Allgäu and Lake Constance
Royal castles on the shore, vast Forggensee, mountain lakes above Oberstdorf and Lake Constance at Lindau in the west.
Forggensee
781 m · 41 m max. depth
Forggensee near Füssen is Germany’s largest reservoir by area.
Alpsee bei Hohenschwangau
814 m · 62 m max. depth
Alpsee lies at the foot of Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau castles.
Weißensee
788 m · 24 m max. depth
Weißensee west of Füssen sits right on the road to the Tannheim Valley but stays calm.
Hopfensee
784 m · 10.4 m max. depth
Hopfensee near Füssen has a Kneipp resort with a promenade and views of the Tannheim mountains.
Bannwaldsee
786 m · 12 m max. depth
Bannwaldsee lies quietly between Forggensee and the Ammergau Alps.
Großer Alpsee
725 m · 22.7 m max. depth
Großer Alpsee near Immenstadt is the largest natural lake in the Allgäu.
Seealpsee
1,622 m · 42 m max. depth
Seealpsee sits high above Oberstdorf at 1,622 m below the Nebelhorn.
Freibergsee
931 m · 25 m max. depth
Freibergsee near Oberstdorf is one of Germany’s highest swimming lakes with a lido.
Bodensee bei Lindau
395 m · 251 m max. depth
Bavaria’s short stretch of Lake Constance holds the island town of Lindau with its lion and lighthouse, with the Alps of Austria and Switzerland behind.
All lakes compared
We cover 9 lakes in this region. Bodensee bei Lindau is the largest and Seealpsee the highest.
| Lake | Region | Altitude | Area | Max. depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forggensee | Allgäu and Lake Constance | 781 m | 15.2 km² | 41 m |
| Alpsee bei Hohenschwangau | Allgäu and Lake Constance | 814 m | 0.88 km² | 62 m |
| Weißensee | Allgäu and Lake Constance | 788 m | 1.36 km² | 24 m |
| Hopfensee | Allgäu and Lake Constance | 784 m | 1.94 km² | 10.4 m |
| Bannwaldsee | Allgäu and Lake Constance | 786 m | 2.28 km² | 12 m |
| Großer Alpsee | Allgäu and Lake Constance | 725 m | 2.47 km² | 22.7 m |
| Seealpsee | Allgäu and Lake Constance | 1,622 m | 0.08 km² | 42 m |
| Freibergsee | Allgäu and Lake Constance | 931 m | 0.18 km² | 25 m |
| Bodensee bei Lindau | Allgäu and Lake Constance | 395 m | 536 km² | 251 m |