Preiner Gscheid Pass

#732 among destinations in Austria

Nature, Natural attraction, Trail, Mountain pass

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Preiner Gscheid Pass is a high mountain pass in the Austrian Alps in the Bundesland of Lower Austria. The pass connects Kapellen and Reichenau an der Rax. ()

Local name: Preiner Gscheid Maximum elevation: 3510 ftCoordinates: 47°40'33"N, 15°43'23"E

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Preiner Gscheid Pass – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Zauberberg, Brahms Museum, Höllental, Rax.

5.9 miSE
Winter sport, Ski area
Zauberberg, Semmering
150 min walk • Zauberberg is a ski area in eastern Austria, at Semmering Pass on the border of the states of Styria and Lower Austria. It is approximately midway between Vienna and Graz, about one hundred kilometres from each.
5.4 miSW
Specialty museum, Museum
Brahms Museum, Mürzzuschlag
138 min walk • The Brahms Museum, in Mürzzuschlag, in Styria, Austria, is dedicated to the composer Johannes Brahms. He lived here during the summers of 1884 and 1885.
5.4 miNE
Nature, Canyon, Natural attraction
Höllental
139 min walk • Höllental, a dramatic and awe-inspiring canyon nestled within the heart of Austria's mountainous landscape, beckons adventurers and nature enthusiasts alike. Renowned for its rugged beauty, the canyon cuts a deep swath through the limestone bedrock of the Reichenau...
1.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Rax
46 min walk • The Rax is a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps on the border of the Austrian federal provinces of Lower Austria and Styria. Its highest peak is the Heukuppe. The Rax, together with the nearby Schneeberg, are a traditional mountaineering and mountain walking area, and are called the Wiener Hausberge.
5 miE
Forts and castles
Villa Wartholz, Reichenau an der Rax
129 min walk • The Villa Wartholz or Castle Wartholz is a former imperial villa in Reichenau an der Rax in Lower Austria.
5.5 miSE
, Scenic railroads, Tours
Semmering railway, Semmering
141 min walk • The Semmering railway in Austria, which starts at Gloggnitz and leads over the Semmering to Mürzzuschlag, was the first mountain railway in Europe built with a standard gauge track.
5.8 miSE
47°37'56"N • 15°49'48"E
Karl VI Monument, Semmering
149 min walk • Memorial
4.4 miS
City hall
City Hall, Spital am Semmering
112 min walk • The list of listed objects in Spital am Semmering contains the 17 listed immovable objects in the Austrian municipality of Spital am Semmering in the Styrian district of Bruck-Mürzzuschlag.
5.6 miE
Historical place, Forts and castles
Schloss Reichenau, Reichenau an der Rax
144 min walk • Reichenau Castle in the market town of Reichenau an der Rax is an extensive complex which developed from a former four-sided complex around a rectangular courtyard. The entire complex is listed as a historical monument.
5 miE
Historical place, Forts and castles
Schloss Rothschild, Reichenau an der Rax
127 min walk • Rothschild Palace or Hinterleiten Palace in Hinterleiten in the Lower Austrian municipality of Reichenau an der Rax was built between 1884 and 1889 in the Neo-Louis XIII style for Nathaniel Meyer Freiherr von Rothschild according to plans by Amand...
5.8 miSE
Mountain pass with a ski resort
Semmering Pass, Semmering
148 min walk • Semmering is a mountain pass in the Eastern Northern Limestone Alps connecting Lower Austria and Styria, between which it forms a natural border.