The Alatsee at Füssen

About 6 km from Füssen, directly on the border with Austria, lies the idyllic Alatsee. The area around the 490 meters long and 290 Meter wide mountain lake with its tranquil paths through the dreamlike nature is an ideal destination for hikers and nature lovers.

The Alatsee has an area of 12 Hectares, maximum 32 meters deep, is fed by groundwater and flows over the Faulenbach into the Lemon ab. The Alatsee It is often "Bleeding lakecalled ". The reason for this is a blood-red layer of purple sulfur bacteria, which is approximately 15 Metre depth floats on a sulfurous water layer. Why this is so has not yet been clarified. Below this layer, there is almost no oxygen in the water, but the lake is very oxygen-rich and correspondingly populated by a rich flora and fauna.

Near Lake Alat, there used to be a Celtic place of worship. During the Second World War, experiments were conducted on and in the Alatsee by air force technicians with underwater models. Stubborn rumors say that on the bottom of the lake a gold treasure of the German Reichsbank was sunk at the end of the Second World War. This has attracted many treasure hunters and divers in the past, but now the lake is closed for diving. For the 'Bleeding seaThere are many myths and legends. So there shall dwell mythical creatures and a monster, and on some nights voices shall be heard around the lake crying out for help. The legendary lake, with its riddles, has often been the subject of television shows and newspaper articles. Also an Allgäu-crime took up the rumors about the gold treasure in the lake and the military technical experiments.

Above all, however, the Alatsee a beautiful Mountain LakeWho invites on its shores to relax and walk. It is a worthwhile and interesting destination if you are in the region around Feet dwells.