Schrocken: Körbersee - Schönster Platz Österreichs 2017
Körbersee combines the stillness of a small alpine lake with the rugged relief of the Lechquellen Mountains, reflecting its position above Schröcken in Vorarlberg. Set among mountain pastures and conifer forest, the lake belongs to the high country around Hochtannberg, where paths connect scattered farms and mountain huts. Schröcken forms part of the Bregenzerwald region, and its settlement pattern remains closely linked to upland grazing. In 2017, Körbersee was chosen as Austria’s most beautiful place in a nationwide public vote, bringing wider attention to this compact mountain basin. Limestone ridges, open grassland and water give the area a distinctly alpine character without the scale of a large resort town.
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Few communities in Vorarlberg have a history as closely tied to Walser settlement as Gemeinde Schröcken. Set high in the Bregenzerwald Mountains, this small alpine municipality lies beside the upper Bregenzer Ach and below the Hochtannberg Pass, the high road linking it with Warth and the Lech valley. Its scattered hamlets and steep pasture slopes reflect a way of life long shaped by mountain farming, while the pass has also made Schröcken part of the wider Ski Arlberg area in winter. Summer brings walkers and cyclists into the high country, where the terrain remains distinctly rural beyond the main route. Discover other points of interest through webcams located across Vorarlberg.
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Built around Alpine valley routes and the Rhine corridor, Vorarlberg grew into Austria’s westernmost federal state, where the Alps meet the shores of Lake Constance. The Rhine forms much of its border with Switzerland, while the Bregenzerwald, Arlberg and Montafon give the region a strongly mountainous character. Bregenz, on Lake Constance, is known internationally for the Bregenz Festival and its lakeside floating stage. Compact towns, timber architecture and a long textile-manufacturing tradition reflect a region linked closely to neighbouring Switzerland, Germany and Liechtenstein. Find related webcams in the surrounding area to build a fuller picture of Vorarlberg.
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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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