Top 20 Natural Monuments around Petronell-Carnuntum

A beautiful park for hiking, walking, jogging with benches and old trees

Baroque Garden - The Garden Paradise, Hof Castle The area sloping down to the March lowlands to the east of the castle was predestined to create a garden based on the French model simply because of its location. In just a few years, Prince Eugene had the architect Johann Lucas von Hildebrandt and the garden engineer Anton Zinner create one of the most important gardens in the German-speaking world on a total of seven terraces. The vertical central axis, along which there are numerous fountains, divides the garden into two mirror-image areas on each level. A well-thought-out sculpture program created by the sculptor Johann Christoph Mader pays homage to the lord of the castle, Prince Eugene. The water required to operate the fountains and to supply the plants was derived from three ponds in the nearest village of Groißenbrunn. In the 19th and 20th centuries, the garden gradually fell into disrepair. The three paintings by Bernardo Belotto, known as Canaletto, were one of the most important sources for the gradual reconstruction of the individual terrace areas since 2002. These views of the palace complex were created on Maria Theresa's commission around 1760. Text / Source: Schloss Hof, 2294 Schloßhof 1 https://www.schlosshof.at/ueber-schloss-hof/garten

Baroque Garden - The revitalization of the Baroque Garden, Schloss Hof After 15 years of detailed reconstruction, the garden in Schloss Hof can now be experienced by our guests in its 18th century appearance right down to the last terrace! We have accompanied this journey for you and provide insights into the exciting period of restoration work. With the restoration of the seventh garden terrace in 2019 and the completed reconstruction of the Great Cascade in 2018, the 15-hectare Baroque Garden of Schloss Hof can once again be experienced in its entirety as it was in the 18th century. Text / Source: Schloss Hof, 2294 Schloßhof 1 https://www.schlosshof.at/ueber-schloss-hof/garten/revitalisierung-barockgarten

The Danube-Auen National Park is a 9,600 hectare national park that stretches from Vienna to the mouth of the March in Lower Austria on the border with Slovakia. It is one of the largest, largely intact floodplain landscapes in Central Europe along the Danube. The area is 38 kilometers long and measures barely four kilometers at its widest point.

Beautiful view of the Orther Islands from the shore path. The islands themselves are difficult to access due to the dense undergrowth.

Beautiful here is also a beautiful Christmas market and Easter market that is worth a visit.

The first documented mention comes from a deed of donation from the year 1021. When large areas of the country were depopulated after the Ottoman invasion in 1529, Croats were settled. These formed the majority of the population for centuries. The castle, which was destroyed during the raids, was rebuilt by Count Salm from 1550 onwards. The so-called Neuschloss was built by Count Auersperg in 1679. In the Oberau settlers' putsch in 1926, unemployed people from Vienna occupied the Au between Orth and Mannsdorf on the Danube.

The first documented mention comes from a deed of donation from the year 1021. When large areas of the country were depopulated after the Ottoman invasion in 1529, Croats were settled. These formed the majority of the population for centuries. The castle, which was destroyed during the raids, was rebuilt by Count Salm from 1550 onwards. The so-called Neuschloss was built by Count Auersperg in 1679. Sightseeing features: - Orth Castle: A mighty three-storey, three-wing complex with four dominating corner towers. The west wing dates from the 12th century. After severe damage caused by the first Austrian-Turkish War in 1529, the complex was rebuilt in 1550 while retaining the floor plan and the existing type of system. - Donau-Auen National Park: Since 1996, the castle has served as the seat and visitor center of the Donau-Auen National Park. - MuseumORTH: local museum Castle park with a plane tree as a natural monument - Catholic parish church Orth an der Donau hl. Michael: A former fortified church. After severe damage caused by the first Austrian-Turkish War in 1529, the medieval church was rebuilt and in 1689 it was baroque-style, retaining the late-Gothic core. - Marian Column mortuary, built in the form of a pyramid according to plans by the architect Richard Gach - Ship mill Orth on the Danube: Of the originally up to 60 ship mills that were in operation along the Danube below the city of Vienna, one functioning ship mill has been preserved. After the mill sank, it was raised again in 2008 and repaired.