This natural monument is probably the best-known cult stone in the country. The site is located at the edge of the forest, benches are available for resting.
This family-friendly hike - mostly with shaded forest sections - starts in the town center of Kopfing passing the treetop path, the Wildererstöckl in Grafendorf to the former entrenchments in Dornedt. From Dornedt it is only a few minutes to the Jungfraunstein - a two-meter-high rocking stone that can be moved with little force. Around the Jungfraunstein, larger stones are grouped. According to legend, giants - virgins brought the stone here. Afterwards, the route leads past the Fliegerkreuz - a memorial site, over Rasdorf, Matzelsdorf to Glatzing. After about 200m you reach the Rupertusstein, where Saint Rupertus left his footprints.
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Our wine cellar is particularly worth mentioning. We offer guided wine tastings of all kinds (Sommelier Maria Grüneis-Wasner).
We serve traditional Austrian cuisine, seasonal dishes, and game dishes almost year-round (awarded a plaque for excellent game dishes by the State Hunting Association) sourced from local hunting grounds.
"JUNGFRAUSTEIN"
The "Jungfraustein" is an interesting historical natural monument. The two mighty Wacker stones have been shaped by the weather in such a way that the upper stone can be moved effortlessly with one hand, but its position cannot be changed even with great effort.
According to legend, three giant maidens brought the stones here in their aprons. In Celtic and Germanic times, the stone structure is said to have served as a place of worship. The Roman road passes not far from the Jungfrau stone. The Romans probably used this high route to bypass the then still marshy Natternbach valley basin on their way to the Danube.
Until 1779 - when the Innviertel region became part of Austria - the Roman road was part of the border between Austria and Bavaria. Today it still forms the border between the Innviertel and the Hausruckviertel as well as between the districts of Schärding and Grieskirchen. In the immediate vicinity of the Jungfrausteine are two boundary stones from the time of the ecclesiastical manorial lordships with the dates 1691 and 1731 respectively. The lordship of Vichtenstein extended into the parish of Natternbach.
Our family-run Gasthof Kirchenwirt (the Kramer family) is located right in the heart of the Innviertel!
For over 125 years, we’ve been treating our guests to warm hospitality and, above all, regional, down-to-earth cuisine.
We take special care to ensure that guests of all ages feel at home with us, and we look forward to welcoming every guest who walks through our doors.
Located in the middle of the forest, it invites you to linger, relax and regenerate. At the Waldgasthof Oachkatzl we will spoil you with numerous homemade and regional delicacies.
For the annual Forest Christmas at the treetop path, the Waldgasthof invites you to warm up afterwards and spend many cosy hours!
Getting there
from Vienna - A1 - A25 - exit Wels-North - right onto B137 Innviertler Straße - right onto B134 Walerner Straße - left onto L1221 Daxberg district road - left onto B129 Eferdinger Straße - right onto L517 Kessle state road to Natternbach there left onto Kopfinger district road to Kopfing im Innkreis / from Linz - B127 Rohbacher Straße - left onto B131 Aschacher Straße - right onto B130 Nibelungen Straße - in Engelhartszell left onto B136 Sauwald Straße - left onto L1139 to Kopfing
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