Waxriegel
Waxriegel is a scenic viewpoint in Puchberg am Schneeberg, Neunkirchen District, Lower Austria and has an elevation of 1,888 metres. Waxriegel is situated nearby to the railway station Hochschneeberg Bahnhof, as well as near Bahnhof Hochschneeberg.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Description: peak in the Rax-Schneeberg-Group in Lower Austria
- Also known as: “Großer Waxriegel”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bahnhof Hochschneeberg and Empress Elisabeth Memorial Church.
Bahnhof Hochschneeberg
Railway station
Photo: Herbert Ortner, CC BY 4.0.
Bahnhof Hochschneeberg is a railway station, which is situated 290 metres east of Waxriegel.
Empress Elisabeth Memorial Church
Church
Photo: Hendric Stattmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Empress Elisabeth Memorial Church is a small Roman Catholic church on the Schneeberg in Lower Austria. It is close to the mountain station of the Schneebergbahn. Empress Elisabeth Memorial Church is situated 400 metres southeast of Waxriegel.
Berghaus Hochschneeberg
Hotel
Photo: Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Berghaus Hochschneeberg is a hotel, which is situated 300 metres east of Waxriegel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kaiserbrunn and Prigglitz.
Kaiserbrunn
Hamlet
Photo: Bwag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kaiserbrunn is a hamlet, which is situated 4 km southwest of Waxriegel.
Prigglitz
Village
Photo: Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Prigglitz is a town in the district of Neunkirchen in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. Prigglitz is situated 10 km southeast of Waxriegel.
Waxriegel
- Categories: mountain, tourism, and peak
- Location: Puchberg am Schneeberg, Neunkirchen District, Lower Austria, Austria, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.76026° or 47° 45′ 37″ northLongitude
15.83032° or 15° 49′ 49″ eastElevation
1,888 metres (6,194 feet)Open location code
8FVQQR6J+44OpenStreetMap ID
node 297419865OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpointWikidata ID
Q21863878
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Waxriegel” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Waxriegel”
- Dutch: “Waxriegel”
- German: “Waxriegel”
- Swedish: “Waxriegel”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hochschneeberg Bahnhof and Salamander-Spielplatz.
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