"On the way between river & cultural treasures"
Mythical Danube River, Salty Traun River, Iron Enns River – a pleasure bike ride tracing the fascination of the land between these streams. River cycling along the Danube and Traun, the Traun-Danube floodplains European protected area, the Linz cultural skyline, magnificent four-sided courtyards in the Traun-Enns hill ridge area ... and numerous cultural treasures. Final highlight: ferry crossing.
Highlights:
A magnificent start is the Danube jewel Mauthausen at the confluence of the Danube and Enns. The magnificent riverside with Pragstein Castle and the charming town center tell of prosperity through tolls, iron, salt, and granite. A Danube highlight! By the legendary Enns River, the precious iron ore from the Styrian Eisenwurzen once reached the Danube. From the Danube bank, you follow the edge of the Danube plain through settlement areas to St. Georgen an der Gusen. Initially on a slightly hilly, moderately trafficked secondary road, after Langenstein mostly on wide bike paths alongside the main road. Shortly before St. Georgen an der Gusen, the return to the mythical river begins. On secondary roads, the landscape becomes more rural. Finally, you cycle enjoyably through primeval riparian forests out to the mighty Danube stream.
Shortly downstream, you cross over the impressive Danube power plant Abwinden-Asten to the other bank. Now begins top-class river cycling: enjoy pedaling along the dike on the legendary Danube bike path towpath upstream. A cooling breeze, ship traffic ... and birdsong. Barely known, on the left in the riparian forests lies the European protected area Traun-Danube floodplains, an important bird paradise. At the Traun mouth, Linz surprises with an almost surreal industrial landscape and reminds of its transformation into a cultural capital. On the wonderful riverbank bike path, you cycle along the legendary Traun River – on which the valuable salt from the Salzkammergut once reached the Danube – continuing to Ebelsberg. Today a district of Linz, Ebelsberg entered world history during Napoleon’s time through its strategically important Traun crossing. Here begins the journey through one of Upper Austria’s most beautiful rural cultural landscapes: gentle rolling hills, fertile fields, traditional scattered orchards, the largest four-sided courtyards in Upper Austria ... the Traun-Enns hill ridge area!
Quiet country roads meander in harmony with the landscape. Gradually rising gently to Wambach, then a short steep hill ridge demands a sweat tribute. The long enjoyable descent to Rohrbach surprises. At the manor-like Jahreszeitenhof (365 windows, 12 gates) in Gemering begins the final hill ridge ascent. After a short forest section, unusual views open at the summit onto the St. Florian Abbey basilica. A short, very steep (!) descent and you stand before the imposing Baroque jewel St. Florian Abbey, a Danube highlight! It is one of Austria’s largest Baroque monasteries: the abbey basilica, the world-famous Bruckner organ, the tombs of St. Florian and music virtuoso Anton Bruckner ... Have fun discovering! Another short, very steep (!) descent and you cycle through the historic town of St. Florian out into the Danube plain.
Through a mosaic of fertile fields, past the remarkable open-air museum Sumerauerhof and other beautiful four-sided courtyards ... you continue almost flat on country roads toward Enns. Between the motorway and city, road traffic briefly increases. Finally, perched on a ridge is the picturesque old town of Enns with its magnificent main square and 60 m high town tower, a Danube highlight! Enns is Austria’s oldest city and prospered through salt trade. Furthermore, in Roman times – then called Lauriacum – it was an important administrative city and legion camp. Tip: the magnificent 360° panoramic view from the town tower makes the multifaceted fascination of Enns clearly tangible! Then you roll down into the new town and cycle through fertile farmland – partly with a photogenic industrial skyline – out of the Danube plain. In the primeval riparian forest, a magnificent view of the historic Danube market Mauthausen completes the experience at the dock of the Donauradfähre. During the crossing, this scenery and the splashing of the water instinctively evoke reflection – a bike tour in the river!
Safety guidelines:This pleasure cycling route leads almost entirely over quiet, asphalted (secondary) roads and bike paths. Only between the motorway and Enns should you expect slightly more traffic over just under 2 km, depending on the time of day. Basic shifting skills are advantageous in the hilly Traun-Enns hill ridge area. In St. Florian, two short, steeper descents require special caution. Please also note the operating times of the Donauradfähre ENNSEGG for the final ferry crossing to Mauthausen. If this is not in operation, you can use the alternative route over the Mauthausen Danube Bridge starting from Enns city center.
