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Danube Valley (Donautal)
The scenic Austrian stretch of the Danube from Passau to Vienna, passing Baroque abbeys, ruined castles, and the Wachau wine region.
55 km · about 65 min drive
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Leonding
Upper Austria, Austria · Europe
About Leonding
Leonding sits on the route: 5 minutes from Doppl, 59km from Cesky Krumlov Castle.
Leonding is in Upper Austria, Austria, with about 4,700 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Doppl, about 4 km away.
Leonding (German pronunciation: [ˈleːɔ̯nd̥iŋ] ) is a town southwest of Linz in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. It borders Puchenau and the river Danube in the north, Wilhering and Pasching in the west, Traun in the south and Linz in the east. Leonding is the most populous town of the Linz-Land district and theRead more
fourth most populous town in Upper Austria.
It is very close to Linz and offers views of the Alps and therefore attracts the upper social classes for living without providing much infrastructure on its own. Due to the proximity of Linz and transport connections (like West railway, Westautobahn, B1 Wiener Straße or Linz Airport) it attracts companies like Rosenbauer, Ebner Industrieofenbau, Poloplast and Neuson. Other major employers are the UNO Shopping Centre (approximately 850 jobs) as well as the Plus City Shopping Centre (approximately 2200 jobs).
From 1898 to 1905 Adolf Hitler lived in Leonding where he attended the local primary school and later a grammar school in nearby Linz. The graves of his parents Alois and Klara are in Leonding. His brother Edmund, who died of measles, was buried there too. A delegation of Passau National Socialists visited the family's grave illegally. Hitler visited the grave in 1938. In 2012, when a relative of Alois Hitler's first wife, Anna, did not renew the lease, the grave was dissolved.
In 1903, Hitler's father died when drinking a glass of wine in a guesthouse in Leonding.
Leonding is split up into 22 localities: Aichberg, Alharting, Berg, Bergham, Buchberg, Doppl, Enzenwinkl, Felling, Friesenegg, Gaumberg, Haag, Hart, Holzheim, Imberg, Jetzing, Leonding, Reith, Rufling, St. Isidor, Staudach, Untergaumberg and Zaubertal.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Leonding?
Within an hour or so of Leonding: Danube Valley (Donautal) (55 km), Český Krumlov (59 km), Cesky Krumlov Castle (59 km).
Are there any good drives near Leonding?
The nearest famous roads are Loser Panoramastrasse, Postalm Panoramastrasse and Soelk Pass.
Where is Leonding?
Leonding is in Upper Austria, Austria, about 4 km from Doppl.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 4,657
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Austria
- Region
- Upper Austria
- Timezone
- Europe/Vienna
- Coordinates
- 48.2796, 14.2533
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Austria
Motorway vignette required. ÖAMTC roadside assistance: 120.
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Worth the detour from Leonding
3 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Český Krumlov
A fairy-tale UNESCO town with a magnificent castle perched above a dramatic bend of the Vltava River.
59 km · about 70 min drive
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Cesky Krumlov Castle
A sprawling Renaissance castle above a fairytale town in a Vltava bend, with a painted tower and rare baroque theatre.
59 km · about 70 min drive
Driving roads near Leonding
4 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 55 kmDanube Valley (Donautal)The scenic Austrian stretch of the Danube from Passau to Vienna, passing Baroque abbeys, ruined castles, and the Wachau wine region.
- 78 kmLoser PanoramastrasseNine kilometres of hairpins climb from Altaussee to a car park at 1,600 m on the Loser plateau, with the whole Ausseerland lake district spread below: a fraction of the traffic of the famous glacier roads.
Driving in Austria
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.62/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
- Vignette
- Required, around €12.4 for a short-stay sticker
When to drive here
April to October
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