Wolfgangsee Highlights

Lake Wolfgang Essentials

Lake Wolfgang is a 13-square-kilometer lake in the Salzkammergut region, shared between Salzburg and Upper Austria. Key features include the Schafbergbahn, Austria's steepest steam cog railway, and the Schafberg peak offering 360-degree alpine views. The lakeside villages of St. Gilgen, Strobl, and St. Wolfgang are connected by a historic fleet of passenger ferries. Cultural landmarks include the baroque St. Sigismund church and a museum housing over 2,000 musical instruments from around the world.

Lake Wolfgang Essentials — Karte

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Schafbergbahn Cog Railway

The Schafberg Railway is a metre gauge cog railway in Upper Austria and Salzburg leading from Sankt Wolfgang im Salzkammergut up to the…

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Lake Wolfgang

Lake Wolfgang is a lake in Austria that lies mostly within the state of Salzburg and is one of the best known lakes in the Salzkammergut…

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Schafberg

Schafberg is a mountain in the Austrian state of Salzburg. Situated within the Salzkammergut Mountains range of the Northern Limestone Alps,…

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Sankt Gilgen

Major ferry terminal on the western shore, serving as a transit point for the lake's passenger shipping network and providing connections to St. Wolfgang and Strobl.

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wolfgangsee schifffahrt

Regional passenger shipping service operating a fleet of vessels, including the historic 'Kaiser Franz Josef I' paddle steamer, which has been in service since 1873.

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Strobl

Ferry terminal on the eastern shore of Lake Wolfgang, serving as a starting point for the scenic Bürglstein circular hiking trail.

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Kreuzsteiner Wasserfall

A natural waterfall situated in a wooded gorge accessible via hiking trails near the northern shore of the lake.

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Pfarrkirche zum Hl. Sigismund

Late Baroque Catholic parish church built in 1761 by architect Kaspar Pürger, featuring a distinctive mountain-village architectural style.

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Musikinstrumente-Museum der Völker

Housed in a former schoolhouse, this museum displays a collection of over 2,000 musical instruments and ethnographic objects from five continents.

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Kalvarienberg

A hilltop religious site and viewpoint featuring a chapel and stations of the cross, providing panoramic views of St. Wolfgang and the surrounding lake.