Dürnstein City Gate – Dürnstein Old Town loop from Unterloiben
Dürnstein City Gate – Dürnstein Old Town loop from Unterloiben
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Dürnstein City Gate – Dürnstein Old Town loop from Unterloiben
01:35
6.13km
40m
Hiking
Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: June 11, 2026
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Start point
Train Station
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1.16 km
Franzosendenkmal Dürnstein
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2.12 km
View of the Dürnstein castle ruins
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2.24 km
Dürnstein City Gate
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2.36 km
Dürnstein Old Town
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2.39 km
Old Town Hall
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From 1547 onwards, the town hall was set up in a late Gothic house in the centre of the town and rebuilt in the Renaissance style in 1563. The inner courtyard with the picturesque staircase to the town hall is a popular photo subject.
Text / Source: Dürnstein Municipality, 3601 Dürnstein, No. 25
duernstein.at/ueber-duernstein/historische-gebaeude
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2.59 km
View of the Danube and Dürnstein Castle
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2.61 km
View of the Danube in the Wachau Valley
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2.80 km
Dürnstein Abbey
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In 1372 a chapel was built in Dürnstein dedicated to the Mother of God Mary, St. Andrew, St. Lawrence and all the saints. The widow Elisabeth von Kuenring donated her property for this purpose. In 1410, her heir Otto von Maissau founded a monastery near this chapel and had Augustinian canons brought from Wittingau in Bohemia (today Třeboň in the Czech Republic) to Dürnstein. The canons built the church, cloister and monastery in the 15th century. The layout of the medieval monastery building also remained decisive for the Baroque renovation.
In the late 17th century, the provosts, as the heads of the monastery are called by the Augustinian canons, had the complex renovated in the Baroque style for the first time, but stuck to the Gothic structure. When Hieronymus Bösebacher was elected provost in 1710, the church and monastery were, according to his own statements, in poor condition. He first had the canons' living area renovated with the convent building. Afterwards, the restoration of the church, cloister and tower began and the south wing with the large church portal was completely rebuilt. The irregular abbey courtyard was also closed into a representative square during this time.
Text / Source: Dürnstein Abbey, No. 1, 3601 Dürnstein / stift-duernstein.at
stift-duernstein.at/stift/geschichte
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6.13 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
3.59 km
1.39 km
1.12 km
Surfaces
5.28 km
552 m
122 m
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< 100 m
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Saturday 11 July
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16°C
17 %
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