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Further information on the significance and origins: https://steinakirchen-forst.gv.at/sonnwendkreis

Information on the meaning and origins: https://steinakirchen-forst.gv.at/sonnwendkreis

After visiting the impressive lookout tower and the Prochenhütte, be sure to visit the summit cross. The panorama is breathtaking and alpine. It's recommended to leave your bike at the bottom just before the final climb. If it's not too heavy, you can also carry or push it up for a summit photo; it's not far.

The Diensbergsattel lies at 720 m. Take a break, there's a drinks fountain here. From here there are various hiking options such as Goganz, Runzlberg, Hochschlag with a farmer's inn (highly recommended).

The Prochenberg can be hiked from various starting points: From Ybbsitz 414 m From the Haselstein farmhouse via Haselsteinwand (homecoming cross) - parking spaces available From the farmhouse Mitterlehen 642 m - parking spaces available (for a donation) By Maria Seesal A great all-round view awaits you at the observation tower. From May 1st to the end of October, the Prochenberghütte 1123 m is open on Sundays and public holidays.

The circle consists of 24 standard trees (alternating apple and pear). This number is supposed to symbolize the hours of the day. In between, faster-growing tree species such as plum or medlar were planted. The diameter of the tree circle is 80 meters, that of the outer circle of trees is 100 meters. The center is a 6.5 meter high granite obelisk with sundials. Rails of the former narrow-gauge railway through the Kleine Erlauftal and cannon balls from the cannon factory in Gußwerk were used to indicate significant times in the year: summer solstice, equinox, winter solstice.

Refreshment awaits every hiker at the cider fountain on the Diensbergsattel.

The "Turkish miracle" occurred near the fountain in 1529. When Vienna was first sieged by the Ottomans, a horde marched through the Ybbstal, pillaging and murdering. They also rode up to the sanctuary to plunder it. Many people were hiding in the church and feared for their lives. Where the spring rises, the horses shied away and sank deep into the muddy ground. ... They went on their knees ... Fear and horror seized the riders and they returned to the valley. The event was told over the centuries and written down by a Steyrer in 1740. The baroque well chapel, built in 1745, is usually closed, but the interior design with fresco, statue and basin can be seen through an iron grille. The source outlet is on the back of the statue of the Virgin Mary, behind a walled parapet. For the Assumption of Mary, people meet on Sonntagberg at the Türkenbrunnen. Various brass bands have been making music there in the tree shade for 30 years.