Around Braunsberg - Donau-Auen National Park
Around Braunsberg - Donau-Auen National Park
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Around Braunsberg - Donau-Auen National Park
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4.37km
130m
Hiking
In addition to the Keltenweg and Hutweidenweg, there is this third hiking trail that takes you through the legendary landscape around Braunsberg and Hainburg. With a length of a good four kilometers, the tour surrounds the Braunsberg nature reserve, largely outside the national park area.
From the parking lot near the Donaucafé you first climb the path to the upper Danube circular path. From the karst rocks you can briefly enjoy the wide view of the floodplain area. Then it continues uphill. In spring you walk through a dense carpet of snowdrops and larkspurs and reach the first large meadow area, now with a view east of Slovakia.
You continue walking along Braunsbergstrasse, following the edge of the forest and diving into the quiet, dense hillside forest on a narrow path. Again and again, deep trenches and pushed-up earth cuts the mountain side. On the south side of the Braunsberg you will then reach an area that is becoming brighter. You hike on narrow, stony paths accompanied by buckthorn, privet and hawthorn. The path turns west almost unnoticed and you end the tour with another view of the Danube.
Last updated: June 13, 2024
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Water Tower (Götzenturm), Hainburg
Highlight • Historical Site
The Götzenhof in the north-eastern area of the city was traditionally owned by the so-called Lords of Röthelstein, named after the extensive castle and fortifications located about 2 km downstream on a steep rocky massif above the Danube. Incidentally, Röthelstein Castle was built around the middle of the 12th century. Founded in the 13th century by the Sonnberg family, who originally sat in the central castle on the Schlossberg. They were among the most powerful city ministers in Hainburg. The Götzenhof served them primarily as a power base in the city, as well as for managing their huge possessions and fishing grounds in the opposite Danube meadows, and undoubtedly also for Danube trade. The only, but extremely monumental, remnant of the Götzenhof is the one from the first half or shortly after the middle of the 13th century. Built, octagonal idol tower, it forms the northeast corner of the city fortifications. Its 1st and 2nd floors fulfilled exclusively military tasks (especially covering the nearby harbor area), while the 3rd floor, with its late Romanesque double windows, undoubtedly served a representative residential function. The adjoining eastern city wall is probably one of the few places in the city fortifications that, similar to the Vienna and Hungarian Gates and the curtain wall of the castle, had an external defensive gallery from which the attackers could be fought effectively from above.
This information was kindly provided by Mr. Mag. Scholz and Mr. MMag. R. Woldron provided. Many thanks to the Monument Office, the Vienna City and State Archives, the Boltzmann Institute and the Lower Austrian State Archives.
Text / Source: Donau Niederösterreich Tourismus GmbH, Schlossgasse 3, A-3620 Spitz/Donau
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1.64 km
Under shady trees
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1.79 km
View of Braunsberg
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2.73 km
Along the mountainside
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4.17 km
Danube Café
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4.37 km
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Way Types & Surfaces
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2.41 km
1.28 km
470 m
215 m
Surfaces
2.62 km
931 m
416 m
401 m
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Highest point (270 m)
Lowest point (140 m)
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February 2, 2024
In addition to the Keltenweg and Hutweidenweg, there is this third hiking trail that takes you through the legendary landscape around Braunsberg and Hainburg. With a length of a good four kilometers, the tour surrounds the Braunsberg nature reserve, largely outside the national park area.
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