Hinterstoder is a municipality in the district of Kirchdorf an der Krems in Upper Austria, Austria.
The village is located close on the border to the federal state Styria and 600 m above sea level. Hinterstoder is surrounded by several mountains: Grosser Priel, Kleiner Priel, Spitzmauer and Warscheneck.
The municipality of Hinterstoder consist of following villages: Hinterberg, Hinterstoder, Mitterstoder, and Hintertambergau.
Hinterstoder has been part of Austria since the 12th century, when it was conquered from the Duchy of Bavaria.
The village was mentioned the first time in a document in 1240 as "Stoder". Stoder is a word from the Slavonic language and means "cold" or "stony ground". The first settlers of Hinterstoder were Slavs. The Traun river which flows through the cities of Wels and Linz, was the border between the German-speaking and the Slavonian-speaking settlers in those times.
In 1890 the first overnight stays were recorded. Tourism started in Hinterstoder. In 1897 the first police station was opened. Hinterstoder received its railway connection in 1906 and in 1910 the sport of skiing became popular. The first ski race took place on 10 December 1912.