Mountain of cattle
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| height | 1112 m above sea level A. | |
| location | Mühlviertel , Upper Austria | |
| Mountains | Gratzener Bergland | |
| Dominance | 26.2 km → Sternstein | |
| Notch height | 456 m ↓ west of Summerau | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 33 '37 " N , 14 ° 37' 24" E | |
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| rock | granite | |
The Viehberg is 1112 m above sea level. A. the highest peak of the Freiwald (Austrian part of the Gratzener Bergland ) in the lower (eastern) Mühlviertel and one of the highest peaks of the entire Mühlviertel in Upper Austria .
It is located 1.5 km west of the municipality of Sandl and only 5 km from the Czech border. The next larger city is the district capital Freistadt 10 km away.
The Viehberg is wide, but only rises 200-300 m above the surrounding settlements. It is partly forested, partly covered with alpine meadows, which is where its name comes from. The European watershed between Danube and Vltava runs over the summit . The area drained largely northwest to Maltsch (tschech. Malše) and only in the south to Waldaist .
On the southern slope of the Viehberg there is a hamlet of the same name, where - just like on the western flank near Sandl - a source stream of the Maltsch rises. In the north, the mountain descends to the meadows of Eben and Hacklbrunn , behind which the mountainous region rises again to the Plochwald (1,040 m), and in the northwest to the twin peaks of the Schwarze Mauer and Kamenec (both 1,072 m), between which the national border runs.
Geologically, the mountain, like most of the Mühlviertel, belongs to the Bohemian mass , which consists mainly of granites .
The Viehberg is accessible for winter sports with two tow lifts , next to which there are around 3 km of ski slopes. A botanical peculiarity is the dense vegetation with blueberries , also on the bottom of the ski slopes.
Origin of name
The name Viehberg is said to come from the time of the French Wars (around 1809). Back then the farmers drove the cattle up the mountain to protect them from slaughter by the French. A person from each farmhouse went with them to tend the animals in the swampy moors.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Robert Staininger: Sandl and his inhabitants. In: Heimatgaue . 9th year, 3rd issue. Linz 1928, p. 156 .