Sierndorf An Der March

The town is home to a historic parish church and a local history museum, a wine cellar lane with links to wine, and walking routes and landscapes along the March. Consider whether local history, wine traditions or nature are the main focus of your trip—the town’s different facets can help you assess the destination according to your interests.

Church, Chapel and Local History

The Catholic parish church of Sierndorf was built around 1680; its interior furnishings are predominantly Baroque. It stands on an elevated site, visible from far away, and was once an important pilgrimage church dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Its building history and former pilgrimages offer different historical perspectives on the town. The church is located at 2264 Sierndorf an der March. The town’s name also tells a story of its early history: it suggests that Sierndorf an der March was founded around 1100.

Today’s small Sierndorfer Bründl Chapel dates from the 19th century. A lively pilgrimage tradition had already developed there in the 17th and 18th centuries. The water from the spring was believed to have healing powers, particularly for eye ailments—a traditional local religious belief. The time between the earlier pilgrimages and the present-day chapel reveals the long history of this place.

Local History Museum and Everyday Life

The Sierndorf an der March Local History Museum opened in 1976 as the “Prehistory Collection and Local History Museum.” It documents agriculture, winegrowing, crafts, schooling and everyday life at home and in the kitchen. This takes the story beyond individual historical events to the areas of life that shaped people’s daily routines. A milliner’s workshop featuring a buttonhole-boring machine provides a particularly tangible focus within the collection: alongside the broader themes of village life, the display highlights a single item from the world of crafts.

Visits to the Prehistory Collection and Local History Museum are scheduled from May to October on the first Sunday of each month, from 2 to 4 p.m. Check these opening times before travelling.

Wine Cellar Lane and Wine Traditions

Sierndorf / March wine cellar lane stretches for about two kilometres. A guided tour of the lane also covers a distance of around two kilometres. The tour visits a traditional wine press house with a wine press that is over 200 years old and is heated depending on the season. Wine tastings are also among the tour options. Advance registration is required for scheduled tours. When planning your trip, you can take into account both the length of the wine cellar lane and the distance covered on the guided tour.

Wine traditions extend beyond the town itself. In the wider area around Jedenspeigen and Sierndorf, historic wine press houses and cellars on Kellerberg bear witness to the region’s centuries-old winegrowing tradition. Numerous wine festivals take place in both towns, where you can discover the quality of the wines. If a festival is important to your trip, check the dates in advance.

March Floodplains, Walks and Cycling Route

Sierndorf includes part of the valuable March floodplains and the March lowlands to the east. A project area in Sierndorf covers around 13 hectares of significant, well-preserved floodplain meadows along the upper March floodplains. The landscape can also be explored on foot: Sierndorf offers opportunities for leisurely walks, and a circular hiking trail passes through the countryside around Jedenspeigen and Sierndorf. The local walks and the circular trail in the wider area offer different ways to experience the region on foot.

From the hilltop on the route towards Sierndorf, you can see across the March floodplains, over Slovakian villages and as far as the Little Carpathians. One named cycling connection is the March Panorama Cycle Route: it leads from Kellerberg Jedenspeigen via Goldberg to the Sierndorf wine cellar lane. This provides both a scenic viewpoint and a specific sequence of places along the cycling route to help you explore the destination.

Whether your trip focuses on the Baroque church and museum, the history of winegrowing or the landscape along the March, Sierndorf an der March offers clearly distinct points of interest.

Discover more destinations: Palterndorf-Dobermannsdorf, Velm-Götzendorf, Angern An Der March, Prottes, Untersiebenbrunn, Groß-Enzersdorf, Weikendorf, Obersulz.

For the overview of the wider region: Gänserndorf.