The Nittner Denkmal on the Semmering commemorates Egon Nittner’s 1912 flight over the Semmering pass, the first aircraft crossing of Austria’s most famous Alpine gateway, which already carried the world’s first mountain railway (built 1848-1854). Always accessible; free. On the Semmering railway line from Vienna (1.5 hrs). Best combined with a Semmering railway heritage walk.
monument in Semmering
Nittner Denkmal
The Nittner Denkmal on the Semmering is a memorial to Egon Nittner, the first pilot to fly over the Semmering pass, which he accomplished in 1912.
- Type
- monument
- Destination
- Semmering
- Cost
- Free to visit
- Address
- 2680 Semmering
- Coordinates
- 48.1201, 16.6128