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St. Johann am Wimberg (also Sankt Johann am Wimberg) is a municipality in Upper Austria in the district of Rohrbach in the upper Mühlviertel. The municipality is located in the judicial district of Rohrbach. St. Johann am Wimberg is located at an altitude of 720 m above sea level in the east of the district of Rohrbach in the upper Mühlviertel. In terms of nature conservation, the southwestern part of the municipality belongs to the spatial unit Central Mühlviertel Highlands, while the northeastern part belongs to the spatial unit Southern Bohemian Forest Foothills.

Culture and sights

    Parish church St. Johann am Wimberg: under monument protection

Natural monuments

On the top of the Hansberg (850 m) is the Schnopfhagen Monument dedicated to Hans Schnopfhagen, composer of the Upper Austrian national anthem hoamatlond.
Sports

Sankt Johann am Wimberg has a drag lift on the Hansberg, which is maintained by the SSU St. Johann.

The lift slope has three snow cannons and eleven snow-making lances There is a drag lift and a children's area with two magic carpets and a rope lift.

Kenyan-Austrian ski racer Sabrina Simader grew up in St. Johann am Wimberg, learned to ski here and first became club champion of the local ski club at the age of 10. She went on to achieve numerous national and international successes and made her debut in the Alpine Ski World Cup in 2016/17, becoming the first native Kenyan to compete at the 2017 Alpine Ski World Championships in St. Moritz.
Regular events

    Music Ball (St. Johann Music Association)
    Waterslide (St. Johann rural youth)
    Hansberg Cycling Spectacle (St.Johann Sports Club)