Freiländer Alm

The Freiländer Alm extends over 3 square kilometers, including 1 square kilometer of pasture land and 1.85 square kilometers of forest at 1416 meters elevation.

The area received its name from being 'free land', exempt from certain obligations to regional lords due to its connection with Stift Admont monastery.

Since the 17th century, farmers from Kloster, Freiland, and Osterwitz communities have managed the pasture through a collective of 41 shares tied to 35 farms.

The mountain pasture features the Freiländer Almhütte cabin, which serves as an operations center for livestock supervision and manages power supply from a reservoir.

In 2023, authorities approved an expansion of the wind farm at Wolfsriegel from three original turbines to seventeen new installations.

Location: Deutschlandsberg

Elevation above the sea: 1,416 m

GPS coordinates: 46.91306,15.05058

Latest update: March 3, 2025 14:28