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Happy, neighing horses on the ranch opposite Griffen Abbey

Small power generation plant at Wurlabach

The Diex parish church is one of the best preserved fortified churches in Carinthia and is located in the center of Diex on the southern slope of the Saualpe. It is dedicated to Saint Martin. The church was first mentioned in a Gurk land register in 1326, but its origins date back to before 1168.

From the street or from the bench you can enjoy a great view of the town of Diex with its impressive fortified church.

Behind the defensive tower on Stifterstrasse, southwest of the monastery, there is a late Gothic shrine, typical of this region of Carinthia. It is covered with a pyramid roof made of stone slabs and is dated 1575 (Dehio). The two dates 1779 and 1847 on the cornice of the shrine indicate renovations. On the four sides there are keel-arched niches with depictions of the Annunciation, the Madonna and Child (both with crowns), the Crucifixion of Jesus and that of Saint Norbert, Archbishop of Magdeburg and founder of the Premonstratensian Order. Above the pictures, at the corners of the cornice, various coats of arms are attached.

The old parish church is now the centre of the cemetery and is located in the middle of the former churchyard. The church was first mentioned in 1235 as the seat of a provostship. It is a Romanesque building from the first half of the 13th century, which was extended and modified in the Gothic and Baroque periods. In the 1960s, wall paintings from the time of the church's founding were uncovered on the chancel walls, depicting Henry II and his wife Kunigunde.

After a steep climb, you can refill your drinking water reserves here.

The Drava appears in a different colour every day. On this day it has disguised itself as the Soča and appears in turquoise