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Merkenstein Castle Ruins

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Merkenstein Castle Ruins

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Merkenstein Castle Ruins

Recommended by 65 mountain bikers out of 68

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Biosphärenpark Wienerwald Kernzone Hoher Lindkogel

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Location: Bad Vöslau, Bezirk Baden, Vienna Woods, Lower Austria, Austria

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1. Hirschenkreuz Climb – Iron Gate Mountain Hut loop from Baden Josefsplatz

41.3km

03:30

800m

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2. Helenenhöhe Viewpoint – Graner Bründl loop from Maria Raisenmarkt

40.0km

02:50

600m

Hard mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike.

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3. Triesting River – Schwarzes Kreuz Rest Area loop from Bad Vöslau

43.5km

02:59

580m

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Dr.Dacklus

September 24, 2018

Castle from the 11th century, conquered and destroyed by the Turks in 1683.

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Werner

May 26, 2019

The entrance to the ruin is forbidden, but it is still worth a visit in the ruins. So watch out, very stagey !!
The castle Merkenstein is the ruin of a Lower Austrian hilltop near Bad Vöslau in the cadastral district of Großau. The castle is now preserved only as a ruin. After uncertain sources, it was mentioned before 1141. The first certain mention comes from the Codex Falkensteinensis around 1170.
To the good Merkenstein belonged beside the much younger castle Merkenstein about 40% of the municipality area of the then municipality Großau. Until the end of the Second World War, the castle was next to the estate in the possession of the German line of the Krupp family. Therefore, she fell as German property after the war in the USIA administration of the Soviets. After the State Treaty, the castle became the property of the Republic and thus of the Federal Forest.
The German composer Ludwig van Beethoven dedicated two songs to the ruin Merkenstein.
In October 2008, the ruins were the scene of the shooting for the TV crime series Four Women and a death.

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redstergs

September 16, 2018

Destroyed during the first Turkish campaign.

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Location: Bad Vöslau, Bezirk Baden, Vienna Woods, Lower Austria, Austria

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Merkenstein Castle Ruins

1. Hirschenkreuz Climb – Iron Gate Mountain Hut loop from Baden Josefsplatz

2. Helenenhöhe Viewpoint – Graner Bründl loop from Maria Raisenmarkt

3. Triesting River – Schwarzes Kreuz Rest Area loop from Bad Vöslau

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