Ötscher
A prominent peak of 1,893 metres in south western Lower Austria, in the Ybbstal Alps of the Northern Limestone Alps. Its name has Slavic roots and is roughly a diminutive of father.
- Where
- Lackenhof, Lower Austria, Austria
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 47.8620, 15.2022
Get the Ötscher stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Ötscher. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Lower Austria volume with your photos and a note.
Near Ötscher
Melk Abbey 42 km
A Benedictine abbey on a rocky outcrop above the Danube at the edge of the Wachau. Its Baroque church and library were built in the early 18th century, and the abbey also runs a school and a museum.
Schneeberg 46 km
The highest mountain in Lower Austria, with a summit called Klosterwappen at 2,076 metres. It is the easternmost and northernmost Alpine peak to top 2,000 metres, a limestone massif with steep slopes on three sides.
Gesäuse National Park 51 km
A national park in Upper Styria, covering large parts of the Gesäuse range in the Ennstal Alps. The Enns river cuts a steep water gap through it between Admont and Hieflau, and it is popular for climbing and rafting.
Semmering Railway 53 km
A mountain railway running from Gloggnitz to Mürzzuschlag over the Semmering pass, and the first in Europe built with standard gauge track. Opened in 1854, it crosses viaducts and tunnels through steep forested country and became a UNESCO site in 1998.
Wachau 58 km
A valley carved by the Danube in Lower Austria between Melk and Krems, listed by UNESCO as a cultural landscape. Terraced vineyards and apricot orchards climb the slopes, with medieval towns, castles and abbeys along the river.
Vienna Woods 58 km
Forested hills on the north eastern edge of the Alps, spreading across Lower Austria and the western edge of Vienna. They are a favourite place for hiking and wine taverns, and are a biosphere reserve.
Göttweig Abbey 64 km
A Benedictine monastery on a hilltop near Krems in Lower Austria, founded in 1083 by Altmann, Bishop of Passau. In the Middle Ages it was a seat of learning with a library and a monastic school, and its baroque stairway hall is famous.
Admont Abbey 64 km
A Benedictine monastery on the Enns river in Styria, and the oldest surviving monastery in the province. Its library, finished in 1776, is counted as the largest monastery library in the world, with a hall of pale Baroque frescoes.
More hidden gems in Lower Austria
Questions
Where is Ötscher?
Ötscher is in Lackenhof, Lower Austria, Austria. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Melk Abbey (42 km), Schneeberg (46 km), Gesäuse National Park (51 km).
How do I get the Ötscher stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Ötscher and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Lower Austria volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Ötscher before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Lower Austria volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 40 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.