St. Marienkirchen bei Scharding: VK_A08_071,635-F1-RP

Sankt Marienkirchen bei Schärding occupies gently rolling agricultural country in Upper Austria’s Innviertel, not far from the German border. The Inn River runs west of the municipality and forms the Austrian–Bavarian frontier near Schärding, while the settlement itself belongs to a dispersed rural landscape of farms, small hamlets and field lanes. Its wider region has a distinct historical identity: the Innviertel was part of Bavaria until the Treaty of Teschen transferred it to Austria in 1779. Schärding, the district town, is known for its preserved Baroque townscape, placing this quiet community within reach of one of the area’s principal historic centres. Continue with other webcams from the area to see how this part of Upper Austria connects regionally.

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.

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.