Places to visit in Lower Austria, Austria
12 places to visit in Lower Austria, Austria, each with LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own: Dürnstein Castle Ruins, Melk Abbey, Wachau and more. Stand at any of them with the app open and the stamp is yours, confirmed on site, in your Lower Austria volume.
3 UNESCO World Heritage sites · 1 Heritage site · 1 Famous place to visit · 7 Hidden gems
UNESCO World Heritage sites in Lower Austria (3)
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Dürnstein Castle Ruins
The ruin of a medieval rock castle high above the village of Dürnstein in the Wachau valley, 312 metres above sea level on the Danube. Local tradition says King Richard the Lionheart was held prisoner here in 1192.
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Melk Abbey
A Benedictine abbey on a rocky outcrop above the Danube at the edge of the Wachau. Its Baroque church and library were built in the early 18th century, and the abbey also runs a school and a museum.
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Wachau
A valley carved by the Danube in Lower Austria between Melk and Krems, listed by UNESCO as a cultural landscape. Terraced vineyards and apricot orchards climb the slopes, with medieval towns, castles and abbeys along the river.
Heritage sites in Lower Austria (1)
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Heiligenkreuz Abbey
A Cistercian monastery in the southern Vienna Woods, founded in 1133 and in continuous use ever since. It has a Romanesque and Gothic church and a cloister, and a theological school with many students today.
Famous places to visit in Lower Austria (1)
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Vienna Woods
Forested hills on the north eastern edge of the Alps, spreading across Lower Austria and the western edge of Vienna. They are a favourite place for hiking and wine taverns, and are a biosphere reserve.
Hidden gems in Lower Austria (7)
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Burg Kreuzenstein
A castle on a hill 265 metres above sea level near Leobendorf in Lower Austria. It was rebuilt in the late 19th century on the ruins of a medieval castle that was destroyed in the Thirty Years War, and it holds a large collection of medieval art.
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Göttweig Abbey
A Benedictine monastery on a hilltop near Krems in Lower Austria, founded in 1083 by Altmann, Bishop of Passau. In the Middle Ages it was a seat of learning with a library and a monastic school, and its baroque stairway hall is famous.
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Klosterneuburg Monastery
A 12th century Augustinian monastery above the Danube in Klosterneuburg, just north of Vienna. It is known for the Verdun Altar, a medieval enamel masterpiece finished in 1181, and for its own wine estate.
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Schneeberg
The highest mountain in Lower Austria, with a summit called Klosterwappen at 2,076 metres. It is the easternmost and northernmost Alpine peak to top 2,000 metres, a limestone massif with steep slopes on three sides.
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Wiener Neustadt Cathedral
A Catholic church in Wiener Neustadt, dedicated to the Assumption of Mary and St. Rupert. It was the cathedral of the Diocese of Wiener Neustadt from 1468 to 1785, and is now a parish church.
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Zwentendorf Nuclear Power Plant
A finished nuclear plant on the Danube that never ran, because Austrians voted against starting it in a referendum in 1978. Today it is used for guided tours and training, and parts of it are open to visitors.
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Ötscher
A prominent peak of 1,893 metres in south western Lower Austria, in the Ybbstal Alps of the Northern Limestone Alps. Its name has Slavic roots and is roughly a diminutive of father.
Collecting in Lower Austria
What are the best places to visit in Lower Austria?
LOQAH lists 12 places in Lower Austria. The best known include Dürnstein Castle Ruins, Melk Abbey, Wachau, Heiligenkreuz Abbey and Vienna Woods. Each has a stamp of its own to collect when you are there.
How many LOQAH stamps are there in Lower Austria?
12, and more are added over time. Each place has LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own.
How do I collect a stamp in Lower Austria?
Open LOQAH at the place and get its stamp. LOQAH checks where you are once, at that moment; at the place itself the stamp is confirmed on site, with a gold badge.
I have been to places in Lower Austria before. Can I add them?
Yes. In Earlier trips, choose Lower Austria and swipe through its stamps, or import your Google Timeline. Each one goes into your volume with the date, if you know it.
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