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16-610: The Wörthsee is located to the east of the Ammersee and southwest of Munich . The lake mostly lies in the Inning am Ammersee and Wörthsee municipalities, but a small part lies in the Seefeld municipality. The Wörthsee, Ammersee, Starnberger See, Pilsensee and Weßlinger See make up the five lakes from which the Fünfseenland takes its name. The Wörthsee is the third largest of the lakes. The lake

32-641: A new species of fish, the Ammersee Kaulbarsch ( Gymnocephalus ambriaelacus ), which is also found only in the Ammersee, was described. With the nature reserves Vogelfreistätte Ammersee-Südufer (in which the Schwedeninsel is also located), Seeholz and Seewiese as well as Ampermoos , the Ammersee is one of the seven internationally important wetlands in Bavaria according to the so-called Ramsar Convention. On

48-573: 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 - deeper, bigger in surface area, similar in shape - it is a popular location for watersports . Ammersee and the Amper are part of the ancient Celtic amber trading route leading to the Brenner Pass . The word Ammer is a 13th-century form of Amper ,

64-423: Is 3.7 by 1.6 kilometres (2.30 by 0.99 mi), with an area of 4.3 square kilometres (1.7 sq mi) and a maximum depth of 34 metres (112 ft). It has a mean water level of 560.4 metres (1,839 ft) above sea level. The catchment area is 26.35 square kilometres (10.17 sq mi). The lake is largely fed by groundwater, and discharges just 0.3 cubic metres (11 cu ft) per second. The lake

80-435: Is Vulnerable when it is not critically endangered or Endangered but is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild in the medium-term future, as defined by any of the following criteria (A to E): A) Population reduction in the form of either of the following: B) Extent of occurrence estimated to be less than 20,000 km or area of occupancy estimated to be less than 2,000 km , and estimates indicating any two of

96-525: Is a Zungenbecken lake in Upper Bavaria , Germany, 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 533 metres (1,749 ft), and has a maximum depth of 81 metres (266 ft). Like other Bavarian lakes, Ammersee developed as

112-544: Is a species which has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as being threatened with extinction unless the circumstances that are threatening its survival and reproduction improve. Vulnerability is mainly caused by habitat loss or destruction of the species' home. Vulnerable habitat or species are monitored and can become increasingly threatened. Some species listed as "vulnerable" may be common in captivity , an example being

128-406: Is named after the island of Wörth, which lies in the western part of the lake. The island is commonly called Mausinsel (Mouse Island). This name comes from an old legend. Many years ago a rich but hard-hearted count owned the island. During a time of famine, some peasants came to ask him for food. He had them herded into a barn, which was set on fire. When the wailing of the dying peasants died down,

144-431: The military macaw . In 2012 there were 5,196 animals and 6,789 plants classified as vulnerable, compared with 2,815 and 3,222, respectively, in 1998. Practices such as cryoconservation of animal genetic resources have been enforced in efforts to conserve vulnerable breeds of livestock specifically. The International Union for Conservation of Nature uses several criteria to enter species in this category. A taxon

160-595: The Celtic *ambra , deriving from the Indo-European *ombh- , *mbh- "wet, Water". Passenger services have operated on the lake since 1879. Today they are operated by the Bayerische Seenschifffahrt company, using a mixture of historic paddle steamers and motor ships. The water quality, which was endangered in the 1960s, was significantly improved by comprehensive wastewater remediation measures such as

176-500: The construction of a ring main, the commissioning of the sewage treatment plant in Eching in 1971 and the rehabilitation of the sewage treatment plants in the Ammer catchment area. Further information on the history and development of the Eching wastewater treatment plant is provided by AWA-Ammersee, which manages drinking water and wastewater in the region. Since the mid-1980s, the nutrient load of

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192-545: The count said "do you hear that whimpering of rats and mice. Soon these pests will be exterminated." The count rode back to his castle, which was invaded by a swarm of rats and mice that even stole the food from his plate. He fled to the island, but they followed him there and ate him alive. They then disappeared. The island is privately owned, and is not accessible to the public. It contains the Wörthschlössl mansion, which dates to 1146, and its chapel of St. Simpert. The mansion

208-442: The pre-Alpine lakes, whose occurrence has led to a long tradition of quite intensive fishing exploitation of the lake. The lake is also home of the vulnerable species of deepwater char Salvelinus evasus . Deepwater char are highly sensitive to changes in the quality of the water and some species such as Salvelinus neocomensis and Salvelinus profundus were driven recently to extinction in other European lakes. In 2010, even

224-405: The water has shifted from the eutrophic to the mesotrophic range, which means that the nutrient load is low to moderate, the production of algae is moderate, and the average visual depth is over 2 m. The use of the Ammersee as a bathing water is thus secured in the long term. Among the fish living in the lake, an endemic whitefish ( Coregonus bavaricus ) is known, a whitefish species mainly found in

240-411: The western shore, access to the shore is closed to the general public except for short stretches, but almost the entire eastern shore is open to the public. Large areas of the shore are still in a near-natural state, but the formerly dense reed beds have decreased significantly since the end of the 1960s. In contrast, microplastic pollution has increased. Vulnerable species A vulnerable species

256-492: Was formerly used by the Count of Toerring as his summer residence. The shore is largely built up, making the lake difficult to access. There are five points around the lake where it may be accessed by swimmers. The lake is thought to be one of the cleanest and warmest in Bavaria. The Augustiner am Worthsee restaurant has a terrace on the shore of the lake. Citations Sources Ammersee Ammersee (English: Lake Ammer )

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