Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze, Bischofshofen

Name: Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze
Address: Bischofshofen, Austria
Telephone: +43 6462 2471

#1 among attractions in Bischofshofen

Ski area, View point, Sport, Sport venue

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Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze was opened in 1947 as "Hochkönigsschanze", and re-built in 2004, and is a ski jumping venue in Bischofshofen, Austria. It is one of the more important venues in the FIS Ski jumping World Cup, annually hosting the fourth and final competition of the prestigious Four Hills Tournament. It was renamed after Paul Ausserleitner, an Austrian ski jumper who died of the consequences of a fall on this hill in January 1952. ()

Local name: Paul-Außerleitner-Schanze Opened: 1943 (81 years ago)Coordinates: 47°24'54"N, 13°12'26"E

Address

Bischofshofen Austria

Contact

+43 6462 2471

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Day trips

Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Burg Hohenwerfen, Torsäule, Salzburg Slate Alps, Schoberköpfe.

4.8 miN
Forts and castles, History museum, Museum
Burg Hohenwerfen, Werfen
122 min walk • Perched atop a rocky peak in the market town of Werfen, Austria, Burg Hohenwerfen stands as a majestic fortress with a history that spans over 900 years. This imposing medieval castle, nestled in the Salzach valley, offers visitors a journey back in time to the days of...
4.9 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Torsäule
125 min walk • The Torsäule is a very steep, about 500-metre-high limestone formation on the eastern flank of the Hochkönig massif in the Berchtesgaden Alps.
1.7 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Salzburg Slate Alps
45 min walk • The Salzburg Slate Alps are a mountain range of the Eastern Alps, in the Austrian state of Salzburg. Situated within the greywacke zone, they could be regarded either as part of the Northern Limestone Alps or of the Central Eastern Alps.
5.3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Schoberköpfe
135 min walk • The Schoberköpfe are several ridge-shaped peaks, arranged along the eastern edge of the Hochkönig plateau in the Berchtesgaden Alps, and which lie in a semi-circular arc that opens towards the east facing the Salzach...
2.8 miN
47°27'21"N • 13°12'27"E
7 Mühlen, Pfarrwerfen
72 min walk • Museum
4 miNE
47°27'44"N • 13°15'22"E
Salzburger Landesskimuseum, Werfenweng
102 min walk • Museum
4.6 miS
Church
Evang. Annakapelle, St. Johann im Pongau
117 min walk • The Gothic Anna Chapel, north of the parish church of St. Johann im Pongau, was originally a charnel house in which the bones found during the removal of graves were kept.
4.6 miS
47°20'55"N • 13°12'17"E
Pfarrkirche St. Johann, St. Johann im Pongau
117 min walk • Church
4 miS
Prehistoric site
Stammlager XVIII C, St. Johann im Pongau
101 min walk • Stalag XVIII C - one of the two large prisoner -of -war camps of the German 18th Military District during World War II, was from 1941 in Reinsbach near St. Johann im Pongau. 4,000 prisoners, mainly Soviet, died there.
4.6 miS
47°20'53"N • 13°12'14"E
Kultur- und Kongresshaus am Dom, St. Johann im Pongau
118 min walk • Convention center
5.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hochthron
143 min walk • Werfener Hochthron - a peak in the Tennengebirge group, parts of the northern limestone. It lies in Austria in the union country of Salzburg.