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Laxenburg Castle Park – Franzensburg Ferry loop from Laxenburg

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Laxenburg Castle Park – Franzensburg Ferry loop from Laxenburg

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Laxenburg Castle Park – Franzensburg Ferry loop from Laxenburg

00:51

3.32km

10m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 26, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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Includes a ferry crossing

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After 1.75 km for 26 m

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Start point

Bus stop

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282 m

Key building with lion head fountain

Highlight • Monument

06/13/2022 - #15 - Park main entrance, former court building - The wing, which has remained unchanged to this day, contained the depots for the court wagons. The facades of the 18th century are designed according to the Pacassi type. Apartments are located in the side corner pavilions.

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342 m

Illuminated Fountain and Light Installations in Laxenburg

Highlight • Monument

In Laxenburg, in the palace gardens, you'll find illuminated fountains and impressive light installations, especially during the winter Illumina event. The famous light garden transforms the park into a magical world every year with water shows and LED lights. [lichtergarten +1]

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455 m

Laxenburg Palace Theater

Highlight • Historical Site

06/13/2022 - #16 - Park main entrance, former courtyard building. At the side of
At the main entrance to the park there is a high portico with a curved gable. The facade is playfully structured by recessed fields and attached panels. Inside, in the auditorium, there are magnificent frescoes with illusionistic painting
from the late baroque period, the ceiling fresco was reworked in the 19th century.
The former imperial box and the small auditorium are now used as
stage used.

Source: laxenburg.at/kulturparcours

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756 m

Bust of Emperor Francis I in Laxenburg Park

Highlight • Monument

The bust of Emperor Franz, also known as a "monument", was planned for the time of the Congress of Vienna on the "Hermitage Square", but was only realized after the death of the ruler. The city of Milan gave this marble bust on a granite base, created by the sculptor GB Comolli, to Empress Karoline Augusta during the Emperor's lifetime, but it was not erected in Laxenburg until 1836.

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1.16 km

Laxenburg Castle Park

Highlight • Historical Site

The Laxenburg Palace Park with its huge park landscape, the Old Palace, the Blue Courtyard and the romantic Franzensburg is considered one of the most important monuments of historical garden art from the 18th and 19th centuries, with a history stretching back well into the 13th century. Emperor Franz Joseph and Empress Elisabeth, called "Sisi", once spent their honeymoon here, Crown Prince Rudolf saw the light of day in Laxenburg. From 1306 to 1918 the summer hunting and private residence of the imperial Habsburg family, the palace park is today an extremely popular destination on the outskirts of Vienna.

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1.29 km

Teichbuffet Laxenburg

Highlight • Cafe

After 1780, under Emperor Joseph II, Maria Theresa's son, the approximately 250-hectare palace park, unlike the Schönbrunn palace park, which was retained in the French style, was transformed into an English landscape garden. The most striking feature of the castle park is the 25 hectare castle pond. In the castle pond there is an island on which the Franzensburg, named after Emperor Franz II and I, was built between 1801 and 1836. In 1806 a ferry was set up that crossed the pond from the mainland to the island with the Franzensburg. In winter it is replaced by a wooden bridge. On the opposite side, the island can be reached all year round via a stone bridge.

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1.76 km

Franzensburg Ferry

Highlight • Rest Area

In 1811, according to the plans of "mechanic" Franz Besetzny, the first ferry was put into operation, which was to become a true institution of the palace complex. Even today, the ferry is on duty during the season and transports park visitors to the "small treasure house Austria" - the Franzensburg.

Today's ferry was built in 1964 and, of course, contrary to the first ferry, is fully electronically controlled. Nothing has changed in the basic technology, the two driving ropes and the pull rope, even after more than 200 years. And Franzensburg would simply be inconceivable today without this attraction.

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3.04 km

Dining hall wing

Highlight • Historical Site

11/13/2021 - In 1756, the Sinzendorf house, including the garden area, was purchased by the imperial family and the dining room wing was built by Nicoló Pacassi in its place. Later it was connected to the Blauer Hof and the theater through side rooms on both sides, as well as the "Kaisergang" and the "kontrollergang".

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3.32 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.20 km

674 m

411 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.80 km

464 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Laxenburg Castle Park – Franzensburg Ferry loop from Laxenburg

Key building with lion head fountain

Illuminated Fountain and Light Installations in Laxenburg

Laxenburg Palace Theater

Bust of Emperor Francis I in Laxenburg Park

Laxenburg Castle Park

Teichbuffet Laxenburg

Franzensburg Ferry

Dining hall wing

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