20의 월든슈타인가지 명소 & 주요 장소

At the beginning of the 13th century, Hadmar II of Kuenring had the castle town of Weitra built. Since its founding, Weitra held the central military, administrative, judicial, and ecclesiastical functions in the so-called "Districtus Witrensis" (District of Witrensis). It was also a central market town and refuge in times of war. In the 16th century, the castle was rebuilt into a magnificent Renaissance palace according to plans by Pietro Ferrabosco. In 1994, the palace was renovated by Prince Johannes zu Fürstenberg and opened to the public. More on the history: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schloss_Weitra

The imposing Weitra Castle sits atop a hill above the equally beautiful old town and is a sight to behold from all directions. Current information on history and events is available at https://schloss-weitra.at/

beautiful castle with interesting border museum

beautiful castle in Weitra with interesting border museum

The Himmelsleiter is a viewing platform in the Hochmoor Nature Park in Schrems, which offers a perfect panoramic view of the moor landscape. The wooden construction consists of 58 spruce trunks arranged in pairs, each of which is 19.4 m long. Between these trunks, the 108-step steel staircase with several intermediate floors leads up to the 33 m long platform at a height of approx. 18.4 m. Steel tension rods and wooden pressure bars between the trunks as well as a steel substructure give the Himmelsleiter stability. Freely accessible from April to October. [waldviertel.at]

Between 1201 and 1208, Hadmar II of Kuenring had the castle town of Weitra built. The castle stood in the south, at the highest point of the sloping granite plateau. Since its foundation, Weitra had the central military, administrative, judicial and ecclesiastical function in the so-called "Districtus Witrensis", and the castle town was also a central market town and place of refuge in times of war. [schloss-weitra.at/]

Educational exhibition, we found the aquariums to be a bit small.

The view from the so-called "Himmelsleiter" is unfortunately a bit disappointing due to the many surrounding very tall trees. A few meters higher would probably have been better ;-)