Steinbach am Attersee

Steinbach am Attersee is the largest municipality in the district of Vöcklabruck in terms of area with 61.8 km² with 904 inhabitants thus small but mighty – rarely has this saying fit better. As a guest you become part of the village character of Steinbach am Attersee. Everybody knows everybody, people help each other. At the same time, there is a wealth of attractions and experiences that larger towns would love to have. Steinbach is located at an altitude of 509 meters on the shores of Lake Attersee, with the Höllengebirge mountains to the east.

Pure nature – mountaineering village, nature park community and star park community
Located at the foot of the Höllengebirge, the mountains play an important role in Steinbach am Attersee. Not least because of this, Steinbach am Attersee bears three important distinctions as a mountaineering village, a nature park municipality in the Attersee-Traunsee Nature Park and a full-fledged star park municipality in Austria’s first star park.
As a nature park community and star park community, special emphasis is placed upon the picturesque nature. This can be admired not only during the day, but also at night: Numerous stars and even the Milky Way can be seen with the naked eye in the right weather conditions.
In addition to the well-known peaks and tours in the Höllengebirge, there is the Attersee Klettersteig Mahdlgupf, the bouldering area Forstamt and the 50 meter high Nixenfall.

In the course of a project of the mountaineering villages, twenty relaxation loungers found their place in the mountaineering village Steinbach am Attersee at various vantage points. These are double loungers, which were made by local carpenters, and are intended to offer locals as well as guests plenty of space for rest and relaxation as well as for “Sterndal gucken”.

From the high mountains into the cool water
Once back at the lake, countless offers await you. The various diving entry points – such as the notorious black bridge – attract divers. You can swim less deep in the solar beach pool at the lake. The large sunbathing lawn, a baby pool and a heated pool with a long water slide guarantee plenty of variety. Even better is to do your laps in the dreamlike clear Attersee.

Culture for all
No less a person than Gustav Mahler chose Steinbach am Attersee as a vacation spot in his day. In some places in the village that time comes alive again – especially during the annual Gustav Mahler Festival. Also, during the rest of the year Steinbach´s cultural calendar is well filled. From traditional events of the Trachtenverein and the Musikkapelle to classical music as part of the Steinbach Philharmonic Weeks, there is a colorful mix. Or you take a leisurely walk in the footsteps of great artistic personalities who have lived and visited Steinbach and Weißenbach. Gustav Mahler, Friedrich Gulda, Franz von Schönthan, Charlotte Wolter, Hedwig Bleibtreu, Gustav Klimt – they were all inspired by Lake Attersee and its fascinating surroundings. On the 2.5 km long and easily walkable circular trail, display signs provide interesting information.