Puneet Varma (Editor)

Semmering, Austria

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Country
  
Austria

District
  
Neunkirchen

Area code
  
02664

Elevation
  
950 m

Local time
  
Monday 7:42 AM

State
  
Lower Austria

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Website
  
www.semmering.at

Population
  
607 (1 Apr 2009)

Postal code
  
2680

Semmering, Austria httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommons22

Weather
  
-4°C, Wind S at 3 km/h, 81% Humidity

C m ferienwohnung semmering semmering austria amazing place


Semmering is a town in the district of Neunkirchen in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. It is famous for its skiing, and has hosted the Alpine skiing World Cup several times. When the famous Semmering Railway was completed in 1854, it brought many tourists from Vienna to here. Today, tourists are fewer, but more than 100,000 overnight stays are still recorded each year. In 2011, the town had a permanent population of 571.

Contents

Map of Semmering, Austria

History of the resort

At the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, the better Viennese society discovered the Semmering as a nearby summer resort - destination.

The place is mainly revived with the construction of the Semmering Railway, which opened 1854.

Location

Semmering is located on the border of Lower Austria and Styria at an elevation of 1,000 m (3,280 ft) above sea level and surrounded with forest. Semmering city is located in Neunkirchen, about 100 km (60 mi) from Vienna.

Winter season

As usual, winter season starts in December and lasts until mid-April. The Semmering resort in winter is a ski village with:

  • 14 km slopes for daytime skiing (3 out of them for beginners, 10 - intermediate, 1 - black)
  • 13 km slopes for night skiing (Semmering has one of the best lightening system in Europe)
  • 12 km slopes available for racing ski
  • toboggan run of 3 km

  • Split Park
  • Vertical height up to 400 m (1,310 ft).
  • Semmering is famous for its alpine skiing, and has hosted the World Cup races several times.
  • Semmering railway was listed as World Heritage Site of UNESCO in 2005.
  • References

    Semmering, Austria Wikipedia


    Similar Topics