Neunkirchen: City History and Culture

Neunkirchen City Park’s Kneipp trail has 15 stations and is considered Lower Austria’s first certified Kneipp trail. Churches, fountains and the museum also tell different chapters of the city’s history. During your stay, you can focus on exercise, historic sites or archaeological topics.

Historic Traces in the Cityscape

The town centre is characterised by 42 listed buildings, including the town hall. The fountain in the main square was built in 1895 to mark the completion of the First Vienna Mountain Spring Pipeline.

The Roman Catholic parish church of the Assumption of Mary was first mentioned in a document in 1094. It was probably fortified in the 16th century and served as a safe refuge for residents during the Ottoman wars. The Protestant parish church was built later, in 1862/63, and is one of Austria’s oldest purpose-built Protestant church buildings.

Museum and Archaeology

The Neunkirchen Municipal Museum displays extensive collections in archaeology, palaeontology, folklore, crafts and industry. They shed light on the historical development of the district town and its surroundings. The open-air grounds feature experimental archaeological reconstructions, including a Celtic warrior’s grave.

Those who would like to explore the archaeological topic further can choose the half-day workshop “Mammoths, Celts, Romans,” which can be booked individually. It offers an introduction to archaeological work.

Nature and Exercise

The Sierningtal-Flatzer Wand Nature Park features a diverse range of habitats, from limestone pioneer grassland, moist tall-herb communities and nutrient-poor lowland hay meadows to vegetation in rock crevices, ravine forests and black pine stands. Open areas sit alongside rocky and forest habitats.

The nature park offers numerous hiking trails and mountain bike routes, as well as a via ferrata. There are different ways to explore the park actively.

Neunkirchen’s pump track is another option for an active outing. It is suitable for mountain bikes, BMX bikes, regular mountain bikes and children’s bikes. The facility is closed from October to the end of March.

Culture and Places to Visit in the District

The Neunkirchen Summer Stage is located on an open-air stage right on the historic main square. Its programme ranges from traditional music to pop, rock and evergreens. The Neunkirchen Chamber Music Days host seven concerts each year at various venues, including a children’s concert. The Neunkirchen Cultural Association organises cabaret and music events throughout the year. If you are planning to attend a specific performance, check the latest dates in advance.

The Neunkirchen district is home to further sites of cultural and historical interest: the listed ruins of Thomasberg Castle in the village of Thomasberg date back to the 12th century. Strelzhof Castle in Willendorf, in the Neunkirchen district, also dates from this period; the castle grounds include a large landscape park and ponds.

The chapel on the Schwarza was built in the first half of the 19th century, later moved to the right bank of the Schwarza by the Iron Bridge and renovated in 2013. Gut Guntrams offers a glimpse of the district’s distinctive landscape: the grounds cover 3.6 hectares and include traditional orchards, ancient oaks and wild plants.

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