Hartkirchen: Schaunberg Route

INTERESTING POINTS ALONG THE WAY:

Legendary cultural life:

• Parish Church Hartkirchen


• Schaunberg Ruin: open year-round; detour to the war cemetery in Deinham possible all year


• Monastery Church Pupping

Nature space & activity:

• Glider airfield Pupping

SPIRITUAL HIKING ON THE DONAUSTEIG:

THEN: The monastery in Pupping was founded in 1477 by the counts of Schaunberg, who also brought the Franciscans to Pupping. They also had a new church built in place of the old Wolfgang Church (the death place of St. Wolfgang). Due to Protestantism, the monastery was closed from 1565 – 1621 and again from 1786 – 1874 after the dissolution of the monastery under Joseph II. Afterwards, Pupping became a well-known pilgrimage site for St. Wolfgang. In 1894, for the 900-year celebrations of the holy Bishop of Regensburg, even 30,000 pilgrims are said to have found their way to Pupping. From 1968 – 1998, the Clarisses – Sisters of St. Clare, companion of St. Francis – revitalized the Pupping monastery.

TODAY: Shalom Monastery, a breathing space – monastery for a time
At the new beginning of the Franciscan monastery in 1998, a new path was taken, a monastery opened for men and women to live alongside, deliberately oriented in the spirit of St. Francis and St. Clare towards a simple lifestyle.
During a “time out,” one can share life in its various aspects here:

Prayer, work, community
St. Francis, Francis of Assisi (c. 1181/1226), was deeply connected to nature, committed to living according to the principles of the Gospel – without additions or alterations – which caused resistance from the Roman Catholic Church of the time. He was an important reformer, bridge-builder and missionary who worked as far as the Orient, dared to confront the pope, and was a founder of religious orders. His message for today: “Live simply” / “simple living.”

• On the Schaunberg route, I consider where, when, and how I can “live simply.”


• In the monastery, I let the many impressions affect me: symbols like the Cross Tau, the garden areas with their inscriptions, the meditation chapel, the inspiring courtyard, the artistically designed vegetable garden, the people who live there.

The circular route starts in the town center and leads via Karling and Deinham to Pupping, through the cultural landscape of the Eferding Basin to the ascent to the Schaunberg ruin near the airfield in Pupping. There you climb a beautiful forest path up to the ruin. The circular route is consistently peaceful and offers the hiker interesting insights into the cultural landscape (old farms, a mill). An absolute highlight is of course the Schaunberg castle ruin with a magnificent view over the Eferding Basin. This also makes the circular hiking route interesting for visitors. After visiting the ruin, you follow a forest path parallel to the road down to Rienberg. Via Wolfsfurth, Poxham (French Cross), and Hacking, you reach Hartkirchen again.

Schaunberg Ruin:
Once the largest castle complex in Austria (17,500 m²). Over 186 steps you reach a viewing platform from which you have a magnificent view of the Eferding Basin, the Mühlviertel, and of course the Danube. It is accessible at any time.

Hiking backpack (including rain cover), sturdy footwear

Municipality of Hartkirchen
Kirchenplatz 1
4801 Hartkirchen
Tel.: 0043(0)7273/89 56
gemeinde@hartkirchen.ooe.gv.at
www.hartkirchen.ooe.gv.at

BUSINESSES ALONG THE ROUTE:

Bakery, Café and Confectionery Moser, Schaunbergstraße 2, Tel.: +43 7273 6371, Mon – Fri: 6 am – 6 pm and Sat: 6 am – 12 pm
Hartkirchen Hoftaverne, Kirchenplatz 4, Tel.: +43 7273 6372, daily 10 am - 2 pm and 5 pm - 12 am, Sundays and holidays from 9 am, closed Wed, Thu
Knogler Elfriede, Schmiedstraße 6, Tel.: +43 7273 6454, 7 comfort rooms, extra beds possible