Holiday Country Austria - Austria / II. Republic of Austria 2003 - 25 Euro Cent

A rock protruding from the lake carries two crosses. A doubtless reason for this could not be determined. The 11 km long and 2 km wide lake is fed by the Wangauer Ache and the drains from the Fuschl and Irrsee. Even the Mondsee drains itself into the Attersee. Its temperature is at the bath time 20, maximum 24 degrees, which he is clearly the warmest among the Salzkammergutseen.1864 at the lake discharge remains of a pile-dwelling village were found, dugouts and encrusted ceramics (before firing in vessels pierced ornaments are subsequently filled with a lime mass) discovered from the Neolithic (Mondseekultur). It is interesting that until 1950, of all things, here at Lake Mondsee, the fishermen used dugouts that were still hacked from long trunks. Milestones and villa foundations from the Roman period also document the past of the old settlement area. 748 was founded by the Bavarian Duke Odilon the monastery Mondsee and settled with monks from the island of Reichenau, who adopted the Benedictine rule "pray and work" around 800. They have until the abolition of the monastery in 1791 caused a prosperous economic period. Many business enterprises were founded in their environment, which is still felt today and was strengthened by the emergence in 1930 tourism significantly.