Wandertour Kohlreithberg über Pameth, Maria Anzbach

Description

Maria Anzbach is a place of pilgrimage with a long history and an impressive landscape. The first evidence of settlement dates back to the Bronze Age, and the village was first mentioned in a document in 998. The renovated market square in the center of Maria Anzbach is home to the "Zum Goldenen Löwen" inn, which has been in operation since 1779, the old schoolhouse and the Goldammer Museum. Karl Goldammer worked at the Academy of Applied Arts in Vienna and had many exhibitions in Austria and abroad. His preferred motifs are depictions of cities, especially Venice. The pilgrimage church "Maria Anzbach Zur Mutter der Barmherzigkeit" is an eye-catcher. The bones from the former cemetery can be found in its basement. The first church was built in 1456. During the Turkish period, the church was connected to the old smithy via an underground passage. To the south of the village lies the Kohlreithberg, from where you can enjoy a fabulous view of the Anzbachtal valley from the newly erected Millennium Cross. The ascent to this 516m high Wienerwald peak is challenging in places, but well worth it. If you hike around Maria Anzbach, you will spend most of the time in a natural forest dominated by copper beech and spruce. In places, the trail leads across extensive pastures of the region's cattle and horse farms. Near the village of Hart, you will come across Roman burial mounds. The picturesque Rotes Kreuz wayside shrine, which stands in front of the Lengbachtal valley, invites you to take a break.