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Signposting:
To facilitate your orientation, the Danube cycling routes have been marked with a dedicated bike guidance system. This route follows the signage "R1.11 3-River-Route".
Particularly noteworthy are the library with more than 150,000 volumes, the imperial marble hall, the Sebastian altar by Albrecht Altdorfer, the crypt with Anton Bruckner's sarcophagus and the "Bruckner organ" in the collegiate basilica.
St. Florian is known as a place of pilgrimage far beyond the borders of Austria. St. Florian is said to have been buried here and the famous composer Anton Bruckner also found his final resting place here.
Group tours and private tours can be booked all year round by prior arrangement. Please contact us at tours@stift-st-florian.at or +43 7224 8902-10
The Bruckner organ, which has four manuals, 103 stops and 7,389 organ pipes, is known far beyond the country's borders.
It was built between 1770 and 1774 by the Ljubljana priest and organ builder Franz Xaver Chrisman and named in 1930 after the former Florian choirboy, teacher and organist Anton Bruckner.
Anton Bruckner is buried under the famous Bruckner organ in the Augustinian canons' monastery of St Florian.
Family-owned for over 25 years, the café has been run by Sandra Stangl "out of conviction" as a non-smoking establishment for the past two years. In addition to many coffee specialities, you will find an extensive range of teas from Madame Wu, daily fresh pastries, small snacks or a hearty breakfast - and a charming outdoor café, excellent service and an absolute feel-good atmosphere. Awarded 2 cups in the Falstaff Guide, Café am Platz is one of the best cafés in Austria. The Café am Platz is open Monday to Sunday from 1 May to the end of October in the year of the National Exhibition.
The finest coffee, cakes, ice cream, wine, snacks.
A sumptuous breakfast, a quick and varied business lunch, Italian delicacies such as homemade pizza from the wood-fired oven, handmade pasta, antipasti, a selection of excellent wines, a cosy aperitivo bar - all this invites you to linger.
Come in and let yourself be spoilt with authentic dishes, fine wines and a cool ambience. Feel like you're in Italy, where pleasure is at home!
Giulio and his team ensure 100% authenticity and quality!
Union Mauthausen Indoor Tennis
The e-bike charging station is located directly in front of St Florian's Abbey in the arcades.
The Donausteig touches the Traun-Danube-Meadows which is a very important European nature reserve only at its edge.
The reserve is high in biodiversity as well as it is an ecosystem where many different endangered species live. Rare plants, many amphibians, toads and beavers can be found at the waters of the meadows.
The natural history station of Linz is still working on the reserve's development by considering a wide range of different ecological criteria. One of the main aims is to harmonise the demands of local recreation and the goal of the nature conservation.
The Schäferhof, an inn with decades of tradition,
offers regional cuisine and tasty, varied lunch menus.
In the inn "Zur Traube", situated on the beautiful Heindlkai, you have the opportunity to enjoy home-style cooking, delicious specialities such as potato and garlic cream soup, Mühlviertler pasture lamb, country-style pork fillet, cabbage fritters, delicious parfait made from nuts and forest honey with cream....
Friday day off
In the restaurant at the leisure centre Mauthausen you have the possibility to do sports (tennis courts, open-air swimming pool,...) as well as the alternative to indulge in culinary delights like Cordon Bleu, roast beef, daily fresh salads,....
Beautiful guest garden, central location, regional cuisine, homemade pastries.
Tour groups welcome with advance reservation.
Soup hens and rabbits on request
Here at DonauHof eat. drink. sleep. you will find everything your heart desires.
We are specialists for weddings, celebrations and bus groups, but also for holiday guests and locals who love our cuisine and service.
You can find out more when you visit us, but also on the home page www.donau-hof.at.
Seating capacity - facilities:
Wirtshaus 60 people
Stüberl 20 people
Event hall 80 people
Danube garden 60 people
Guest room 30
specials:
Wedding celebrations
Bus groups
Regulars' tables, clubs
General celebrations
Seminars
Playground
Cuisine:
Speciality weeks
Gourmets of good cuisine
Home cooking
International
Buffet
Groups
Menu
Whether it's a holiday, a weekend or a short trip - you can relax with us. Just sit in the guest garden or in our cosy guest parlour and forget everyday life with good food and drink.
