Five Lakes Region
The lakes on Munich’s doorstep: reachable by S-Bahn, with steamers, beer gardens and long summer evenings.
Starnberger See
584 m · 127.8 m max. depth
Starnberger See starts almost at Munich’s city limits: 56 km² of water, an S-Bahn to the shore and Rose Island, where Ludwig II met Empress Sisi.
Ammersee
533 m · 81.1 m max. depth
Ammersee is Bavaria’s third-largest lake and a little more down-to-earth than Starnberger See.
Wörthsee
562 m · 34 m max. depth
Wörthsee is Munich’s swimming lake: warm, clear and only 35 minutes from the city.
Pilsensee
534 m · 17.1 m max. depth
Pilsensee is the smallest of the big Five Lakes, between Wörthsee and Ammersee.
All lakes compared
We cover 4 lakes in this region. Starnberger See is the largest and Starnberger See the highest.
| Lake | Region | Altitude | Area | Max. depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starnberger See | Five Lakes Region | 584 m | 56.36 km² | 127.8 m |
| Ammersee | Five Lakes Region | 533 m | 46.6 km² | 81.1 m |
| Wörthsee | Five Lakes Region | 562 m | 4.34 km² | 34 m |
| Pilsensee | Five Lakes Region | 534 m | 1.95 km² | 17.1 m |