Overcrowded parking lot

Mayor had to turn away bathers himself

Feldkirchen's five bathing lakes are among the most popular refreshment oases in the country

(Bild: Harald Dostal)

Feldkirchen mayor David Allerstorfer criticizes the parking chaos at the popular bathing lakes - and the fact that none of the parking revenue stays in the municipality. We know how you can still get a space for your car or at least save yourself a wasted trip. 

Temperatures above 30 degrees and not a cloud in sight: last Sunday, thousands of visitors once again flocked to Feldkirch's bathing lakes. Although the parking spaces are generous, they are still limited: "I was at a birthday party when I got the call in the early afternoon that the lakes were once again full and we had to sort it out," reports David Allerstorfer, Mayor of Feldkirchen. "So my deputy and I quickly drove there and closed the access road ourselves to prevent dangerous situations!" They stood there in the sweltering afternoon heat and patiently explained to every disappointed swimmer why access to the lakes was not possible.