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That Karlstein, with its rich history and vibrant present, is the ideal location for a clock museum is something no one would doubt. Around 200 exhibits can be admired at the Karlstein Clock Museum. In a "living workshop," clocks are repaired, and small series of precision pendulum clocks, planetariums, table clocks, and wristwatches are handcrafted. Also on display are models of escapements, striking mechanisms, and perpetual calendars, as well as tools, measuring instruments, and machinery. In addition to the clock museum, Karlstein/Thaya is also home to Austria's only specialized school for watchmaking.

This bridge brings you closer to the nostalgia of the former Thayatal railway.

Imposing castle with a very nice cycle path next to it on an old railway line

Karlstein was first mentioned in 1112 as "Chadelstain." As a fiefdom, Karlstein belonged to the respective territorial princes, who granted this rule to knightly families, although no continuous dynasty established itself here. Since the castle was never owned by a single family for an extended period, it was continually rebuilt and expanded. Practically nothing remains of the original castle. In the following centuries, the border region was repeatedly raided by enemy armies (Ottokar, Hussites, Matthias Corvinus). After the suppression of the Peasants' Revolt in 1597, the leader, Andreas Schrembser, was presumably imprisoned in Karlstein Castle. In 1645, the Swedes besieged Karlstein Castle in vain. In 1663, it served as a refuge during the Turkish threat. In 1914, an internment camp was established in the castle, despite it being uninhabitable. The Montenegrin General Staff was also imprisoned there. After the war, the Hungarian communist leader Béla Kun was interned here. Later, the castle was used as a youth hostel, and in the 1960s, it also served as a guesthouse. The castle is now privately owned and no longer open to the public.

The bridge at the border on the former railway line to Slovonice has been rebuilt.

Also suitable as emergency accommodation

Very nice main square and many beautifully restored houses.

Not much of a swimming place, but we did it anyway. 😎 OK, OK... We dipped in, and enjoyed the cold water for a few minutes. There simply isn't enough water for any serious swimming here. On a positive side: drinking water, nice rest places made of wood, shadows, and a meadow where it's even possible to sleep in a tent overnight.