The 20-Schilling-Blick above Semmering marks the exact viewpoint that appeared on Austria’s old 20-Schilling banknote, looking down over the Kalte Rinne viaduct on the UNESCO-listed Semmering Railway. The railway, completed in 1854, was Europe’s first mountain steam railway and the viaduct is one of its most photographed spans. The viewpoint itself is free, always accessible, and takes about 15 minutes. Semmering is reachable by train from Vienna in roughly 1.5 hours. Combine with a walk along the railway corridor or a day at the Semmering resort area above.
viewpoint in Semmering
20-Schilling-Blick
Before Austria switched to the euro, the 20-Schilling note featured a view of the Kalte Rinne viaduct on the Semmering Railway. This viewpoint above Semmering is where that image was framed. The railway arc crossing the valley below remains exactly as it appeared on the note.
- Type
- viewpoint
- Destination
- Semmering
- Cost
- Free to visit
- Address
- 2680 Semmering
- Coordinates
- 47.6537, 15.8236