8 Sights in Admont, Austria (with Map and Images)
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Welcome to your journey through the most beautiful sights in Admont, Austria! Whether you want to discover the city's historical treasures or experience its modern highlights, you'll find everything your heart desires here. Be inspired by our selection and plan your unforgettable adventure in Admont. Dive into the diversity of this fascinating city and discover everything it has to offer.
1. Stiftskirche Admont
The Roman Catholic collegiate and parish church of Admont of the Benedictine monastery of Admont in Upper Styria was rebuilt after the great fire of 1865 to 1869 in the neo-Gothic style, incorporating Romanesque and Gothic components. The cathedral is one of the first neo-Gothic sacred buildings in Austria. The two towers, each 73 and 74 metres high, are the landmark of the Enns Valley. The church, historically also known as Blasiusmünster, is dedicated to St. Blaise.
2. Galerie Fokus
The Gesäuse National Park is a national park in the Austrian state of Styria. Located in the mountainous Upper Styrian region, it covers large parts of the Gesäuse range within the Ennstal Alps and the steep water gap of the Enns river between Admont and Hieflau. The area also covers parts of the municipal areas of Johnsbach, Weng, Landl, and Sankt Gallen.
3. Großer Buchstein
The Großer Buchstein is a 2224 m above sea level. high mountain in the Ennstal Alps in Styria. It rises north of the Enns at the entrance to the Gesäuse and is part of the Gesäuse National Park of the same name. The Großer Buchstein has a castle-like summit structure with rugged rock faces made of Dachstein limestone on all sides around a quite extensive, hollow-like karst plateau.
4. Hl. Kreuz
The Roman Catholic parish church of the Holy Cross stands on a hill above the district of Hall in the market town of Admont im Ennstal in the district of Liezen in Styria. The parish church of the Holy Cross is incorporated into Admont Abbey and belongs to the Admont pastoral care area in the diocese of Graz-Seckau. The church is a listed building.
5. Grabnerstein
The Grabnerstein is a mountain in the Alps, located east of the Haller Mauern. It is located at 1848 metres above sea level and can be reached from the Grabneralm in about an hour's walk. It is also a popular mountain for ski tourers and impresses in summer with its abundance of flowers on its meadows. Liselotte Buchenauer is said to have described the Grabnerstein as the "most beautiful flower mountain in Styria". Via the Jungfernscharte, the Admonter Haus can also be reached from Grabnerstein in about an hour.
6. Admonter Reichenstein
The Admonter Reichenstein is a mountain in the Ennstal Alps and the highest and easternmost peak in the Reichenstein Group. An ascent of the mountain requires climbing ability sufficient to handle UIAA grade II climbs.
7. Großer Pyhrgas
The Große Pyhrgas is a mountain in the Ennstal Alps on the border between Upper Austria and Styria. At a height of 2,244 m above sea level (AA) it is the highest summit and western buttress of the Haller Mauern range.
8. Pfarrkirche hl. Ägydius
The parish church of Johnsbach is located in the former municipality of Johnsbach in the market town of Admont in the district of Liezen in Styria. The Roman Catholic parish church dedicated to St. Egidius – incorporated into Admont Abbey – belongs to the deanery of Admont in the diocese of Graz-Seckau. The church is a listed building (list entry).
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