Altmunster: Traunsee - Gmundner Berg
Altmünster sits on the western shore of Traunsee in Upper Austria, where the steep Traunstein rises above the Salzkammergut lake district. The town occupies a transition between the water and the wooded, farmed slopes behind it, while Gmunden lies at the lake’s northern end. Traunsee, about 24 kilometres long and Austria’s deepest lake at 191 metres, has long been central to travel and recreation in this part of the Salzkammergut. The wider region’s identity was shaped by salt production, from which the Salzkammergut takes its name. Altmünster is a quieter lakeside base for walks, cycling and boat excursions, with the limestone mountains of the Northern Alps close at hand.
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Altmünster lies along the western shore of Lake Traunsee, where the water is enclosed by steep, wooded foothills of the northern Alps and the prominent Traunstein rises to the southeast. This Upper Austrian resort town forms part of the Salzkammergut, a lake district long associated with the Habsburg-era salt economy and summer travel. Its lakeside promenade faces toward Gmunden at Traunsee’s northern end, while paths lead from town into the surrounding slopes. Schloss Ebenzweier, a Renaissance-era residence in Altmünster, provides a historic counterpoint to the waterfront setting. Browse additional webcams nearby to see how Altmünster and Lake Traunsee fit within the Salzkammergut’s lakes-and-mountains setting.
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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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