KulTOURpfad Neulengbach

Description

This educational hike takes you on a scavenger hunt through the municipal area of Neulengbach, the young town in the Vienna Woods. Fourteen informative and visually appealing stations tell you about agriculture, tavern life, river regulation, rail and road traffic in the past and explain the history and origins of important buildings in the area, such as Baumgarten Castle, Neulengbach Monastery and Castle, the railroad viaduct and the Westautobahn highway. Numerous historical black and white photos illustrate the texts and make life in grandmother's and great-grandmother's time vivid, even for children. In the town center of Neulengbach, cafés and restaurants invite you to take a short break with food and drink. A museum about the life and work of the famous painter Egon Schiele and his time in Neulengbach has also been set up in the former district court, which is well worth a visit. Here you can find out what his arrest in 1912 was all about and visit the artist's former cell. Other sights include the early baroque parish church and the old town hall. Outside the town center, the culture trail leads away from busy roads and without major climbs through loosely built-up areas, along rivers, meadows and fields. Here you pass through the pilgrimage site of St. Christophen and the village of Raipoltenbach, with its 16th century castle ruins. Time and again, hikers are treated to views of the magnificent Burgberg and the nearby Buchberg.