| Formarinsee | |
|---|---|
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| Location | Vorarlberg |
| Coordinates | 47°10′3″N 9°59′27″E / 47.16750°N 9.99083°E / 47.16750; 9.99083 |
| Primary outflows | Lech |
| Basin countries | Austria |
Formarinsee is a lake[1] in the Austrian Alps. It lies in the Bundesland of Vorarlberg and lends its name to the close by Formarinbach, one of the two source rivers of the River Lech.[2]
As part of the ORF TV program "9 places, 9 treasures", the Formarinsee with the Rote Wand (2 km north of the lake) was voted Austria's most beautiful place on 24 October 2015.[3][4]
Photo gallery
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Hiking trail alongside the Formarin lake
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References
- ^ "Formarinsee (Dalaas): UPDATED 2021 All You Need to Know Before You Go (with PHOTOS)". Tripadvisor. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
- ^ "Formarinsee". La Loupe. July 27, 2021. Retrieved 2025-11-26.
Formarinsee is located at 1,793 altitude metres, at the end of Zugertal valley and in the middle of the mountain range Lechquellengebirge. Each year it is formed anew by melt water, it can grow to a length of 500 meters and a width of 400 metres, with a maximum depth of 17 metres.
- ^ "Formarinsee-Rote Wand "schönster Platz"". oesterreich.orf.at (in German). 2015-10-24. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
- ^ "15 places of exceptional natural beauty in Vorarlberg, Austria". Vorarlberg Tourism. March 29, 2022. Retrieved 2025-11-26.
TV viewers and an expert jury chose Formarinsee lake (2015) as one of the most beautiful places in Austria in Austrian broadcaster ORF's '9 Plätze, 9 Schätze' (9 places, 9 treasures) campaign.
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