Petronell Trinity Column – Petronell Castle loop from Bad Deutsch Altenburg

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Lower Austria

Bezirk Bruck an der Leitha

Bad Deutsch Altenburg

Petronell Trinity Column – Petronell Castle loop from Bad Deutsch Altenburg

Moderate

3.9

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Petronell Trinity Column – Petronell Castle loop from Bad Deutsch Altenburg

03:34

13.7km

90m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

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Nationalpark Donau-Auen

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4.97 km

Petronell Trinity Column

Highlight • Monument

08/07/2017 - Mighty, massive, it protrudes from the small meadow square. Actually, when you look at it, it's a beautiful piece of work.

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5.79 km

Petronell Castle

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14.10.2018 - When the renovation is finished, it will certainly be a gem in the region - private property, enter forbidden!

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6.64 km

In addition to the legionary camp and the surrounding camp town, a flourishing civilian town (municipium) developed outside the military zone. The Limes, the northern border of the Roman Empire, was marked in Carnuntum by the Danube.

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7.96 km

View of Petronell Castle

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You can enjoy a view of the romantically located castle across the lush green meadows. A feast for the senses. :)

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9.37 km

Tree with shrine and flood level markers

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Note the flood level in 2013

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9.57 km

On the Danube riverbank

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The route hike leads along the Danube River. Numerous water birds can be observed.

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11.2 km

Riverside Trail in Donau-Auen National Park

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Here you walk directly along the water and through the countryside, completely undisturbed.

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12.5 km

Franz Josef I.

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A life-size bronze statue of Emperor Franz Joseph I, a work of the sculptor Edmund Hofmann von Aspernburg, stands in the central axis of the entrance area in the spa gardens in front of the museum.

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