © Ascea

The city of Starnberg is in Bavaria, Germany, some 30 km south-west of Munich. It lies at the north end of Lake Starnberg, in the heart of the “Five Lakes Country“, and serves as capital of the district of Starnberg. Recording a disposable per-capita income of € 26,120 in 2007, Starnberg regained its status as the wealthiest town in Germany from the Frankfurt suburb of Hochtaunus.   read more…

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