--- title: SCHIFFLEUTE VOM OBEREN DONAUTAL url: "https://www.donauregion.at/en/oesterreich-poi/detail/430010573/schiffleute-vom-oberen-donautal.html" description: The Schiffleute vom Oberen Donautal association was founded on 25 September 1992. The number of members has grown from eight to 20. The association was founded because the ancestors of many of its members were employed in the shipping industry. date: 2015-07-24 modified: 2026-03-05 --- # SCHIFFLEUTE VOM OBEREN DONAUTAL SCHIFFLEUTE VOM OBEREN DONAUTAL ================================= Waldkirchen am Wesen, Oberösterreich, Österreich ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/213136/DF9E301A03936C766F5F4D37F843040C24E84BF63F4C580D93B78C7BC983CCC3/schiffleut-vom-oberen-donautal.jpg) ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/213135/17129E4CFD2035B342E58B5C575376A4741CA066EBBBBCAA80184B8565CCF776/schiffleut.jpg) ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/213134/CFD3163296F408D1579AC88EC0574A20C4989BC15E9F2203F5C3930138CF65F9/bild069.jpg) [ ![SCHIFFLEUTE VOM OBEREN DONAUTAL in Waldkirchen am Wesen: A sign with the text "Schiffleute vom oberen Donautal" can be seen in the midst of trees and bushes. A group of people are standing in front of the sign and seem to be looking at it.](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/213136/DF9E301A03936C766F5F4D37F843040C24E84BF63F4C580D93B78C7BC983CCC3/schiffleut-vom-oberen-donautal.jpg) ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/213136/DF9E301A03936C766F5F4D37F843040C24E84BF63F4C580D93B78C7BC983CCC3/schiffleut-vom-oberen-donautal.jpg) [ ![SCHIFFLEUTE VOM OBEREN DONAUTAL in Waldkirchen am Wesen: A group of men in traditional costumes sitting and standing on a wooden ramp. They are wearing white shirts, red ties and hats. A river can be seen in the background, surrounded by dense vegetation and mountains.](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/213135/17129E4CFD2035B342E58B5C575376A4741CA066EBBBBCAA80184B8565CCF776/schiffleut.jpg) ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/213135/17129E4CFD2035B342E58B5C575376A4741CA066EBBBBCAA80184B8565CCF776/schiffleut.jpg) [ ![SCHIFFLEUTE VOM OBEREN DONAUTAL in Waldkirchen am Wesen: A group of men in traditional, chequered clothing and hats stand together on a street. They are wearing red jackets and smiling at the camera. The setting appears to be a picturesque town with buildings made of stone and wood.](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/213134/CFD3163296F408D1579AC88EC0574A20C4989BC15E9F2203F5C3930138CF65F9/bild069.jpg) ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/213134/CFD3163296F408D1579AC88EC0574A20C4989BC15E9F2203F5C3930138CF65F9/bild069.jpg) [ ![SCHIFFLEUTE VOM OBEREN DONAUTAL in Waldkirchen am Wesen: A group of people are on a river surrounded by woods. Some people are standing on logs and pushing them along with poles, while others are sitting in a red boat. Other boats and logs can be seen nearby, obviously being used for transport.](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/213133/F7163EEA27112FCBFEABF38A5FA6E8141B6730A0C0AF29A7BC1B25F03CB579A3/bild127.jpg) ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/213133/F7163EEA27112FCBFEABF38A5FA6E8141B6730A0C0AF29A7BC1B25F03CB579A3/bild127.jpg) [ ![SCHIFFLEUTE VOM OBEREN DONAUTAL in Waldkirchen am Wesen: A group of people in white uniforms work together to repair or stabilise something on a raft in the water. Wooded mountains can be seen in the background.](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/213132/5970FAC2C57E1905D489E29EE01753A728AF20128209327152E08DB5B32DC548/bild175.jpg) ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/213132/5970FAC2C57E1905D489E29EE01753A728AF20128209327152E08DB5B32DC548/bild175.jpg) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Freizell 4 4085 Waldkirchen am Wesen [ open in Google Maps ](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Freizell%204%2C%204085%20Waldkirchen%20am%20Wesen "Link will open in a new window") [ Open in Apple Maps ](https://maps.apple.com/place?address=Freizell%204%2C%204085%20Waldkirchen%20am%20Wesen "Link will open in a new window") ![](https://static.ecmaps.de/staticmap.jpg?experience=webarchitektur-meta&lat=48.453513465235588&lon=13.824577331542956&width=991&height=450&project=ttg-osm-summer-original&zoom=2000&server=meta.tourdata.at) The Schiffleute vom Oberen Donautal association was founded on 25 September 1992. The number of members has grown from eight to 20. The association was founded because the ancestors of many of its members were employed in the shipping industry. The father of Siegfried Selle, the long-standing founding chairman and chairman of the association, travelled as far as Budapest on the large wooden rafts as a cook. An ancestor of the deputy chairman Adolf Antlanger was named as a forerunner in a description of a historical boat train (Christoph Antlanger). An uncle of the secretary Dr Lothar Leitner was the last shipmaster on the Danube in this region. The two founding members Rudolf Königsdorfer and Anton Witti represent the last boat builders (= Schopper) in Austria. The primary aim of the association is to preserve and maintain the memory of the profession of boatmen from the Upper Danube Valley, as it played a very important role in economic and cultural life in the past. To ensure that the association is represented appropriately, a boatman's costume was purchased based on historical documents and a special hat was made. Since 1992, an annual boatmen's fair has been held alternately in Niederranna and Wesenufer on 8 December. The members of the association also take part in upstream trips (= downstream trips), church festivals, the boatmen's day and other celebrations. The sudden death of chairman Siegfried Selle on 21 July 2007 was a heavy blow for the boatmen's association. He was the main organiser with many ideas and also important contacts to various institutions and people in Upper Austria and beyond. [ Contact ](#ttgCollapseKontakt) ---------------------------------- **SCHIFFLEUTE VOM OBEREN DONAUTAL** Freizell 4 4085 Waldkirchen am Wesen Phone +43 7285 6390Show no. E-Mail [info@witti.co.at](#mailto) Web [witti-zille.com/zillenvermietung/se…](https://witti-zille.com/zillenvermietung/sei-dein-eigener-apitaen "New window") https://witti-zille.com/zillenvermietung/sei-dein-eigener-apitaen --- **Contact person** Mr Obmann Anton Witti Zillen- und Bootbauer Freizell Nr. 4 4085 Waldkirchen am Wesen Phone +43 7285 6390Show no. E-Mail [info@witti.co.at](#mailto) Web [www.resi.at/schiffleute](http://www.resi.at/schiffleute "New window") --- **We speak the following languages** German [ Arrival ](#ttgCollapseAnreise) ---------------------------------- **Parking**- Parking space: 10 - Bus parking space: 2 [ 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 children **Season**- Spring - Summer - Autumn [ Accessibility ](#ttgCollapseBarrierefreiheit) ------------------------------------------------- Please get in touch for more information. 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