Ammersee

Ammersee is a lake in Bavaria, Germany situated between the cities of Herrsching and Diessen. It has a surface area of approximately 47 square kilometres and a maximum depth of 81 metres. Like the other Bavarian lakes, Ammersee developed as a result of the ice age glaciers melting. Ammersee is fed by the River Amper and is a popular location for watersports.

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Ammersee and Amper are part of the ancient Celtic amber tradingroute leading to the Brennerpass ("Burner"-pass) and their names may be derived from the word Amber.

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Bavaria: The Free State of Bavaria (German: Bayern or Freistaat Bayern), with an area of 70,553 km? (27,241 square miles) and 12.4 million inhabitants, forms the southernmost of the 16 states of Germany. Its capital is Munich....

Herrsching: A city in Upper Bavaria on the east shore of the Ammersee, full name Herrsching am Ammersee. Located southwest of Munich at 48 degrees latitude and 11 degrees 10 minutes longitude. Situated at one terminus of the Munich S-bahn line S5, the town is popular with travelers for its watersports and as ...

Diessen: Diessen is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Hilvarenbeek....