Steindorf on Lake Ossiach: Architecture and Nature

Steindorf on Lake Ossiach offers a range of starting points for a trip: architecture, church interiors and paths through a protected landscape each provide a different focus. The DOMENIG STEINHAUS is a specific cultural destination. If you arrive by train, you can reach it from Steindorf/Ossiacher See station via the lakeside path in no more than ten minutes on foot. The lakeside path is for pedestrians and cyclists; the stated time applies to walking to the house.

DOMENIG STEINHAUS: Architecture and Programme

The DOMENIG STEINHAUS is the Austrian architect Günther Domenig’s opus magnum. The term refers to an artist’s or architect’s principal work and highlights the house’s architectural significance within Domenig’s body of work. Its programme focuses on architecture workshops and performances. These two areas complement the building with hands-on engagement with architecture and performance formats. The house’s cultural significance thus encompasses both the architectural work and its programme.

Church and Nature Trails

Another cultural landmark is the Catholic branch church of St. Johann. It has a Gothic altar area; its furnishings date from the 19th century. The Gothic altar area and the 19th-century furnishings bring together two distinct historical points of reference. In comparison with the DOMENIG STEINHAUS, the church offers a different focus on sacred space and furnishings.

For nature trails, you can choose from three specific themes: the protected area at the mouth of the Tiebel, the animal habitats of the Bleistätter Moor, or the Steindorf Waterfall. The two Slow Trails run from Steindorf to Ossiach; their described points of interest distinguish them more than their shared destination.

The Bleistätter Moor lies on the eastern shore of Lake Ossiach, at the mouth of the Tiebel. The Slow Trail from Steindorf to Ossiach passes through the species-rich nature, landscape and European protected area at the mouth of the Tiebel. The Bleistätter Moor Slow Trail (Variant B) from Steindorf to Ossiach offers insights into the habitat of around 100 different bird species, butterflies, bats and beavers. The approximate figure refers to the bird species; butterflies, bats and beavers are named as additional inhabitants of this habitat. The two Slow Trails therefore differ in their focus on the protected area and the animal habitats mentioned.

Via hiking trail No. 41, the Ossiacher See Trail reaches the Steindorf Waterfall. This adds another specifically named nature destination to the two Slow Trails leading to Ossiach.

The Bleistätter Moor has visitor rest areas with benches, hammocks and viewing platforms. Benches and hammocks provide places to relax, while the viewing platforms add opportunities to take in the scenery. Thus, alongside its animal habitats, the moor’s described features include places to rest and viewpoints.

Discover more destinations: Briefelsdorf, Reichenau, Agsdorf, Glanegg, Turracherhöhe, Retschitz, Falkertsee, Ossiach.

For the overarching travel overview: Feldkirchen.