--- title: Weather Shuttle - Work of Art url: "https://www.upperaustria.com/en/oesterreich-poi/detail/400932/weather-shuttle-work-of-art.html" description: The weather shuttle is a large object located on the Central European watershed between the Danube (Austria) and the Vltava (Czech Republic). date: 2017-02-22 modified: 2026-03-18 --- # Weather Shuttle - Work of Art Weather Shuttle - Work of Art =============================== Windhaag bei Freistadt, Oberösterreich, Österreich ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/204522/ADC6801D7300B5095B44BCF557258355F8217AA988D149B87A264005B5824C50/wettershuttle-im-sommer.jpg) ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/204523/761F62F54545B0D569DD6ABEB4B2FE71AB5F9154C7C74A345AD9C0D1C72D5682/wettershuttle-mit-wanderer.jpg) ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/204524/53D8254853010FBFB34A0589651CFB9CA9A9F33EC09CB93B63BF55443CC9914D/wettershuttle-im-herbst.jpg) © Open copyright © Marktgemeinde Windhaag bei Freistadt, Carina Pilgerstorfer Close copyright [ ![Weather shuttle in summer](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/204522/ADC6801D7300B5095B44BCF557258355F8217AA988D149B87A264005B5824C50/wettershuttle-im-sommer.jpg "© Marktgemeinde Windhaag bei Freistadt, Carina Pilgerstorfer") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/204522/ADC6801D7300B5095B44BCF557258355F8217AA988D149B87A264005B5824C50/wettershuttle-im-sommer.jpg) © Open copyright © Marktgemeinde Windhaag bei Freistadt, Carina Pilgerstorfer Close copyright [ ![Weather shuttle with hiker](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/204523/761F62F54545B0D569DD6ABEB4B2FE71AB5F9154C7C74A345AD9C0D1C72D5682/wettershuttle-mit-wanderer.jpg "© Marktgemeinde Windhaag bei Freistadt, Carina Pilgerstorfer") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/204523/761F62F54545B0D569DD6ABEB4B2FE71AB5F9154C7C74A345AD9C0D1C72D5682/wettershuttle-mit-wanderer.jpg) © Open copyright © Marktgemeinde Windhaag bei Freistadt, Carina Pilgerstorfer Close copyright [ ![Weather shuttle in autumn](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/204524/53D8254853010FBFB34A0589651CFB9CA9A9F33EC09CB93B63BF55443CC9914D/wettershuttle-im-herbst.jpg "© Marktgemeinde Windhaag bei Freistadt, Carina Pilgerstorfer") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/204524/53D8254853010FBFB34A0589651CFB9CA9A9F33EC09CB93B63BF55443CC9914D/wettershuttle-im-herbst.jpg) 1. 2. 3. Pieberschlag 12 4263 Windhaag bei Freistadt [ open in Google Maps ](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Pieberschlag%2012%2C%204263%20Windhaag%20bei%20Freistadt "Link will open in a new window") [ Open in Apple Maps ](https://maps.apple.com/place?address=Pieberschlag%2012%2C%204263%20Windhaag%20bei%20Freistadt "Link will open in a new window") ![](https://static.ecmaps.de/staticmap.jpg?experience=webarchitektur-meta&lat=48.583875362520857&lon=14.5458984375&width=991&height=450&project=ttg-basemap&zoom=2000&server=meta.tourdata.at) The weather shuttle is a large object located on the Central European watershed between the Danube (Austria) and the Vltava (Czech Republic). There is a certain irony in the fact that this giant machine interferes with the natural irrigation of the continent, driven solely by the power of water. Rainwater, intended by nature for the Danube, is poured into the Vltava and vice versa. Function and technology: The machine is a 5.4 m long iron wagon (4.5 tonnes moving mass), with four steel-tyred granite wheels (grey-blue fine-grained granite from Windhaag b. Fr.) with a diameter of 127 cm, reminiscent of the cult wagons of the Celts. On the frame of this running gear, an iron balance beam holds two granite bowls with a diameter of 120 cm and a capacity of 170 litres. When a bowl is filled with rainwater, its weight sets the wagon in motion via a cable drive on the axles. After travelling 8 m on a 15 m long standard-gauge (1435 mm) track, crossing the line of the watershed, an emptying mechanism tilts the filled bowl and raises the other bowl. The track is supported by a box bridge-like construction (2.30 m high). [ Contact ](#ttgCollapseKontakt) ---------------------------------- **Weather Shuttle - Work of Art** Pieberschlag 12 4263 Windhaag bei Freistadt Phone [ +43 7943 415 ](tel:+437943415) mobile [ +43 7943 6111 ](tel:+4379436111) Fax machine +43 7943 61114 E-Mail [gerhard.eilmsteiner@aon.at](#mailto) Web [www.windhaag-freistadt.ooe.gv.at/Da…](https://www.windhaag-freistadt.ooe.gv.at/Das_Wettershuttle_3 "New window") https://www.windhaag-freistadt.ooe.gv.at/Das_Wettershuttle_3 --- **Contact person** Mr Gerhard Eilmsteiner Pieberschlag 12 4263 Windhaag bei Freistadt Phone [ +43 7943 415 ](tel:+437943415) mobile [ +43 7943 6111 ](tel:+4379436111) Fax machine +43 7943 61114 E-Mail [gerhard.eilmsteiner@aon.at](#mailto) Web [www.windhaag-freistadt.ooe.gv.at/Das\_Wettershuttle\_3](https://www.windhaag-freistadt.ooe.gv.at/Das_Wettershuttle_3 "New window") --- **We speak the following languages** German [ Opening hours ](#ttgCollapseOeffnungszeiten) ------------------------------------------------ The art object ‘Wettershuttle’ is located in Pieberschlag directly next to the Paßberger Straße and is freely accessible. - always open (24/7) - open to the public - Can only be viewed from outside [ Arrival ](#ttgCollapseAnreise) ---------------------------------- **Accessibility / arrival**The weather shuttle is located between the villages of Oberpaßberg and Pieberschlag directly on the European watershed. [ Prices ](#ttgCollapsePreise) -------------------------------- - Free entry [ Suitability ](#ttgCollapseEignung) -------------------------------------- - All weather - Suitable for groups - Suitable for pushchairs - Suitable for teenagers - Suitable for seniors - Suitable for single travelers - Suitable for friends - Suitable for couples **Season**- Spring - Summer - Autumn [ Accessibility ](#ttgCollapseBarrierefreiheit) ------------------------------------------------- Please get in touch for more information. [To the website](https://www.windhaag-freistadt.ooe.gv.at/Das_Wettershuttle_3 "New window") powered by [TOURDATA](https://www.tourdata.at "New window") [ ![TOURDATA Logo](https://www.upperaustria.com/fileadmin/templates/global/images/Logo-Tourdata.png "TOURDATA Logo") ](https://www.tourdata.at "New window")