Rannatal dam - Rannastausee reservoir

- pets allowed
- All weather
- Suitable for families
- Suitable for groups
- Suitable for pushchairs
- Suitable for kids (all ages)
The Rannastausee is used as a water reservoir for the Kramesau power station on the Danube
and as a fishing lake known for its biodiversity!
The powerhouse in Kramesau is located on the Danube and is connected to the Ranna reservoir by a tunnel.
The dam - which is almost 50 metres high and the dam crest is 125 metres long - dams up the Ranna for four kilometres to near the village of Oberkappl to 2.35 million cubic metres of water.
The Ranna reservoir is used from the dam wall to Oberkappel as a fishing water known for its biodiversity.
See under "Rannastausee fishing water"
Viewing from the outside only
- always open (24/7)
- open to the public
- Can only be viewed from outside
600 m
Accessibility / arrivalBy car:
From Austria:
Autobahn A1 to Linz, from Linz on the B 127 to Altenfelden roundabout, turn off towards Lembach-Hofkirchen, continue to the turn-off to Pfarrkirchen
From Germany:
Autobahn A3 to Passau Nord. Take the B 388 towards Wegscheid until the junction to Oberkappel (border). From Oberkappel (crossroads) follow signs to Pfarrkirchen.
Train:
From Austria:
Mühlkreisbahn to Neufelden station, from there take a taxi (Heinzl company in Pfarrkirchen) to Pfarrkirchen - Rannastausee.
From Germany:
Train station Passau, from there take a taxi (Heinzl in Pfarrkirchen) to Pfarrkirchen - Rannastausee.
Airport:
Airport Linz/Hörsching. From there take a taxi (Heinzl in Pfarrkirchen) to Pfarrkirchen.
Boat:
On the Danube to the landing stage in Niederranna. From there, continue by taxi (Heinzl company in Pfarrkirchen) to Pfarrkirchen.
- Parking space: 15
No entrance fee
- All weather
- Suitable for groups
- Suitable for schools
- Suitable for kids (all ages)
- Suitable for pushchairs
- Pets allowed
- Suitable for teenagers
- Suitable for seniors
- Suitable for single travelers
- Suitable for families
- Suitable for friends
- Suitable for couples
- Suitable for children
- Spring
- Summer
- Autumn
- Winter
Please get in touch for more information.
- ground level accessible
Contact
4141 Pfarrkirchen im Mühlkreis
Phone +43 7285 415
Fax machine +43 7285 415 - 4
E-Mail pfarrkirchen@oberoesterreich.at
Web www.donauregion.at/pfarrkirchen
Contact person
Mr Johann Lang Tourismusgemeinde Pfarrkirchen im Mühlkreis
Pfarrkirchen 13
4141 Pfarrkirchen im Mühlkreis
Phone +43 7285 415
Fax machine +43 7285 415 - 4
E-Mail pfarrkirchen@oberoesterreich.at
Web de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pumpspeicherkraftwerk_Ranna
Legal contact information
Rannatalsperre - RannastauseePfarrkirchen Nr. 13
AT-4141 Pfarrkirchen im Mühlkreis
pfarrkirchen@oberoesterreich.at
https://www.donauregion.at/pfarrkirchen