Bad Kreuzen: Kreuzner Donaublickrunde
4040 Linz
Burg Kreuzen - Wolfsschlucht - Lehen - Grein - Aschaumühle - Bad Kreuzen
Recommended season:
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
- Loop
- Scenic
- Refreshment stops available
- Cultural/historical value
INTERESTING POINTS ALONG THE WAY:
Burg Kreuzen Treasure Chamber, reopening June 2012 Youth Hostel and Observation Tower
Castle Tavern
SPIRITUAL HIKING ON THE DONAUSTEIG:
Convent of the Marienschwestern vom Karmel
At the Marienschwestern you can experience the largest Kneipp garden in Austria. The traditional spa Bad Kreuzen is the 1st center for Traditional European Medicine (TEM): The splendor of fragrant herbs, rare biblical plants, and effective medicinal plants is open to interested visitors all year round, as well as the sound garden with watercourse, a green linden cloister, the barefoot trail, the spiritual garden, the water treading pool with casting station, the water playground for splashing, as well as the snack garden and organic delicacies in the café.
“Do good to your body so your soul wants to live in it” (Thersea v. Avila)
- I accept the offers of the traditional spa on the “Kreuzener Donaublickrunde” as a gift and feel what does my soul good.
This circular hiking trail leads from the marketplace to the castle, through the Wolfsschlucht and up to the Speck Alm. Via the high trail you reach Grein, where you then hike through the Lettental. Following the marked path, you reach the Aschaumühle. From there you return to your starting point.Tip:
This route is presented to you by the Danube Upper Austria Tourism RegionSafety guidelines:
Hiking backpack (incl. rain cover), sturdy footwearAdditional information:
Tourism Association Gsund Leben - Welcome to Bad Kreuzen
Bad Kreuzen 20a
4362 Bad Kreuzen
Tel.: 0043(0)7266/6255-78
bad-kreuzen@oberoesterreich.at
www.gsundleben.at
www.bad-kreuzen.at
Paths covering:
further information:
- Circular route
- Possible accommodation
- Board possible
Information: Marktgemeindeamt
Tel.: +43 (0) 72 66 / 62 55-78
Chronik
Name und Geschichte des Ortes
Um das Jahr 900 soll die Burg Kreuzen als Fliehburg erbaut worden sein – zweitgrößte Burganlage Oberösterreichs. Sie ist seit 1974 im Besitz des Tourismusverbandes Bad Kreuzen. Die Gegend um Kreuzen soll vom 8. bis zum 11. Jahrhundert von Slawen gerodet worden sein und es wird zum Teil auch der Name Kreuzen slawisch gedeutet. 16.05.1147 – Einer Urkunde von Bischof Reginbert von Passau entnehmen wir die erste urkundliche Erwähnung des Ortes „Chrucin“ – Kreuzen. Am 28.10.1482 wurde der Ort von Kaiser Friedrich III zum „Markt“ erhoben. 1846 entstand die erste Kaltwasserheilanstalt – Kurort Bad Kreuzen. 1972 Eröffnung des Kneipp Traditionshauses
Info: Tourismusverein Gsund Leben - Willkommen in Bad Kreuzen
Tel.: +43 (0) 72 66 / 62 55-30
Schlucht im Urgestein…
Die Wolfsschlucht am Fuß der Burg Kreuzen ist eine klammartige Urgesteinsschlucht. Die Wasserfälle, Felsformationen und Blockburgen machen ihren urigen Charakter aus. Einige botanische undfaunistische Besonderheiten gibt es hier zu finden. Die steilen, schwer zugänglichen Hänge werden von naturnah ausgebildeten Schluchtwäldern eingenommen. Sie konnten sich oftmals dort bewahren, wo sich die schwierige Bewirtschaftung kaum lohnte. Esche, Bergahorn und Bergulme lieben die luft- und bodenfeuchten Bedingungen in der Schlucht. Der Unterwuchs solcher Wälder wird von einer üppigen Krautschicht gebildet.
Unweit der Burg Kreuzen gibt es einen Felsen, der auch Bärensprung genannt wird. Wie dieser Felsen zu seinem Namen kam, erfahren Sie in der Donau-Sage "Über die Kippe springen".
