Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Austria.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Austria. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Explore Sankt Wolfgang im Salzkammergut
Sankt Wolfgang im Salzkammergut in Politischer Bezirk Gmunden (Oberösterreich) with it's 2,794 inhabitants is located in Austria about 139 mi (or 224 km) west of Vienna, the country's capital.
Local time in Sankt Wolfgang im Salzkammergut is now 05:41 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / Vienna with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 11 airports in the wider vicinity of Sankt Wolfgang im Salzkammergut, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Austria is Salzburg Airport in a distance of 21 mi (or 34 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 16 mi (or 25 km), South-East. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Strobl, Sankt Gilgen, Innerschwand, Oberwang and Steinbach am Attersee. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 0°C / 33 °F
Morning Temperature | -5°C / 22 °F |
Evening Temperature | 0°C / 33 °F |
Night Temperature | -2°C / 28 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 50% |
Air Pressure | 1005 hPa |
Wind Speed | Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from East |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Light snow |
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
-2°C (28 °F)
-4°C (24 °F)
Snow, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
-1°C (31 °F)
-5°C (24 °F)
Snow, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
4°C (39 °F)
1°C (34 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Furian
Gasthof Weisser Bär
Hotel Zimmerbräu
Im Weissen Rössl Romantik Hotel
Seeböckenhotel Zum Weissen Hirschen
Willkommen im Vitalhotel Wolfgangsee
Seevilla am Wolfgangsee
Försterhof
Strandhotel Margaretha
Haus Raudaschl
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
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 ...
Schafbergbahn im Salzkammergut/Österreich
Video über eine Zugfahrt mit der steilsten Dampf-Zahnradbahn Österreichs, die von St. Wolfgang auf den 1783 m hohen Schafberg führt. In ca. 40 Minuten überwindet sie 1190 Höhenmeter auf...
AUSTRIA - St. Wolfgang - Schafbergspitze - Treno a cremagliera - di Sergio Colombini
Ci troviamo nella regione del Salzkammergut a St.Wolfgang una pittoresca località sull'omonimo lago. A pochi metri dalla riva del lago c'è la SchafbergBahn, una ferrovia di montagna a cremagliera...
Christmas Market
Visitors enter the idyllic Christmas Market in St. Wolfgang through one of the two giant Advent gates. The lantern road that takes you to the Christmas market is festively decorated with hundreds...
Romantik Hotel Im Weissen Rössl **** Superior
Below St. Wolfgang's church in Upper Austria lies the charming vacation complex of the Romantikhotel Im Weissen Rössl **** Superior. This spa hotel in the region surrounding Salzburg has a...
Schafbergbahn in St. Wolfgang am Wolfgangsee (Österreich)
Nach einer Flusskreuzfahrt auf der Donau haben wir uns im August 2012 noch eine Woche am Wolfgangsee erholt. Dort startet die Schafbergbahn - nach eigener Aussage die steilste ...
Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners.
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.
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.
Schafberg
Schafberg is a mountain in the Austrian state of Salzburg. Its height is 1783 metres. Situated within the Salzkammergut mountain range of the Northern Limestone Alps, the Schafberg rises at the shore of a lake called Wolfgangsee. During the summer, the Schafbergbahn, a rack railway opened in 1893, runs from the small town of St. Wolfgang im Salzkammergut on the shores of the Wolfgangsee to the summit.