Bayern-Oberösterreich Grenzblick

This Donausteig rest area is located by the forest’s edge of a rural plateau high above the Danube valley. After the thick forests you get an incredible view into the distance! Glances wander beyond the deep Danube valley straight to the magnificent Mühlviertel region.
Slightly to the left we can see the opposing beautiful Bavarian landscape. Whether it’s because of the connecting landscapes or the invisible border, one may start to ponder about separation, connection, mine, yours… - a place to think about!
 
An information panel offers a short overview about the history of Engelhartszell, our stage goal, and tells us something about the legend “Wundersames am Haugstein”.

Chronicle
15 BC - 488: Uncovering of the small Roman fort Stanacum as part of the Danube Limes in Oberranna in March 1960 27.10.1194: First documentary mention of Engelhartszell in the document of the Bishop of Passau Wolfger von Erla 1214: First documentary mention of the parish of Engelhartszell 12.03.1293: Foundation of the Cistercian monastery of Engelszell by the Bishop of Passau. First mention of Engelhartszell as a market 1450: Construction of the imperial toll station 15.08.1501: Greatest flood of the millennium around 1700: Oldest depiction of the Engelhartszell market coat of arms 21.04.1854: Greeting of the future Austrian Empress Sisi on her bridal journey from Passau to Vienna 14.03.1925: Purchase and settlement of the monastery by the Trappists 1952-1956: Construction of the Austrian-German Jochenstein power station 28.04.-26.10.1994: Organisation of the Upper Austrian provincial exhibition "The Danube" with around 300,000 visitors.