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Pfaffen Saddle

#1247 among destinations in Austria

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
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Local name: Pfaffensattel Maximum elevation: 4501 ftCoordinates: 47°34'12"N, 15°48'50"E
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StyriaAustria

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Day trips

Pfaffen Saddle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Zauberberg, Wechsel, Stuhleck, Semmering railway.

  • zauberberg semmering4.3 miN
    Winter sport, Ski area

    Zauberberg, Semmering

    110 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.

  • wechsel5.4 miSE
    Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

    Wechsel

    138 min walk • The Wechsel is a low mountain range in eastern Austria whose highest summit is the Hochwechsel. It also has two other summits over 1700 m.

  • stuhleck2.4 miNW
    Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

    Stuhleck

    62 min walk • Stuhleck is a mountain in Steiermark, Austria. It is the highest mountain of the Fischbach Alps and of the Prealps east of the Mur.

  • semmering railway5.1 miN
    , Scenic railroads, Tours

    Semmering railway, Semmering

    131 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.

  • karl vi monument semmering4.4 miN
    47°37'56"N • 15°49'48"E

    Karl VI Monument, Semmering

    111 min walk • Memorial

  • city hall spital am semmering4.2 miNW
    City hall

    City Hall, Spital am Semmering

    109 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.

  • prealps east of the mur0.9 miNW
    Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature

    Prealps East of the Mur

    25 min walk • The Prealps East of the Mur are the easternmost mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps. They comprise the eastern foothills of the Alpine crest beyond the Mur river and the adjacent southeastern Alpine Foreland.

  • burg wartenstein7.4 miNE
    Forts and castles

    Burg Wartenstein

    189 min walk • Wartenstein Castle is a well-preserved castle complex in the cadastral municipality of the same name Wartenstein in the municipality of Raach am Hochgebirge near Gloggnitz in the district of Neunkirchen in southern Lower Austria.

  • semmering pass4.4 miN
    Mountain pass with a ski resort

    Semmering Pass, Semmering

    112 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.

  • fischbach alps1.2 miW
    Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature

    Fischbach Alps

    30 min walk • The Fischbach Alps are part of the Prealps East of the Mur.

  • ski weltcup semmering4.4 miN
    47°37'58"N • 15°49'47"E

    Ski-Weltcup Semmering, Semmering

    113 min walk • Monuments and statues

Where to next? Visit styria Styria region page or discover the top tourist attractions in Austria.

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