Postalm

This article describes the alpine and ski area in the Salzkammergut, the mountain inn in Obersulzbachtal is described under Postalm (Obersulzbachtal) .

The Postalm is an alpine pasture area in the municipality of Strobl in the state of Salzburg . With 42 square kilometers, it is the largest alpine pasture area in Austria.

The high plateau has an average height of over 1300  m .

Both from Lammertal near Abtenau in the south and from Strobl on Wolfgangsee in the north, toll roads lead to the Alm (Postalmstrasse) . The highest point of this connection is the Lienbachsattel at 1304  m above sea level. A. There is also a Postbus connection on this line.

The area is also designated as a landscape protection area ( LSG38 ; 1406.99 ha, in Strobl and Abtenau).

In winter the Alm is used as a ski area, in summer there are hiking trails (for example an alpine flower path) available. Also mountain biking is a popular activity in the warm season. On the northern edge of the Postalm you can see the Wolfgangsee and Schafberg. 2000 animals graze on the alpine pasture that was established 300 years ago.

The name of the alpine pasture area goes back to the post horses from Ischl ( Hotel Post ) that have been driven to the Tillalm or Holzalm since 1862 .

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  View over the alpine pasture area

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  Chapel on the Postalm

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  Postalm, view to Thorhöhe and Thoralm

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  Horses on the Postalm

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  ... and cows

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  Wolfgangsee view

Web links

Commons : Postalm  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Postalm website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The largest alpine pasture area in Austria through the ages. ( Memento of the original from September 14, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. - Postalm Wolfgangsee 

Coordinates: 47 ° 39 ′ 2.5 "  N , 13 ° 25 ′ 47.7"  E