Your holiday destination at Lake Wolfgang: St. Wolfgang in Austria
Saint Wolfgang and the White Horse Inn
Saint Wolfgang
St. Wolfgang
Many legends and myths surround the origins of your holiday destination - St. Wolfgang in Austria.
In the 10th Century a great saint felt he was called to build a church at Abersee, as Lake Wolfgang was formally known. Saint Wolfgang, Bishop of Regensburg, who, as the legend tells, lived an ascetic life in a cave at the Falkenstein Rock, was tired of the hardships of such a life. He threw his axe into the air and decided to build a church and make his home wherever he found his axe. There must have been good winds that day, since the axe made it from the Falkenstein Rock to the place where today’s pilgrimage church of St. Wolfgang is situated! It was the beginning of a success story: the Abersee lake was renamed Lake Wolfgang, the church was built and the town of St. Wolfgang started to bloom because of the popular worship of Saint Wolfgang. The many pilgrims who visited St. Wolfgang in Austria in the Middle Ages were the beginning of tourism!
St. Wolfgang in Austria: your enchanting holiday destination
The great saint was right when it came to the quality of life at his new home. Today the municipality of St. Wolfgang has a population of approximately 2,800 people, who appreciate the extraordinary location of their home town to the fullest. Located at 548 metres above sea level, at the foot of the Schafberg Mountain, the picturesque market at Lake Wolfgang is also home to one of the most beautiful hotels in Austria. The White Horse Inn is surrounded by many legends, just like Saint Wolfgang. During both summer and winter it is an enchanting holiday destination for guests who appreciate the special flair of St. Wolfgang in Austria.
Follow in the footsteps of Saint Wolfgang for yourself when you stay at the White Horse Inn by Lake Wolfgang. Enquire online now – with a non binding online enquiry for your next holidays in St. Wolfgang in Austria.
