Kapellenberg |
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The circular Kapellenberg in the village Althöflein got its name from the little chapel on its top. The thick walls of the chapel and the rampart identify it as an early medieval fortress. |
Museum of Carriages Laa |
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The Museum of Carriages in Laa an der Thaya has the largest collection of horse-drawn carriages in Lower Austria. |
Nonseum Herrnbaumgarten |
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Of all the self-help institutions that advise us on how to live our lives, the NONSEUM is surely the most honest: it is of no use to anybody, but that does not deter them from trying their best. |
Palterndorf and the Teutonic Knights |
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Palterndorf and the Order of the Teutonic Knights have a common history since 1290. The newly renovated "Wehrturm" in Palterndorf offers a fantastic view and presents the history of the Teutonic Knights, "The Lords of Amber", in a short exhibition. |
VINOversum Poysdorf |
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Poysdorf, the Austrian capital of wine and champagne, is situated in the North of the Weinviertel. The typical wine-cellars along narrow roads and the idyllic scenery of grapevines bestow upon this region a unique character. |
Museum of Prehistory Asparn |
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The Museum of Prehistory, located in Asparn a.d. Zaya, offers information about the prehistory north of the danube, from the beginnings 2 Million years BC to the time around the Birth of Christ. |
Weinlandmuseum Asparn |
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The museum tells the history and culture of the local Weinviertel region. Highlight is the baroque Refektorium of the former monastery and its collection of sacral objects on display. |
Liechtenstein Palace Wilfersdorf |
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The former residence of the Liechtenstein-family now houses rooms for exhibitions and events, the wine-cellar, a vinotheque and the administration of the manors of the house of Liechtenstein. |
The escarpment of Staatz |
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Like a huge landmark the escarpement of Staatz overtops the wide plain around Laa. Emerged from the ancient sea, the Tethys, more than 220 million years ago, the rock was the ideal place for a castle.
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Falkenstein Castle Ruin |
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The beautiful castle ruin, with a history of more than a thousand years, towers above the romantic village Falkenstein. |
Mistelbach |
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The district's capital is the cultural centre of the region. The highlight of the year is the annually held International Puppet-Theatre Days festival in October. |
Zistersdorf |
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Founded in 1250, the city Zistersdorf received its town charter already in 1284. Parts of the city wall, the gunpowder-tower and the rectangular layout are still preserved, remnants of its medieval history.
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Petroleum Museum Neusiedl an der Zaya |
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At Neusiedl an der Zaya lies Austria's most significant petroleum reserve. More than 80 years ago, the exploitation of petroleum began. The old winding towers are the last of their kind in Europe. |
Turnery Museum Hagendorf |
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The Village and Turnery Museum gives an overview of the situation of work at the end of the 19th century and the state of the art at that time. All machines are functional and ready for use. |
Schloss Kirchstetten |
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Kirchstetten Palace was built in the 16th century, the facade was rebuilt by the famous architect Joseph Emmanuel Fischer von Erlach. |
Schlossmuseum Loosdorf |
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Loosdorf was founded more than 1000 years ago, and during it's lifetime destroyed and re-erected several times. Around 1800, Loosdorf was rebuilt in classicistic style by Prince Liechtenstein and completed with a French and an Englisch garden. |
Michelstetten School |
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In the Michelstetten School (the former School Museum of Lower Austria), the history of education is revived. |
Schloss Dürnkrut |
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The historic battle of Dürnkrut and Jedenspeigen 1278, which Schloss Dürnkrut tells about, decided the fate of Europe. |
Schloss Jedenspeigen |
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Schloss Jedenspeigen was built in the early 17th century in Renaissance-style, close to the site where the battle between Rudolf von Habsburg and Ottokar II Przemysl took place in 1278. |
Stillfried |
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30,000 years of documented human habitation make Stillfried one of the most important archaeological sites in Austria. The Museum of Prehistory displays some of the most significant findings. |
Museum Village Niedersulz |
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The largest open-air-museum in Lower Austria offers more than just a glance at the rural life in former times. |
Südmährerhof Niedersulz |
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The Südmährerhof is a reconstruction of a Moravian farm-building at the entrance to the Museum Village Niedersulz. There, the expelled German Moravians document their history and culture from the Medieval times up until their dispossession in 1945. |
Regional Museum of Folk Culture |
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Folk-culture comes alive in this regional museum in Lower Austria. A special exposition is dedicated to the Amber Road. |
Napoleon Museum Deutsch Wagram |
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A "Rue de Wagram" ar a "Place Wagram" can be found in nearly each French town, Wagram is written on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, it's the title of a Duke, and even a subway-station in Paris bears that name. The reason can be found in the Napoleon Museum in Deutsch Wagram.
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Railway Museum Strasshof |
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The Railway Museum Strasshof, a former Austrian Federal Railways service station, is a boiler house with the complete technical equipment - signal installation, a turning platform, coal-delivery with crane, water tower and water cranes. |
Schlosshof |
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Not far from Vienna, a unique ensemble of imperial Baroque architecture was meticulously restored to new brightness. As an authentic work of art, Schloss Hof gives an idea of the gorgeous glamour of imperial living. |
Danube National Park |
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The lowland-forest between Vienna and Bratislava is the last natural alluvial forest in central Europe. After a long and hard controversy between environmentalists and hydro-power advocators, the area was disclosed as National Park in 1996. |
Medieval City Hainburg |
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Hainburg was one of the most important cities in the "Sacrum Romanum Imperium", the time between 800 and 1806. The ensemble of medieval buildings and the nearly completely preserved fortification wall remain to tell the tale. |
Carnuntum Archaeological Park |
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The roman town of Carnuntum, situated at the crossing of the Amber Road and the Limes Road, had about 50,000 residents at the peak of its prosperity. |
Bruck an der Leitha |
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Nearly 1000 years ago, Bruck was mentioned for the first time. At around 1200, the city was reconstructed with a market place and a fortification with gates and a trench, where today people from the city have their gardens. |
Bruckneudorf |
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The roman palace from 100 - 400 AD is located east of the village Bruckneudorf. With splediferous mosaics and paintings, it was one of the biggest structures of this type in Roman Pannonia. |
Regional Museum of Burgenland |
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On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Regional Museum in 2006, the building and the collections have been modernised. The focus of the museum is on the history of the area. |
Esterhazy Palace |
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After purchasing by the house Esterházy in 1649 the former gothic castle from the 13th century was rebuilt to a baroque palace. For more than 300 years, this palace was the main residence and administration centre of the house Esterházy. |
Forchtenstein Castle |
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The mighty fortress of Forchtensetin has never been taken by force - not even by the mighty Turks. Therefore, it became the treasury of Prince Esterházy and his collection of valuables, which can be even seen to this very day. |
Felsenmuseum |
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The "Felsenmuseum" demonstrates the history of mining in the little village of Bernstein and the region around. A comprehensive documentation is dedicated to the mining and processing of serpentine and amber. |
The Roman Amber Road in Austria |
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The so-called "Roman Amber Road" is the former military and commercial route between Carnuntum and Aquileia, built during the time of the Roman empire. Signs along the road inform the traveller on its former importance. |
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