Viehberg, Mountain summit in Sandl, Austria

Viehberg is a broad granite summit of the Bohemian Massif reaching 1112 m, the highest point of the Freiwald range in the eastern Mühlviertel of Upper Austria. It rises only 200–300 m above the surrounding villages, 1.5 km west of Sandl and about 5 km from the Czech border. The summit is partly wooded and partly covered with alpine meadows, and the European watershed between the Danube and the Vltava runs across it.

The name Viehberg is said to date from the French wars around 1809, when farmers drove their cattle up the mountain to keep them from being slaughtered by the French. One person from each farm went along to herd the animals in the swampy moorland.

The name Viehberg likely dates from the French Wars around 1809, when farmers drove their cattle up the mountain to protect them from slaughter by French troops. One person from each farmhouse went along to herd the animals in the swampy moorland.

The summit lies 1.5 km west of Sandl and about 5 km from the Czech border, with Freistadt 10 km away. Two T-bar lifts serve roughly 3 km of pistes on the slopes. The European watershed between the Danube and Vltava runs over the top, and a spring brook of the Maltsch rises on the southern slope.

The name Viehberg likely dates from the French wars around 1809, when farmers drove their cattle up the mountain to keep them from being slaughtered by French troops. One person from each farm went along to herd the animals in the swampy moorland.