20 Attractions to Explore Near Römerstadt Carnuntum

Schloss Eckartsau is a castle converted into a hunting lodge in Eckartsau not far from the Donauauen in Marchfeld , Lower Austria. The original castle was a four-sided moated castle. The castle, which is now in the Donau-Auen National Park , thus became the property of the Republic of Austria, managed by the Austrian Federal Forests .As a museum, the castle has also been awarded the museum seal of approval. The Marchfeld castles also include Niederweiden Castle and Hof Castle .

Niederweiden Castle is a baroque castle in Engelhartstetten im Marchfeld in the district of Gänserndorf. It combines the Baroque desire for prestige and rustic comfort in a harmonious manner. Like Hof Castle, Niederweiden Castle was once the property of Prince Eugene before being acquired by Empress Maria Theresa.

The Ungerberg bunker system is a line of defense from the Cold War era , which was built in 1959/60 by the Austrian Armed Forces near the Bruckneudorf barracks . As one of the branches of the Army History Museum , the complex now serves as an open-air museum.

A majestic palace located in Marchfeld, Austria near the border of Slovakia. It once belonged to Prince Eugene of Savoy who purchased it late in his life in 1726. The Castle of Schloss Hof became the main motive of one of the most famous silver collectors coins: the Castle of Schlosshof coin. This coin was issued honouring the castle with the obverse side showing a view of the castle from the terraced garden side.

Melk Abbey is a Benedictine abbey above the town of Melk, Lower Austria, Austria, on a rocky outcrop overlooking the Danube river, adjoining the Wachau valley. The abbey contains the tomb of Saint Coloman of Stockerau and the remains of several members of the House of Babenberg, Austria's first ruling dynasty.

This is the only cave in Burgenland with finds of Ice Age cave fauna. The bear cave is located about three kilometers north of the village of Winden on the western slope of the Zeilerberg. It is about twenty meters above the street. It is a layered joint cavity . It was probably formed in the Pannonian as a surf cave of the Miocene Sea in limestone.

A beautiful tower museum located in the heart of Burgenland. Here you can marvel at the oldest tower clock in Burgenland - one of the last one-hand clocks ever. You can marvel at the skeleton of the Winden cave bear as well as old tools and coins. On the top floor there is a large number of display boards about the hydrogeology and history of Lake Neusiedl.

The Leitha Mountains are a range of hills in Austria lying on the boundary between Lower Austria and Burgenland. The range is an offshoot of the Alps and forms a connection to the Carpathians to the north. The ridge is heavily forested with deciduous trees such as oak, hornbeam, and beech predominating. It is a good trekking destination and also it offers beautiful views too.

Donau-Auen National Park covers 93 square kilometres in Vienna and Lower Austria and is one of the largest remaining floodplains of the Danube in Middle Europe. The Danube, which still flows freely here, is still a lifeline to many and a dynamic creative force, forming an abundance of habitats. This is how the protected area ensures that the numerous endangered species there can survive.

The Village Museum Mönchhof is an open-air museum in Mönchhof in northern Burgenland . Established in 1990. It gives an insight into the everyday life of farmers and craftsmen in Heideboden from around 1890 to the late 1960s. Using around 35 buildings with workshops, work tools and furnishings, the village museum tries to bring back to life the everyday life of this time, which was largely characterized by agriculture.

The Halbturn Palace is a baroque palace complex in Halbturn in Burgenland District Neusiedl am See , east of Lake Neusiedl. The castle was built from 1701 to 1711 by Johann Lucas von Hildebrandt as a hunting lodge for Emperor Karl VI. The castle halls are also known as a venue for exhibitions and for the Halbturner Schlosskonzerte. The company, including viticulture and the cellar, is managed by the owner's grandson, Count Markus von Königsegg-Aulendorf.

The lighthouse Podersdorf at the main pier, located exactly in the middle of the seaside resort, was built as a point of orientation and for storm warnings for water sports enthusiasts in the course of the redesign of the 2 km long lido. It is one of the few lighthouses in the Republic of Austria and at the same time one of the southernmost lighthouses in the entire German-speaking area.

The only mill that is still fully preserved today and has been restored to the public is located here, in Podersdorf am See. The windmill is around 160 years old, has been a listed building for around 60 years and is still privately owned by the Lentsch family.

The Central Cemetery, which opened in 1874, is much more than just a last resting place. Around two square kilometers in area, it is the second largest cemetery in Europe.Waiting to be discovered here are graves of honor from Beethoven to Falco, fantastic Art Nouveau architecture as well as abundant lush greenery that makes the cemetery a popular local recreation area.

The Jakobsweg Burgenland is an approximately 55 kilometer long branch of the Austrian Jakobsweg network that runs mainly in Burgenland and partly in Lower Austria. The trail, which has been signposted from Frauenkirchen since 2013, takes on a variant of the Jakobsweg in Halbturn that comes from Hungary , leaves Burgenland between Neusiedl am See and Bruck an der Leitha and joins the Austrian Jakobsweg in Haslau-Maria Ellend.

The Hölzlstein is a 10 by 20 meter large limestone with a height of 157 meters, in the cadastral community of Oggau and forms part of the Rust foothills. The rock is a prehistoric sea reef and dates from the time when the area was still below sea level. From a geological point of view, the Hölzlstein is a Leithakalkklippe, which consists of tertiary sand-lime stone, which comes to the surface at its highest point in the form of a small, widely visible rock formation.

The Vienna gasometers were built between 1896 and 1899 at a time when societies were reluctant to exhibit freely their industrial infrastructures.They were used from 1899 to 1984 to house gas holders, also known as gasometers, each of 90,000 m³ storage capacity. After the changeover from town gas to natural gas between 1969 and 1978, they were no longer used and were shut down. The structures have found new residential and commercial use in modern times.

The Oberer Stinkersee is a lake near Podersdorf am See.The lake can be reached from the surrounding towns of Illmitz (about 5 km from the lake), Apetlon and Apetlon. Even if the lake offers at best little tourist potential, a visit to the region is of course worthwhile: There are numerous other lakes around the Upper Stinkersee, which are characterized by a high recreational value.

The Donaukanal is actually a decent-sized river channel that breaks off from the mighty Danube at the northwest entrance to Vienna, curves around the edge of the old town, and then continues out to the far east of the city where it rejoins the main river. The paths on both sides of the Donaukanal are regularly used by joggers, cyclists and skaters. Recently, there have been successful attempts during the summer months at turning the place into a more attractive recreational area.

The Alte Donau is an arm of the Danube in Vienna . It lies orographically to the left of the New Danube , which accompanies the main Danube stream, but has no direct connection either with this or with the Danube itself. The Upper Old Danube stretches from the Floridsdorf Bridge to the Kagran Bridge , and the Lower Old Danube from the Kagran Bridge to the Donaustadt Bridge . A small part next to the Floridsdorf Bridge is designed as a Floridsdorf water park .