Lake Wolfgang

Lake Wolfgang
Lake Wolfgang
	Lake Wolfgang and Schafberg
	Lake Wolfgang
Location	Salzburg, Upper Austria
Coordinates	47°45′N 13°24′E / 47.750°N 13.400°E
Type	Glacial lake
Basin countries	Austria
Surface area	13 km2 (5.0 sq mi)
Max. depth	114 m (374 ft)
Water volume	667.07 million cubic metres (540,800 acre⋅ft)
Surface elevation	538 m (1,765 ft)
Settlements	Strobl, St. Gilgen, Abersee, Ried, St. Wolfgang

Lake Wolfgang^[1]^[2]^[3] (German: Wolfgangsee) is a lake in Austria that lies mostly within the state of Salzburg and is one of the best known lakes in the Salzkammergut resort region. The municipalities on its shore are Strobl, St. Gilgen with the villages of Abersee and Ried as well as the market town of St. Wolfgang in the state of Upper Austria. The town and the lake are named after Saint Wolfgang of Regensburg, who, according to legend, built the first church here in the late 10th century.

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