"Oberösterreich - Upper Austria" Austria by shellseeker
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My beautiful home country is so full of cultural attractions and natural highlights (there is already so much on VT about the famous places), that I have decided to promote the place where I come from on my Austria page - Upper Austria!
I was born in Steyr, a small town at the mouth of the two rivers "Enns" and "Steyr". My family also owns a weekend house in Vorderstoder, which is a tiny mountain village in Upper Austria's south surrounded by a breathtaking panorama of impressing summits of the "Kalkalpen" (seen on the picture). I know this area almost by heart as I spent most of my childhood (weekends and holidays) there. I still go there frequently when I am fed up with Vienna, the city where I am now attending university since 1997 and what I call home now!
The village itself has only some 750 inhabitants. It is situated in the valley called "Stodertal" in 800m above sea level. The village-center consists of the small gothic church (with a fine altarpiece of the famouse Baroque painter Kremser-Schmitt) and a few shops, hotels, restaurants and farm houses. It is a place to go in every season. The panoramic view in the background are mountains up to 2515m high.
Have a look and maybe a few of you go there on his/her next trip to Austria. This area is for sure not as touristy as Salzkammergut or other more popular regions of Austria!
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Nice page about Upper Austria. I like it too... My aunt lived in Leonding for many years.
Can see the forest for the trees? Wintry nice photo, too
wow great travel escape
very nice place to live!!greetingstruus
Mmmmmmm must be at least one time see Austria
I love your iglu!
great photos - I love Austria
love to hike those mountains
Your family weekend house if very kewl! U guys must have enjo
Beautiful page & fotos