We look forward to seeing you!
The team of the Hotel-Restaurant zum Donaueck-Mauthausen
The café-pastry shop is located in the former schoolhouse, which was first mentioned in a document in 1561.
Enjoy our specialities - homemade patisserie, pastries and ice cream.
We welcome you to the stage of our passion.
In 2005, the new nursery was opened on the site of the former monastery nursery.
As a family of gardeners, we were able to realise our dream of a new kind of nursery here.
The traditional country inn "Zur Kanne" has existed for over 300 years directly below the Augustinian monastery of St Florian. Regional cuisine with products from our own farm. Vinotheque, open at culinary delicacy time and on request.
In 1892, archaeological finds from the Roman legionary camp of Lauriacum near Enns and its surroundings prompted a group of interested people to establish a museum association for Enns and the surrounding area. The owner of Ennsegg Castle provided a room in the castle's Meierhof for the museum. In 1898, the association's own collection was combined with the town history collection in the Old Town Hall and the Fürstenberg private collection. In the course of this, the association received permission to set up its collection in the old council chamber.
This laid the foundation stone for what would later become the Lauriacum Museum. After a lengthy period of emergency accommodation due to bombing and the great shortage of space in the post-war period, it was not until 1964 and 1967 that the exhibits were reinstalled in the museum. One of the most important Roman collections in Austria presents the diversity of Roman culture at the most important military base on the Danube Limes in the province of Noricum. The monumental building inscription of the Lauriacum legionary camp, the military equipment, the funerary monuments, the numerous testimonies to everyday Roman life, the unique ceiling fresco and a fragment of late antique fabric are particularly noteworthy among the numerous exhibits. Aspects of the medieval and modern history of Enns are conveyed by old views, historical weapons, the council chamber with its magnificent paintings and the room with sacred art objects.
In 1988, the Lauriacum Museum was awarded the Austrian Museum Prize and has been awarded the Austrian Museum Seal of Quality. Extensive renovation work has been carried out since fall 2011 in view of the "800 Years of the Enns Charter" anniversary.
The Stadtheurige in the heart of Enns. Traditional Austrian cold and hot cuisine in a cosy, modern-rustic atmosphere.
Anna Grasser sees her restaurant as a place for personal contacts. The café is a Mauthausen meeting place with tradition - for over 40 years!
The cycle ferry is the connection between the Danube Cy cle Path and the Cultural Cycle Path. From here you can get to Enns and St. Florian in no time at all and on the Danube Cycle Path to the Lower Austrian Mostviertel or on the northern side of the Danube on the Original Danube Cycle Path R1 to the Wachau!
Very centrally located, ideal for tour groups, also on Mondays by prior arrangement. Beautiful, quiet guest garden, hall for events.
Information: Tourismusinfo Enns
Tel.: +43 (0) 72 23 / 827 77
Fischerei und Ökologie…
Die Berufsfischerei hat im Linzer Becken ökonomisch gesehen eine eher geringe Bedeutung. Die Möglichkeiten der Fischerei als Freizeitbeschäftigung sind durchaus vielfältig. Besetzt werden z.B. Hecht, Zander, Schleie und Karpfen. Auch in der Enns ist die Freizeitfischerei von größerer (auch ökonomischer) Bedeutung als jene der Berufsfischerei. Im Enns-Donau-Winkel hat das Fischen, besonders die Huchenfischerei eine Jahrhunderte alte Tradition. Der Fischereiverein Enns ist ein aktiver, ökologisch ausgerichteter Fischereiverein. Die Errichtung von großflächigen Stillgewässern in der Au nördlich vom Ennshafen, geht auf seine Initiative zurück. Laichstätten und Gewässerstrukturen werden geschaffen (in Zusammenarbeit mit Stadt Enns und Ennskraft).
Schon den tapfersten Schiffsleuten wurde Angst und Bang, wenn der Nebel über dem Donautal hängt. Von einem schrecklichen Erlebnis, das einst ein Kaufmann in der "Dicken Luft" hatte, erzählt die gleichnamige Donau-Sage.
Let yourself be pampered by our attentive service and our home-style cooking. We serve Austrian classics as well as international specialties - always fresh and prepared with love. You can also enjoy sophisticated drinks, fresh draught beer and a wide selection of exquisite wines. Our ice cream specialties and homemade pastries provide a sweet finish.
