ラポッテンシュタインの天然記念物・トップ20

かつてあった古い文化財である子供を抱いた聖母マリア像は、ルルドのグロットとルルドの聖母像の設置によって、今では追いやられています。 グロットの左側には、円形のアーチ型のニッチにアッシジの聖フランチェスコが立っています。この像は、牛を伴った、彼の特徴的な茶色の修道服姿を示しています。彼は杖を持ち、本を手にしていますが、これは彼が宗教的な模範であり修道会の創設者であったことを示唆しています。 ツタに覆われたルルドのグロットの中には、ルルドの聖母マリア像が立っています。彼女は青いリボンが付いた白いドレスを着ています。 グロットの右側には、円形のアーチ型のニッチに聖フロリアンが立っています。彼はローマ兵士として、鎧、マント、槍を持って描かれています。

アルベスバッハ城は必見のハイライトで、絶対に訪れるべき場所です。遠くからでも、いわゆる「ヴァルトフィアテルの牙」（Stockzahn des Waldviertels）を見ることができます。敷地に到着すると、126段の階段を上ると入り口があり、入場料（現在€2.50）は硬貨またはカードでお支払いください。その後、内部をさらに上へ進むと、素晴らしい眺めを提供するプラットフォームがあります。塔の周りには周回路もありますが、これにはある程度の足元の安定性と適切な靴が必要です。

If you have time, you should definitely see the castle's interior. But be sure to check the opening hours. You can also stop for refreshments in the castle tavern. Good food!

The village was first mentioned in 1246 and was originally owned by the Kuenring line of Weitra-Rappottenstein. In 1282, the estate passed to the Lords of Falkenberg, and in 1291 to Ulrich von Kapelln. In the 14th century, Arbesbach is mentioned as a freehold property. From 1326 to 1348, it was owned by the Lords of Klingenberg, who in 1347 mortgaged "the castle and the house at Arbesbach" to Weikart and Katharina von Winkl. From 1348, Arbesbach was owned by the Lords of Dachsberg, and from 1423 by the Lords of Starhemberg. In 1480, the castle was destroyed by a Bohemian raiding party and was not rebuilt. In 1600, the estate passed to the Lords of Tschernembl, and in 1604 to Georg Fenzl von... Grueb and as early as 1605 to Georg Kaspar von Neuhaus. From 1614 owned by the Lords von Hackelberg, from 1675 to 1862 by the Countess Dietrichstein. Afterwards, it passed to the Herberstein, Geusau, and Baron Holtz families, and from 1877 onwards to the Altzinger family, who still own the estate today and reside in part of the castle complex. Text by G.R., K.Ki.

According to the information board, it's the only stone pyramid in Europe. See the pictures for more information.

Ohne ein Foto zu machen komm ich da nicht vorbei 😇

A wooden chapel has been documented here at the Bründl since 1770 - this was replaced by a stone building in 1846 and expanded in 1896.

The Arbesbach Castle ruins, also known as the "Molar Tooth of the Waldviertel," are located in the market town of Arbesbach. It was built at the end of the 12th century, presumably around 1180, by Hadmar II von Kuenring and served as a border fortress to secure the Kuenring family's holdings in the Waldviertel region. The most striking remaining structure is the pentagonal keep, which sits atop a granite rock and was originally about 25 meters high. In 1480, the castle was destroyed by Bohemian troops and was not rebuilt. Instead, the Arbesbach Manor House was later built in 1593 as the new administrative center. On the ruins of the keep, the so-called Alexanderwarte, an 18-meter-high observation tower offering panoramic views across the Waldviertel, was built in 1884.