Info: Verein Grein Tourismus
Tel.: +43 (0) 72 68 / 70 55
Im Einklang mit der Natur wirtschaften…
ist das Ziel des vom OÖ Naturschutzbund, Bezirksgruppe Machland Nord betreuten Hofes. Zwei Wohnhäuser und diverse Wirtschaftsgebäude zeichnen den Hof aus. Das Areal gliedert sich in Wiesen oder Weiden und Wald. Etwa 20 Hochlandrinder werden in Freilandhaltung gehalten. Jahrtausendelang bewirtschaftete und kultivierte der Mensch das Land im Einklang mit der Natur. Mit diesem Naturwirtschaftshof sollen altes Wissen und alte Bewirtschaftungsmethoden bewahrt werden. Durch eine ökologische schonende Bewirtschaftung kann eine enorme Artenvielfalt und das Landschaftsbild, das den Betrachter erfreut, erhalten werden. Das Wissen um diese Bewirtschaftungsart soll in Form einer Ausbildung zum Naturwirt auch weitergegeben werden.
In der Nähe von Grein trieb einst auch der Teufel sein Unwesen. Was es mit der Geschichte "Die Teufelsmauer" auf sich hat, weiß die Donau-Sage.
Animal welfare and no chemical fertilizers guarantee the production of high-quality organic food products. These products can be tasted directly in the attached “Mostschänke” or purchased in the farm shop.
Program:
Guided tours on the ecological farms about pig farming, bread baking until the organic snacks “Jause”
Catering:
Snacks “Jause” from the ecological farm
Shopping possibilities:
Organic products like bacon, sausages, salted and smoked meat “Geselchtes”, meat loaf, “Saumaisen”, blood sausages…
Organic products of our partner businesses: grape must, juice, vinegar, grain products, eggs and pasta…
In addition: schnapps, accessories
Number of people:
20
Length of program:
approx. 2 hours
Bookable:
February until November after announcement
Info: Tourismusverein Gsund Leben - Willkommen in Bad Kreuzen
Tel.: +43 (0) 72 66 / 62 55-30
Arzt und Hausapotheke, Tel.: 6207
Zahnarzt, Tel.: 20079
Rotes Kreuz, Notruf: 144
Polizei, Notruf: 133
Öffentl. WC und Trinkwasser beim Pfarrhof/Kindergarten ( 50 m, rechts)
Chronik
Name und Geschichte des Ortes
Um das Jahr 900 soll die Burg Kreuzen als Fliehburg erbaut worden sein – zweitgrößte Burganlage Oberösterreichs. Sie ist seit 1974 im Besitz des Tourismusverbandes Bad Kreuzen. Die Gegend um Kreuzen soll vom 8. bis zum 11. Jahrhundert von Slawen gerodet worden sein und es wird zum Teil auch der Name Kreuzen slawisch gedeutet.
16. 05. 1147 – Einer Urkunde von Bischof Reginbert von Passau entnehmen wir die erste urkundliche Erwähnung des Ortes „Chrucin“ – Kreuzen.
Am 28. 10. 1482 wurde der Ort von Kaiser Friedrich III zum „Markt“ erhoben.
1846 entstand die erste Kaltwasserheilanstalt – Kurort Bad Kreuzen.
1972 Eröffnung des Kneipp Traditionshauses der Schwestern vom Karmel.
Sehenswertes
• Kneipp Traditionshaus der Marienschwestern vom Karmel, weitläufiger Kneipp Garten – 19.000m² mit Gradieranlage.
• Burg Kreuzen. Der Aussichtsturm mit Panoramakarte bietet einen einmaligen Blick über das Donautal bis hin auf den Alpengebirgszug.
• Zahlreiche gut geführte Gasthäuser sowie Mostschenken
• Verschiedene Nahversorger sowie landwirtschaftliche Direktvermarkterbetriebe
• Seminarmöglichkeiten
• Wolfsschlucht – Wanderweg. Heute ist die Wolfsschlucht ein Natur- und Kulturlehrpfad.
Tipp
Unter dem Titel „Kneipp für alle“ werden hier die fünf Säulen der Kneipp-Lehre (Wasser - Bewegung - Ernährung - Heilpflanzen - Lebensordnung) erfahrbar.
Fürs gute Zusammenleben braucht's nicht viel: wenn man die Meinung anderer akzeptieren kann, auch wenn sie nicht der eigenen enstprechen, dann hat man schon einen großen Schritt getan. Die Donau-Sage "Die geteilte Burg" erzählt, was passiert, wenn man zu sehr an seiner eigenen Meinung festhält...
Public Transit
Bus connection from Grein to Bad Kreuzen
Parking
Large parking lot near the town center
- Suitable for groups
- Suitable for friends
- Suitable for couples
- Spring
- Summer
- Autumn
Please get in touch for more information.
Lindengasse 9
4040 Linz
Phone +43 732 7277 - 800
mobile +43 681 20583484
Fax machine +43 732 7277 - 804
E-Mail info@gsundleben.at
Web www.donauregion.at
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