6 Sights in Bad Vöslau, Austria (with Map and Images)
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Welcome to your journey through the most beautiful sights in Bad Vöslau, 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 Bad Vöslau. Dive into the diversity of this fascinating city and discover everything it has to offer.
Sightseeing Tours in Bad Vöslau1. Jubiläumswarte
The Jubiläumswarte, also known as the Harzberg Tower, in Bad Vöslau in Lower Austria is a lookout tower on the Rudolfshöhe, the summit of the 466 m high Harzberg. From the tower you have a view of the Vienna Basin, the Leitha Mountains and the Schneeberg.
2. Ruine Merkenstein
The Merkenstein ruins are the remains of a castle in Lower Austria near Bad Vöslau in the Großau cadastre. In some sources, it is mentioned as early as the year 1141. The first definite mention is in the Codex Falkensteinensis in 1170. Ludwig van Beethoven dedicated two Lieder to the ruin.
3. Naturdenkmal Schneckenreservat
The Hansybach Natural Monument, also known as Hörmbach or Hirmbach, is a small stream reserve in Bad Vöslau in Lower Austria, where three species of water snails are to be protected. This natural monument is one of 13 in the municipality. It is located on municipality-owned land and has been generously renovated by the municipality. In 1979, the natural monument was supplemented by an information pavilion.
4. Schloss Gainfarn
Gainfarn Castle is a castle in the Bad Vöslau cadastral municipality of Gainfarn and today houses the music school of Bad Vöslau. The castle is a listed building (list entry). Since the Gainfarn and Großau estates belonged together for a long time, Gainfarn Castle has a very similar history of development and ownership to Merkenstein Castle in the neighbouring village of Großau.
5. St. Jakob
The parish church of Bad Vöslau stands slightly elevated in the church square in the town of Bad Vöslau in the district of Baden in Lower Austria. The Roman Catholic parish church under the patronage of St. James the Elder – incorporated into Melk Abbey – belongs to the deanery of Baden in the Archdiocese of Vienna. The church is a listed building (list entry).
6. Hl. Johannes der Täufer
The parish church of Gainfarn is located in the district of Gainfarn in the municipality of Bad Vöslau in the district of Baden in Lower Austria. The Roman Catholic parish church under the patronage of St. John the Baptist – incorporated into Melk Abbey – belongs to the deanery of Baden in the Archdiocese of Vienna. The church and the former cemetery are listed as historical monuments (list entry).
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