Lichtenberg: Pöstlingbergbahn Bergstation - Linz - Alps
Few places in Upper Austria have a history as closely tied to farming on the Mühlviertel plateau as Lichtenberg. Lichtenberg occupies wooded, cultivated uplands north of Linz in the rolling southern Mühlviertel, where fields and small settlements descend toward the Danube valley. Linz, the capital of Upper Austria, spreads along the Danube below, while the Alps form a distant southern horizon. Pöstlingberg, a prominent Linz hill, is the terminus of the Pöstlingbergbahn, a mountain tramway opened in 1898. The line now connects Pöstlingberg with Linz's Hauptplatz and remains part of the city's public transport network. Lichtenberg thus lies where the rural Mühlviertel meets the urban Danube corridor to the south.
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Among the cities of Upper Austria, Lichtenberg stands out for its 927-metre position on the southern edge of the Mühlviertel uplands. Though it is a municipality rather than an urban centre, it occupies high ground above Linz, where the Bohemian Massif descends toward the Danube valley. Open farmland and woodland give the area a distinctly rural character, contrasting with the compact regional capital below. Linz, Upper Austria’s capital and an important Danube city, is close to the south, placing Lichtenberg between city life and the quieter landscapes of northern Austria. Browse additional webcams from the surrounding area to extend your view of the Mühlviertel and Danube valley.
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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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