--- title: Watershed Fountain url: "https://www.muehlviertel.at/en/oesterreich-poi/detail/402189/watershed-fountain.html" description: "The fountain on the Mühlviertel main road in Dorf Leopoldschlag, a hydrographic monument, marks the course of the continental divide between the Danube and the Elbe. This dividing line runs from north-west to south-east across Europe in the northern Mühlviertel. The fountain consists of one large and two small granite stones: one source flows northwards from a mighty 23 tonne boulder, the other southwards into a smaller granite basin." date: 2025-04-24 modified: 2025-11-13 --- # Watershed Fountain Watershed Fountain ==================== Leopoldschlag, Oberösterreich, Österreich ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/206378/21FFEA765F68D48D54BAD2D93FE3F3E5390DA60A55044506FBC149EC8CE56421/brunnen-an-der-kontinentalwasserscheide.jpg) ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/206377/EFDDD1256AEBB9B8462231B5C4727CD760FC3FD8E5536704BB91E66189CA1104/kontinentalwasserscheide-leopoldschlag.jpg) ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/206376/1D2AE178C7BF09B5C0A065E273A1106B1ED648D1F31F093B9A39F883CA6898A9/kontinentalwasserscheide-leopoldschlag.jpg) © Open copyright © Marktgemeinde Leopoldschlag Close copyright [ ![Watershed](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/206378/21FFEA765F68D48D54BAD2D93FE3F3E5390DA60A55044506FBC149EC8CE56421/brunnen-an-der-kontinentalwasserscheide.jpg "© Marktgemeinde Leopoldschlag") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/206378/21FFEA765F68D48D54BAD2D93FE3F3E5390DA60A55044506FBC149EC8CE56421/brunnen-an-der-kontinentalwasserscheide.jpg) © Open copyright © Tourismusverband Mühlviertler Kernland/Bergsmann Close copyright [ ![Continental Divide Leopoldschlag](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/206377/EFDDD1256AEBB9B8462231B5C4727CD760FC3FD8E5536704BB91E66189CA1104/kontinentalwasserscheide-leopoldschlag.jpg "© Tourismusverband Mühlviertler Kernland/Bergsmann") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/206377/EFDDD1256AEBB9B8462231B5C4727CD760FC3FD8E5536704BB91E66189CA1104/kontinentalwasserscheide-leopoldschlag.jpg) © Open copyright © Tourismusverband Mühlviertler Kernland/Bergsmann Close copyright [ ![Continental Divide Leopoldschlag](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/206376/1D2AE178C7BF09B5C0A065E273A1106B1ED648D1F31F093B9A39F883CA6898A9/kontinentalwasserscheide-leopoldschlag.jpg "© Tourismusverband Mühlviertler Kernland/Bergsmann") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/206376/1D2AE178C7BF09B5C0A065E273A1106B1ED648D1F31F093B9A39F883CA6898A9/kontinentalwasserscheide-leopoldschlag.jpg) © Open copyright © Tourismusverband Mühlviertler Kernland/Bergsmann Close copyright [ ![Continental Divide Leopoldschlag](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/206375/EC4FBF90075DA4FBA1B21A678328AE817B9FD6032D60BE4560B610957074D3EC/kontinentalwasserscheide-leopoldschlag.jpg "© Tourismusverband Mühlviertler Kernland/Bergsmann") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/206375/EC4FBF90075DA4FBA1B21A678328AE817B9FD6032D60BE4560B610957074D3EC/kontinentalwasserscheide-leopoldschlag.jpg) © Open copyright © Tourismusverband Mühlviertler Kernland/Bergsmann Close copyright [ ![Continental Divide Leopoldschlag](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/206374/2F7194D142CF3A9BD4C7EA50F609C5AB62E848A36E615333404D128D415C102F/kontinentalwasserscheide-leopoldschlag.jpg "© Tourismusverband Mühlviertler Kernland/Bergsmann") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/206374/2F7194D142CF3A9BD4C7EA50F609C5AB62E848A36E615333404D128D415C102F/kontinentalwasserscheide-leopoldschlag.jpg) © Open copyright © Tourismusverband Mühlviertler Kernland/Bergsmann Close copyright [ ![Continental Divide Leopoldschlag](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/206373/8BE04ED007AFAEDE5C44D977503815BED12107C3365C3DC4E3DFD97AB5A76DE2/kontinentalwasserscheide-leopoldschlag.jpg "© Tourismusverband Mühlviertler Kernland/Bergsmann") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/206373/8BE04ED007AFAEDE5C44D977503815BED12107C3365C3DC4E3DFD97AB5A76DE2/kontinentalwasserscheide-leopoldschlag.jpg) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Dorf Leopoldschlag 4262 Leopoldschlag [ open in Google Maps ](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Dorf%20Leopoldschlag%2C%204262%20Leopoldschlag "Link will open in a new window") [ Open in Apple Maps ](https://maps.apple.com/place?address=Dorf%20Leopoldschlag%2C%204262%20Leopoldschlag "Link will open in a new window") ![](https://static.ecmaps.de/staticmap.jpg?experience=webarchitektur-meta&lat=48.6082808756326&lon=14.476053714752195&width=991&height=450&project=ttg-basemap&zoom=2000&server=meta.tourdata.at) The fountain on the Mühlviertel main road in Dorf Leopoldschlag, a hydrographic monument, marks the course of the continental divide between the Danube and the Elbe. This dividing line runs from north-west to south-east across Europe in the northern Mühlviertel. The fountain consists of one large and two small granite stones: one source flows northwards from a mighty 23 tonne boulder, the other southwards into a smaller granite basin. [ Contact ](#ttgCollapseKontakt) ---------------------------------- **Watershed Fountain** Dorf Leopoldschlag 4262 Leopoldschlag Phone [ +43 7949 8255 ](tel:+4379498255) E-Mail [gemeinde@leopoldschlag.ooe.gv.at](#mailto) Web [www.leopoldschlag.ooe.gv.at](http://www.leopoldschlag.ooe.gv.at "New window") http://www.leopoldschlag.ooe.gv.at --- **Contact person** Mühlviertler Bundesstraße --- **We speak the following languages** German [ Opening hours ](#ttgCollapseOeffnungszeiten) ------------------------------------------------ - open to the public [ Arrival ](#ttgCollapseAnreise) ---------------------------------- [ Prices ](#ttgCollapsePreise) -------------------------------- - Free entry [ Suitability ](#ttgCollapseEignung) -------------------------------------- - Suitable for groups - Suitable for seniors - Suitable for single travelers - Suitable for friends - Suitable for couples - Suitable for children **Season**- Spring - Summer - Autumn - Winter [ Accessibility ](#ttgCollapseBarrierefreiheit) ------------------------------------------------- Please get in touch for more information. 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