The Schneeberg region
................around the highest mountain of Lower Austria !

With its altitude of 2.075 m, the Schneeberg is the highest mountain of Lower Austria.
Winter in the Schneeberg region is marked by peace and tranquility. Forests covered in deep snow, glistening snow fields, deer paths. Time for winter traditions: fried apples, ginger bread, advent wreath, Nikolaus and Krampus. Winter in the Schneeberg region has many different aspects: winter romance in snow-covered woodlands, cosy get-togethers, winter customs but also time for winter sports, skiing and cross-country skiing, snow fun for the whole family.
The Schneeberg region offers the right thing for everybody - winter walks, cross-country skiing, toboggan, alpine skiing, alpine touring and much more. Finally, everything that's fun in the wintertime.
And after a day out - get into one of the cosy snuggeries, be treated to a delicious meal or enjoy a visit of one of the local wellness oases.

Our member communities

The Schneeberg region is home to the following villages:

* Bad Fisch Brunn
* Grünbach am Schneeberg
* Gutenstein
* Höflein an der Hohen Wand
* Hohe Wand
* Pernitz
* Puchberg am Schneeberg
* Markt Piesting
* Miesenbach
* Muggendorf
* Rohr
* Schrattenbach
* St. Egyden am Steinfeld
* Waidmannsfeld
* Waldegg
* Willendorf
* Winzendorf
* Würflach

The Schneeberg region ................around the highest mountain of Lower Austria !
Its vast, mountainous massive can be seen from afar.

With an altitude of 2.075 m, the Schneeberg is the highest mountain of Lower Austria. The trains of the Schneeberg narrow gauge railway, the modern Salamander train or the traditional "Zacki" will lead you up onto the highest train station of Austria. Up on this alpine countryside, you can watch the local fauna and flora at every footstep. Various mountain huts invite you for a cosy stop and snack.
The Hohe Wand mountain, known for its beautiful vantage points and hiking possibilities, at the edge of the Vienna plain, offers a lot of fun to people looking for sports and adventure! Climbing, paragliding, dragon flying, pet zoo, sky walk - these are only some of the highlights of the leisure offer of this inviting high plateau.

Those who would like to know why the Schneeberg region is such a splendid hiking regoin are best recommended to follow the traces of Ferdinand Raimund in the Piesting valley. Cosy paths, exciting views and the Biedermeier cycling route, making its way through the lovely little valley. An excursion into the Steinwand gorge or to the Myra falls is also worth your time. The region was also home to another artist: the painter Friedrich Gauermann from Miesenbach - his beautiful landscape paintings can be seen in the local museum.

Our member communities

* Bad Fisch Brunn
* Grünbach am Schneeberg
* Gutenstein
* Höflein an der Hohen Wand
* Hohe Wand
* Pernitz
* Puchberg am Schneeberg
* Markt Piesting
* Miesenbach
* Muggendorf
* Rohr im Gebirge
* Schrattenbach
* St. Egyden am Steinfeld
* Waidmannsfeld
* Waldegg
* Willendorf
* Winzendorf
* Würflach