20 Attractions to Explore Near Großer Hirschenstein

A wonderful panorama, informative sensory stations and impressive natural habitats can be experienced on the treetop path in Althodis. Located in the middle of the Geschrittenstein-Irottkö nature park and up to 20 meters above the ground, you can find out interesting facts about the local fauna and flora. The treetop path is designed to be completely barrier-free. An unobstructed view of the Hungarian province of Western Transdanubia opens up on eleven observation towers.

Írott-kő is the highest point in the Kőszeg Mountains and Transdanubia at 882 meters. It is one of the highest mountain peaks in Hungary. Scanning the landscape from northeast to southeast we may admire the scenic view of Austria on the left and that of Hungary on the right. The two countries used to be separated by the Iron Curtain and the landscape still bears some conspicuous traces of it.

The Geschriebenstein with 884 meters the highest mountain in Burgenland and western Hungary . It is the highest point of the Günser Mountains and the easternmost foothills of the Alps. Instead of a wooden tower, which the village of Güns had built in 1891 on the Geschriebenstein, the village of Rechnitz built the still preserved stone lookout tower in 1913 right on the state border. The initiator was the tax notary Ladislaus Gullner, the master builder was Josef Varga from Rechnitz.

The Lame Castle was a castle above the Faludi Valley in the market town of Rechnitz in the district of Oberwart in Burgenland . Remaining wall remains are under monument protection. Today all of this has fallen into disrepair and covered with high forest. There is historical evidence that the "Barren Castle" had to be surrendered in 1289 after a long siege as part of the "Güssing feud" of Count Iwan against Duke Albrecht I of Austria and Styria.

This beautiful lake located in Faludital on the southern slope of the Günser mountains on the outskirts of the market town of Rechnitz in the district of Oberwart in Burgenland. It is about 300 meters long, a hundred meters wide and a maximum of seven meters deep. The lake is fed by the Rechnitzbach , which rises from the Geschrittenstein . The entire bathing area has an area of ​​more than five hectares.

Burg Schlaining is a castle in Stadtschlaining in the Austrian state of Burgenland. It is the location of the "Austrian Study Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution" founded in 1982 and has established itself over the past decades as an international competence center for peace research, education and practice. It is a historical and authentic arena of peace, where strategies for non-violent conflict resolution are developed and conveyed.

Amber rock museum and serpentine grinding shop - a museum for the whole family, for tour groups and for school trips. Here you can see unique exhibits and rarities on more than 1000 m² exhibition area. It has Show mine and precious stones, Noble serpentine collection and so more to see.

The Rotenturm Castle in the Austrian Burgenland in Rotenturm an der Pinka is one of the most important historic country castles. Already in the Middle Ages there was a moated castle in the northwest corner of the extensive area , which was protected by the pinka and moats​​​​​​​. The historicist jewel and its park were extensively renovated by the owner Prof. Heinz Schinner in close cooperation with the Federal Monuments Office.

Burgruine Landsee is a castle ruin in the Austrian state of Burgenland. Burgruine Landsee is 537 metres above sea level. The castle was used as a location for Disney's The Three Musketeers starring Kiefer Sutherland, Charlie Sheen, Chris O'Donnell, and Oliver Platt. Today, families access the Castle’s keep called “Don Jon” via the large, preserved entrance gate, bridges and arcades. Its viewing platform offers children and their parents amazing 360-degree views of Central Burgenland.

The Grenzerfahrungsweg is a hiking trail for young and old. The experience-oriented stations take up historical, cultural and landscape conditions. You wander through a varied landscape, with plenty of rest areas, as well as smaller individual stations with picture and text boards.

Lutzmannsburg hosts one of the biggest water worlds in Central-Europe. It has the longest covered slide of Austria. Sonnentherme is a true water wonder world for families with small children, but there is some fun for all ages. Covered slides, pools, wave pools, jacuzzis, saunas make the place unforgettable all through the year.

The Liszthaus Raiding is the birthplace of Franz Liszt in Raiding in Burgenland, Austria. Liszt was born here in 1811. Today it is a museum. The stone building was built in the 16th century; it was part of an estate created by von Guniafalva, a noble, and extended in the mid-17th century by his son-in-law Johann Illesy. The estate was bought in 1805 by the Esterházy family.The building had a roof of wooden shingles, and had six rooms, a kitchen and a room for wine fermentation.

The Lackenbach Castle as former moated castle is southeast of the town of Lackenbach in Burgenland , Austria. The castle consists of a two-storey main building with an elongated, ground-level farm building and an administrator's floor. The arched main portal still has the roles of the former drawbridge. A statue of the Virgin Mary and a double coat of arms Esterházy-Dersffy are located above the main portal .

Kobersdorf Castle is a castle in the market town of Kobersdorf in the state of Burgenland in Austria. The castle was built around 1528 from a medieval castle , the origins of which probably go back to the time of Ludwig the German. It isnow one of the iconic attraction in this area and so many tourists visits this place every year.

Güssing Castle was built in 1157 on the steep rock of an extinct volcanic cone. After several changes of ownership, the castle came into the possession of the Batthyány family in 1524. In the 16th and 17th centuries it was expanded into a fortress and was intended to serve as a bulwark - especially against the armies from the east. With the loss of its strategic importance, the castle was abandoned to decay in the 18th century.

A privately founded open-air museum in 1976 in the municipality of Gerersdorf-Sulz in Burgenland. The visitors are introduced to the way of life of the farmers and craftsmen in this region back then, be it on an independent tour of the authentically furnished buildings or on a guided tour. In addition, the extensive information material provided explains the individual buildings.

A magnificent renaissance castle consisting of a mighty four-wing building with two-story courtyard arcades and corner towers. There is stucco work to see the castle chapel with old frescoes , furniture and tapestries . The long-time owner Anton Lehmden ran a painting exhibition in the castle. The castle in its current form was built in 1625 by Paul Nádasdy, who also had the chapel built in 1632.

The Bucklige Welt is a landscape primarily in the southeast of Lower Austria at the border triangle of Lower Austria, Burgenland and Styria and secondarily also including small adjoining parts of the two neighboring federal states. Due to its topography, this landscape is also known as the land of 1000 hills .

The cellar district of Heiligenbrunn in Heiligenbrunn in Burgenland extends across the vineyards of Stifterberg, Zeinerberg and Zeinergraben on a ridge west of the southern Burgenland village of Heiligenbrunn and is part of the "Nature Park in the Wine Idyll". In total, the cellar district consists of around 150 press houses and wine cellars, which, however, are not cellars per se, but mostly wooden block buildings on a rammed earth floor.

This is a pilgrimage church in the municipality of Forchtenstein in Burgenland. It is located in the area of ​​the Forchtensteiner cadastral community Neustift an der Rosalia on the Heuberg, the highest point of the Rosaliengebirge. special feature of the Rosalienkapelle is the baroque high altar , which dates from the construction period. It used to be a glazed shrine with the reclining Rosalia integrated into it, which is now isolated in the chapel.