The restaurant is located at ground level in the 3-star hotel of the same name "Zum Goldenen Schiff" (40 beds, reception also open on Sundays!).
We also offer catering in the Volkshaus to add a culinary touch to your events.
Tastefully decorated premises and lovingly prepared Italian delicacies.
The Lauriacum Restaurant has a restaurant (110 seats), a Stüberl (62 seats), a café (48 seats), the Steyr and Enns conference rooms (110 seats), the Ennserl Bar (38 seats), and a restaurant.
conference rooms Steyr and Enns (110 seats), the Ennserl-Bar (38 seats) and a garden
as well as a garden and outdoor café (18 seats).
Coaches are also very welcome in the Lauriacum Restaurant. Special weekend rates are offered at weekends.
Specialities: Alaskan wild salmon with garlic and black bread
saddle of rabbit on Korean sauce with homemade vegetable noodles, veal cream puff pastry with roasted napkin dumplings.
See also Austria Classic Hotel Lauriacum!
In a cosy atmosphere, we spoil you with delicacies from the local and Italian cuisine.
Culinary specialities, style and ambience characterise our restaurant. Especially our homemade pizzas are very popular with our guests.
Fresh salads and selected wines are an ideal complement to our delicacies.
The rest areas consist of an exposed concrete column, reminiscent of a Roman milestone, bearing a Roman head created by artist Miguel Horn and containing information about the local community, the Danube cycle path and the Romans, as well as a 5 metre long rest bench made of concrete and stone and a paved floor made of Danube pebbles. The architecture is based on design elements from Roman times.
The design for the Roman rest areas was the result of a competition organised jointly with the University of Art and Design Linz and won by student Lukas Beltrame. An important partner in the construction of the squares is the construction academy in Steyregg, which produced all the built-in parts for the squares with its apprentices.
One of the oldest villages in Upper Austria was also home to one of the few fortifications built directly in the Danube in Austria. As late as 1860, a few years before the major regulation of the Danube, Pragstein Castle was located on a rocky island near Mauthausen, connected to the riverbank only by a bridge. This also explains its keel-shaped construction. The castle had to withstand a number of floods, so care was taken during construction to create a streamlined floor plan. In addition, the building has a wedge-shaped tip on the west side facing the river, which served as a breakwater. The four-storey, rectangular building is crowned by a mighty hipped roof. On the upstream west side, the roof shows a cross created by the type of shingles. Directly below the hipped roof is a surrounding arched frieze on corbels. One of these stands out in particular. On the north side facing the riverbank is the large iron-bound gate with a one-man hole, above which is a flat bay window on stepped consoles on the 2nd floor. There was a sally port on the opposite side of the river, but this no longer exists. The stone coat of arms of the barons of Prague can still be seen above it today. The windows and light openings on the lower storeys are rather plain. On the upper two floors, however, the window jambs from the time of construction are richly moulded. The entire building has strong corner ashlars. The interior is dominated by Gothic elements, barrel vaults with Renaissance stucco frames from around 1600. The castle is entered through the gate on the market side with a one-man hole. Directly behind the gate is a small vaulted vestibule supported by stone pillars. Down here there are several cellar rooms as well as the usable horse stable. The upper floors are reached via a relatively simple staircase. On each floor, the staircase leads into a hall-like central corridor. This corridor leads to the large rooms, some with beautiful wooden Riemling ceilings. On the second upper floor, the cut-off remains of a star-ribbed vault have been preserved in the corridor, which is vaulted with a spire. There was probably once a chapel with a polygonal apse here.
Guest garden in the Stiftshof, seasonal specialities, large car park, tour groups welcome.
Pride of place is given to the Granary Theme Trail which takes you along some of the finest examples of Upper Austrian Troadkasten storage buildings. Inside the house is a typical 19th century kitchen, bedroom and living room. See how people lived back in time while browsing one of the largest collections of traditional vernacular furniture in Upper Austria.
Exhibits are housed in the impressive square-shaped Farmstead and in several connected historic barns and use original furnishings, artifacts, and photographs to depict the seasonal round of activities that shaped the lives and culture of the area's farm families. What's more, the Museum holds a unique range of traditional farming tools, machinery and implements.
Museum amenities can serve as atmospheric venue for your most memorable special event or occasion!
Weikerlsee - naturist bathing area, buffet.
Further information on www.linzag.at
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