Travel guide Mühlviertel
Experience Upper Austria
Are you interested in a
holiday by the lake in Mühlviertel? Then a holiday home or apartment from a private owner in Mühlviertel is a top tip for you! Mühlviertel is the part of
Upper Austria located north of the Danube. It is named after the rivers Große and Kleine Mühl. Mühlviertel is divided into the tourist regions Sterngartl, Böhmerwald, Mühlviertler Alm, Naturpark Mühlviertel, and Mühlviertler Kernland. The journey to your accommodation usually runs through the traffic hubs of Freistadt, Rohrbach, Passau, and Linz. The Mühlkreis Autobahn and the Mühlkreisbahn connect Mühlviertel with the state capital Linz.
Particularly dry
The climate in Mühlviertel is similar to that in
Waldviertel or
Lower Austria. In the northern, higher regions, there can often be snow and temperatures well below zero degrees in winter at altitudes above 1,000 m. It can also get cool at night in summer. You should definitely pack a jacket when renting a holiday home or apartment in Mühlviertel. Mühlviertel is the driest area in Upper Austria. The average annual temperature is 9.6 degrees Celsius. Recommended: A
holiday with a dog in Mühlviertel.
Beer schnitzel as a specialty
The cuisine in Mühlviertel is characterized by rural culture. Typical dishes are often hearty but all the more delicious. Well-known dishes include the cream soup (made from sour cream), in which water is boiled with caraway seeds, or liver dumplings (liver mixed with minced meat). There are also influences from Bohemian cuisine. For example, dumplings are popular, which in Mühlviertel are often filled with hearty ingredients rather than sweet ones. Specialties include bacon, hash, and crackling dumplings. Side dishes include sauerkraut or warm cabbage salad. Bread, potato, and flour dumplings are often served as side dishes with roast dishes. Linseed oil potatoes are eaten as a main course on their own or as a side dish with Mühlviertler beer schnitzel. This specialty consists of a turkey breast or chicken schnitzel filled with bacon, sheep's cheese, and spinach, dipped in a beer batter, and then baked. Typical for Mühlviertel is the must, a fermented juice made from pears and apples. Mühlviertel is also a beer country. Here you will find the Schlägl Abbey Brewery, the Freistadt Brewing Commune, and the Hofstettner Brewery.
The land of ponds
In Mühlviertel's nature, there are countless bathing spots to explore. Streams and rivers wash around massive granite blocks or meander through valleys. At the Große Mühl in Haslach, you will find the Kranzling leisure center. This is a peninsula in the water stream of the Große Mühl. At the Teufelmühle inn in Auberg, active sports enthusiasts are on the move with a raft. In the Mühlviertler Alm region is the Rubener Teich. This moor bathing lake near Liebenau is embedded in a particularly beautiful and idyllic landscape. The water is darkened by the moor. The Freistadt region is not without reason known as the "land of ponds". You can cool off here, for example, in Rainbach, Leopoldschlag, Grünbach, or Tragwein. Or you can hop on your bike and explore the surroundings on two wheels. Various routes with different levels of difficulty are available. Rent a holiday home or apartment from a private owner in Mühlviertel with your family and immerse yourself in a breathtaking natural landscape!
Following the footsteps of horses
Many small highlights of Mühlviertel are the numerous museums that show the handicrafts and daily life of the people over the years. Recommended are, for example, the Färbermuseum Gutau, the Textile Culture Haslach, or the Glass Museum Ulrichsberg. At the Schulmuseum Bad Leonfelden, the lessons of the ancestors come to life. Curious things happen in the Villa Sinnenreich in Rohrbach. Here you go on a discovery tour through your senses, which can sometimes play tricks on you. Mühlviertel is a region of impressive castles and ruins from long past times. Visit, for example, Ruttenstein, Prandegg, or Piberstein. At Reichenstein Castle, you can also visit the Upper Austrian Castle Museum. Cultural monuments include the Katharinenmünster in Freistadt and the Kefermarkt winged altar. A highlight during a holiday with a holiday home or apartment is also a ride on the historic horse-drawn railway in Kerschbaum near Freistadt. You ride in a faithfully reconstructed luxury carriage, in which the emperor once traveled. You ride from the historic Salattl to the summit station with the horse-drawn railway museum. Mühlviertel is also popular with winter sports enthusiasts. Use the ski areas Hochficht, Am Sternstein, or Sandl-Viehberg for this purpose.