Upper Austria, Austria · Europe
Schlierbach sits on the route: 10 minutes from Wartberg an der Krems, 40km from Loser Panoramastrasse.
Schlierbach is in Upper Austria, Austria, with about 1,800 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Wartberg an der Krems, about 6 km away.
Schlierbach Abbey (German: Stift Schlierbach) is a Cistercian monastery in Schlierbach, Austria founded in 1355, and rebuilt in the last quarter of the 17th century. The original foundation was a convent for nuns, abandoned around 1556 during the Protestant Reformation. The abbey was reoccupied as a monastery in 1620,Read more
and rebuilt in magnificent baroque style between 1672 and 1712. The monastery again went into decline with the upheavals before, during and after the Napoleonic era. It recovered only towards the end of the 19th century. In the 20th century the abbey established a viable economy based on a glass works, school, cheese manufacturing and other enterprises. The abbey is open to visitors, who may take tours, attend workshops and dine at the monastery restaurant.
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Within an hour or so of Schlierbach: Loser Panoramastrasse (40 km), Admont Abbey Library (48 km), Hallstatt Skywalk Viewpoint (54 km), Hallstatt (55 km).
The nearest famous roads are Loser Panoramastrasse, Postalm Panoramastrasse and Soelk Pass.
Schlierbach is in Upper Austria, Austria, about 6 km from Wartberg an der Krems.
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Motorway vignette required. ÖAMTC roadside assistance: 120.
Full driving guide for Austria8 notable places within an hour's drive.
famous road
Nine 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.
40 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
The world's largest monastic library, a breathtaking Baroque hall with ceiling frescoes, housing 70,000 volumes in the Styrian Alps.
48 km · about 55 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A platform projecting over the Hallstatter See with a bird's-eye view of the fairy-tale lakeside village framed by the Dachstein mountains.
54 km · about 65 min drive
landmark
Picturesque lakeside Alpine village with pastel-coloured houses and a history stretching back to prehistoric salt mining.
55 km · about 65 min drive
photogenic
Lakefront pilgrimage village on the Wolfgangsee from which Austria's steepest steam cog railway, running since 1893, grinds up the Schafberg to a summit view over five Salzkammergut lakes.
55 km · about 65 min drive
film location
The lakeside village widely cited as an inspiration for Arendelle; the lakeside road and the Salzkammergut approach are lovely to drive.
55 km · about 65 min drive
famous road
A toll road onto Austria's largest alpine pasture plateau above the Wolfgangsee, gentle and wide open.
58 km · about 65 min drive
film location
The lake and alpine meadows of the Salzkammergut fill the film's opening aerials; the B158 lakeside road is a lovely drive.
59 km · about 70 min drive
April to October
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