Klosterneuburg Monastery in Lower Austria was founded by Margrave Leopold III and his wife Agnes of Germany in the year 1114. Due to his foundation of monasteries, such as Heiligenkreuz Abbey, Kleinmariazell Sancturay and Seitenstretten Abbey, Margrave Leopold III was canonized. Since 1663 he is patron saint of Austria. 1133 the monastery was handed to […]
Gumpoldskirchen
Gumpoldskirchen in Lower Austria lies on the edge of the Vienna Basin on the slopes of the Vienna Woods. The first settlements in this area took place 6500 years ago. Wine has already been grown here in pre-Christian times. In the 19th Century, the phylloxera attacked the wine cultures and devasted them completely. Hans Moser, […]
Laxenburg and Mayerling
Laxenburg Laxenburg is today one of the many recreation areas in Vienna. Besides a large English style landscape park, the castle Franzensburg is a popular tourist destination. Emperor Franz Joseph I and Empress Elisabeth, called Sisi spent many weeks in this idyllic surroundings. Also two of their four children were born here. Please watch the video […]
Wachau – From Poechlarn via Melk to Duernstein
The area around the town of Poechlarn was already populated 6.000 years ago. Here, the Romans erected a fort. The place is known as ancestral castle of Rüdiger of Bechelaren in the Song of the Nibelungs. Only a few kilometers away is Melk with its famous Melk Abbey. Originally there was a castle, which Margrave […]
From Ybbs in Lower Austria to Mariazell in Styria
Our journey from Ybbs in Lower Austria to Mariazell begins at the power plant Ybbs-Persenbeug. The run-of-the-river hydroelectricity plant is the oldest of the Austrian Danube power plants and was put into operation in 1959. Please watch the video You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. To access the actual content, click the […]