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Weissensee (Carinthia)

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According to a 2001 survey, the Weissensee district had 788 inhabitants of which 97.2% had Austrian citizenship. 73.6% of those surveyed claimed to be members of the evangelical church, 22% claimed to be members of the Roman-Catholic church, and 1% were of Islamic faith. 3.4% claimed not to belong to
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A prominent mountain spur at the northern shore, Ronacherfels, is named after a local peasant who died in the winter of 1916 while steering a sleigh on the frozen lake. Taking a shortcut home, he sledged over a thin patch of ice, fell through and died. His body was never found. In honour of his
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world championship was held at the lake. In January 2011, an Austrian mountain aviator association landed about 30 small aircraft on the frozen surface.
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Due to its steep shore, the eastern part is almost uninhabited, with only a narrow path leading to the eastern end, where the area of the
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Content in this edit is translated from the existing German Knowledge article at ]; see its history for attribution.
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area is situated at the southern shore. In February 2007 the first
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memory, the spur and a nearby inn were named after him.
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Information from the Carinthian Institute of Limnology
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About two thirds of the lake's surface are part of a
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Location of the lake in Austria.

Carinthia
46°42′24″N 13°20′28″E / 46.70667°N 13.34111°E / 46.70667; 13.34111
Type
glacial lake
Primary outflows
Drava

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