Laakirchen: Gmunden Laarkirchen Airport
Few places in Upper Austria have a history as closely tied to light aviation as Gmunden–Laakirchen Airfield. Known by ICAO code LOLU, this small aerodrome occupies cultivated lowlands between Laakirchen and Gmunden, at the northern edge of the Salzkammergut. Its open setting belongs to the Alpine foreland, while the Northern Limestone Alps rise farther south. Nearby Gmunden stands at the northern end of Traunsee, whose water flows north via the Traun, a Danube tributary. The town is also closely associated with Gmundner Keramik, the local hand-painted pottery tradition. Around the airfield, working fields and scattered settlements introduce the lake-and-mountain country for which this part of Upper Austria is known.
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The Traun defines the setting of Laakirchen — its valley places this Upper Austrian town between the Alpine foothills and the Salzkammergut lake district, while the river corridor has long shaped settlement and industry. Laakirchen includes Steyrermühl, a traditional paper-making centre and home to the Papiermachermuseum, which documents the craft and working life associated with paper production. Close to Gmunden and Lake Traunsee, the town retains a distinctly everyday, industrial character beyond the nearby resort shore. Discover other points of interest through webcams located across Laakirchen and Upper Austria.
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Formed around the Danube and Enns corridors, Upper Austria developed into one of Austria’s nine federal states. Linz, its capital on the Danube, combines a major industrial tradition with cultural institutions including the Ars Electronica Center. North of the river, the Mühlviertel rolls towards the Czech border; southward, the terrain rises into the Alpine foothills and the lake country of the Salzkammergut. Hallstatt, beside Hallstätter See, is among the region’s best-known historic settlements and lends its name to the Hallstatt period of early Iron Age Europe. Browse additional webcams from the surrounding area to extend your view of Upper Austria.
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Austria stretches from the Bohemian Massif along its northern edge to the Carnic Alps on the Italian border, encompassing high Alpine ranges and the Danube lowlands. The Danube links cities including Linz and Vienna, while the Grossglockner, at 3,798 metres, is the country’s highest mountain. Vienna developed for centuries as the seat of the Habsburg court, leaving imperial architecture around the Hofburg and Schönbrunn Palace. Salzburg is closely associated with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, who was born there in 1756. Alpine Tyrol, wine-growing areas east of Vienna and the lakes of Salzkammergut add markedly different regional identities. Browse other webcams across Austria to place this setting in a wider geographic context.
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