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Austria, Land of Lakes – but We're Rarely Allowed to Swim in Them. because the Shores Belong to a Few.

Summary by Kontrast.at
Many of Austria's lakeshores are inaccessible to the public because they are privately owned by the rich and super-rich. On Lake Wörthersee, 82 percent of the shoreline is privately owned, and on Lake Ossiach and Lake Attersee, 76 percent. Cooling off on hot summer days is difficult in many places. But there are other options: The City of Vienna has designated 25,000 square meters of green space [...] The article "Too Little Lake Access for the …
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Many of Austria's lakeshores are inaccessible to the public because they are privately owned by the rich and super-rich. On Lake Wörthersee, 82 percent of the shoreline is privately owned, and on Lake Ossiach and Lake Attersee, 76 percent. Cooling off on hot summer days is difficult in many places. But there are other options: The City of Vienna has designated 25,000 square meters of green space [...] The article "Too Little Lake Access for the …

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Kontrast.at broke the news in on Monday, July 21, 2025.
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