were introduced on the lake to ferry mail and goods between the villages located around the Attersee. Today it is an important recreation site for people from the urban areas of Vienna and Linz. From the Fin de siècle, Attersee became a popular destination for summer guests, apart from the bustle at the emperor's sojourn in nearby Bad Ischl. Near the village of Litzlberg, part of Seewalchen, there is a small island castle, which Gustav Klimt frequently visited during the summer. Likewise, the German painter Albert Weisgerber was a summer visitor on Attersee. Lake Attersee was a rallying point for several German divisions during World War II which had retreated during the Siege of Budapest. Among these were several foreign volunteer divisions of the Waffen-SS, which sought to reach Attersee where surrender to the Americans was preferable to capture by the Red Army. Fishing Among the fish species found in the lake are: Northern pike Brown trout Rainbow trout Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) Lake char (Salvelinus umbla) European eel Carp Burbot Perch Whitefish Panorama Gallery References External links AtterWiki - information Attersee and surrounding area (in German) Attersee-Attergau tourist information Attersee