Schafberg (1,783 m) is a mountain in the

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

n state of

Salzburg Salzburg (, ; literally "Salt-Castle"; bar, Soizbuag, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian) is the List of cities and towns in Austria, fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020, it had a population of 156,872. The town is on the site of the ...

. Situated within the

Salzkammergut Mountains The Salzkammergut Mountains (german: Salzkammergut-Berge) are a mountain range of the Northern Limestone Alps, located in the Austrian states of Salzburg and Upper Austria. They are named after the Salzkammergut historic region, part of the Hallsta ...

range of the

Northern Limestone Alps The Northern Limestone Alps (german: Nördliche Kalkalpen), also called the Northern Calcareous Alps, are the ranges of the Eastern Alps north of the Central Eastern Alps located in Austria and the adjacent Bavarian lands of southeastern Germany. ...

, the Schafberg rises at the shore of Wolfgangsee Lake.

Tourism

During the summer, the ''

Schafbergbahn The Schafberg Railway (german: Schafbergbahn) is a metre gauge cog railway in Upper Austria and Salzburg leading from Sankt Wolfgang im Salzkammergut up to the Schafberg (1,783 m). With a total length of 5.85 km it gains about 1,200 m in h ...

'', a

rack railway A rack railway (also rack-and-pinion railway, cog railway, or cogwheel railway) is a steep grade railway with a toothed rack rail, usually between the running rails. The trains are fitted with one or more cog wheels or pinions that mesh with ...

that opened in 1893, runs from the small town of

St. Wolfgang im Salzkammergut St. Wolfgang im Salzkammergut is a market town in central Austria, in the Salzkammergut region of Upper Austria, named after Wolfgang of Regensburg, Saint Wolfgang of Regensburg. Geography The town is located in central Austria. It is on the nor ...

on the shores of the Wolfgangsee to the summit. The peak offers a panoramic view of the Salzkammergut mountains and its lakes and is also the site of a hotel called ''Schafbergspitze'', established in 1862.Schafbergbahn website
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Gallery

Aerial photo of Schafberg 2.JPG, Schafbergspitze Aerial photo of Schafberg 1.jpg, Aerial view of the summit St. Gilgen - Schafberg, West-Panoramablick.JPG, Tavern at the summit

References

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{{Authority control Mountains of the Alps Mountains of Salzburg (state)