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Touring Gschwendt
Gschwendt in Politischer Bezirk Salzburg-Umgebung (Salzburg) is a town located in Austria about 140 mi (or 226 km) west of Vienna, the country's capital place.
Time in Gschwendt is now 08:30 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Vienna with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 11 airports nearby Gschwendt, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Austria is Salzburg Airport in a distance of 21 mi (or 33 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Austria is Hallstatt-Dachstein / Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape in a distance of 15 mi (or 24 km), South-East. Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Strobl, Sankt Gilgen, Innerschwand, Sankt Lorenz and Oberwang. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 5°C / 41 °F
Morning Temperature | 5°C / 42 °F |
Evening Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
Night Temperature | 5°C / 42 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 18% |
Air Humidity | 96% |
Air Pressure | 1016 hPa |
Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (2 mph) from South-East |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Saturday, 4th of May 2024
15°C (58 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 5th of May 2024
9°C (49 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 6th of May 2024
18°C (64 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
scalaria
Seeböckenhotel Zum Weissen Hirschen
Furian
Im Weissen Rössl Romantik Hotel
Seevilla am Wolfgangsee
Bauernhof Am Linahof
Strandhotel Margaretha
Kloibergütl Pension
Schlömmer Pension
Abersee - Der Wiesenhof
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Sommerrodelbahn - Wolfgangsee, Österreich
We need this in Canada... it's awesome. Will post longer video once I make some space on the memory card.
Unterwasserberg beim Tauchplatz Franzosenschanze - Wolfgangsee
Erster Tauchgang mit der Actionpro X7.
Seekajak am Wolfgangsee
Traumhafte Fahrt mit Christian Wiesinger von www.xsport.at am Wolfgangsee mit dem Seekajak. Absolut empfehlenswert.
Sankt Wolfgang - Autriche
2014-07-01-3 - Sankt Wolfgang - Sankt Wolfgang im Salzkammergut - Saint Wolfgang - Promenade dans la ville - Eglise - Polyptyque de Michael Pacher - Auberge du Cheval-Blanc - Haute-Autriche ...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Wolfgangsee
Wolfgangsee is a lake in Austria that lies mostly within the state of Salzburg and is one of the best known lakes in the Salzkammergut resort region. The municipalities on its shore are Strobl, St. Gilgen with the villages of Abersee and Ried as well as the market town of St. Wolfgang in the state of Upper Austria. The town and the lake are named after Saint Wolfgang of Regensburg, who, according to legend, built the first church here in the late 10th century.
Abersee
Abersee is a name given to the a western end of the Wolfgangsee, a lake in Austria that lies mostly within the state of Salzburg and which is one of the best known lakes in the Salzkammergut resort region. The name ia also associated with the south-western part of the municipality of St. Gilgen. The name derives from the local dialect word "aper", which means snowless, as the western part of the Wolfgangsee does not freeze in winter.
Schafberg Railway
The Schafberg Railway is a metre gauge cog railway in Upper Austria leading from Sankt Wolfgang im Salzkammergut up to the Schafberg (1,783 m). With a total length of 5.85 km it gains about 1,200 m in height difference. The rail gauge is 1000. It uses the Abt system. Operation started in 1893. Today steam locomotives as well as diesel railcars are in operation.