Schneeberg
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.
- Where
- Puchberg am Schneeberg, Lower Austria, Austria
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 47.7667, 15.8044
Get the Schneeberg stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Schneeberg. 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 Schneeberg
Semmering Railway 14 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.
Wiener Neustadt Cathedral 33 km
A Catholic church in Wiener Neustadt, dedicated to the Assumption of Mary and St. Rupert. It was the cathedral of the Diocese of Wiener Neustadt from 1468 to 1785, and is now a parish church.
Vienna Woods 37 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.
Forchtenstein Castle 40 km
A late medieval castle above the village of Forchtenstein in northern Burgenland, 511 metres above sea level. It was never captured, and it holds the Esterházy treasury with weapons, armour and art.
Heiligenkreuz Abbey 40 km
A Cistercian monastery in the southern Vienna Woods, founded in 1133 and in continuous use ever since. It has a Romanesque and Gothic church and a cloister, and a theological school with many students today.
Ötscher 46 km
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.
Esterházy Palace 54 km
A palace in Eisenstadt, capital of Burgenland, with origins in the late 13th century. The Hungarian Esterházy family owned it from 1622, and Joseph Haydn worked here as court composer for decades in the great Haydn Hall.
Lainzer Tiergarten 55 km
A wildlife preserve of 24.5 square kilometres in the south west corner of Vienna, with 80 percent of it woodland. It dates to 1561, when Ferdinand I created it as a fenced hunting ground for his family.
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Questions
Where is Schneeberg?
Schneeberg is in Puchberg am Schneeberg, Lower Austria, Austria. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Semmering Railway (14 km), Wiener Neustadt Cathedral (33 km), Vienna Woods (37 km).
How do I get the Schneeberg stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Schneeberg 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 Schneeberg 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.
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