"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!

Intro Written Jul 23, 2002
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MEdelmann Dec 10, 2002 at 7:48 AM

Nice page about Upper Austria. I like it too... My aunt lived in Leonding for many years.
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undermysky Jun 21, 2002 at 12:20 AM

Can see the forest for the trees? Wintry nice photo, too
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yeah_baby Jun 19, 2002 at 10:37 AM

wow great travel escape
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truus_s Jun 12, 2002 at 11:17 PM

very nice place to live!!greetingstruus
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Peter-Martha Jun 1, 2002 at 9:15 AM

Mmmmmmm must be at least one time see Austria
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zumodemango May 29, 2002 at 3:25 PM

I love your iglu!
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margaretvn May 19, 2002 at 11:07 AM

great photos - I love Austria
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sandysmith May 10, 2002 at 2:53 PM

love to hike those mountains
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Krystynn May 6, 2002 at 9:02 AM

Your family weekend house if very kewl! U guys must have enjo
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miksu Apr 28, 2002 at 10:32 PM

Beautiful page & fotos