Eissee
The Upper and Lower Eissee are two lakes in the Dachstein Mountains in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. They lie north of a 2,794 metres high mountain, the Gjaidstein, at an elevation of around 2,000 metres.Photo: Hejkal, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dachstein Chapel and Taubenkogel.
Dachstein Chapel
Church
Photo: Hejkal, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
The Dachstein Chapel is located immediately next to the Simony Hut in the Dachstein Mountains. It lies at a height of 2,206 metres and is the highest place of worship in the Northern Limestone Alps.
Taubenkogel
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
The Taubenkogel is a 2,301-metre high peak in the Dachstein Mountains of Upper Austria, northeast of the Hallstätter Glacier. It can be reached from the summit station of the Dachstein Cable Car on the Gjaidalm or from the Simony Hut.
Simony Hut
Mountain hut
Photo: Grimsvoetn, Public domain.
The Simony Hut is an Alpine club hut belonging to the Austrian Alpine Club located at a height of 2,205 metres, just below the Hallstätter Glacier at the foot of the Hoher Dachstein in Austria.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Winkl and Hallstatt.
Winkl
Hamlet
Photo: IIya Kuzhekin, CC BY 3.0.
Winkl is a hamlet, which is situated 7 km northeast of Eissee.
Hallstatt
Village
Photo: Thisisbossi, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Hallstatt is a village, which is situated 7 km north of Eissee.
Hallstatt
Hallstatt is a small town overlooking the Hallstätter See in the Salzkammergut, in Upper Austria. Hallstatt is spectacularly picturesque, due to its location on a narrow rocky west bank of the lake with the sheer rising mountains behind it.
Eissee
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in Upper Austria
- Category: body of water
- Location: Upper Austria, Austria, Central Europe, Europe
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