Sankt Georgen an der Leys: Hiking and Culture

Marked hiking trails and sites of historical and cultural interest are central to Sankt Georgen an der Leys. Six hiking routes of varying difficulty, maintained by the municipality and the Young Farmers’ Association, shape the local hiking offer. The Kendler Waterfall is one of the natural attractions; several historical landmarks add to the town’s history.

Hiking routes and natural attractions

The municipality and the Young Farmers’ Association maintain six hiking routes. Choose a tour with a difficulty level suited to your plans. Before setting out, check the conditions and signage on site so that your plans suit the route in question.

Tour 01, “Ortsrunde” (Village Loop), starts at the Sankt Georgen an der Leys municipal offices and is 3.1 kilometres long. Before setting out, check the local trail markings and current trail conditions.

A marked hiking trail leads to the natural waterfall known as the Kendler Waterfall. It branches off near the Eckbauer/Hubbauer house and runs through an idyllic gorge to the waterfall. Trail conditions may vary; check locally before setting out.

Bichl Bucha is also a natural attraction linked to marked hiking routes: the routes from Sankt Georgen an der Leys pass by it. When planning, you can choose between a route with the Kendler Waterfall as its destination and hiking trails that pass Bichl Bucha.

Church, water engineering and local history

The Baroque parish church is dedicated to Saints George and Gregory the Great and dates from 1758 to 1762. Several aqueducts are part of the historic Second Vienna Mountain Spring Pipeline. They are set in the landscape of Sankt Georgen an der Leys. An aqueduct is a structure that carries water over a distance.

At the Scheibbs bypass tunnel stands a pillar shrine erected in 1999 by the City of Vienna’s MA 31 – Wiener Wasser (Vienna Water), to mark the completion of the tunnel for the Second Vienna Mountain Spring Pipeline. The niche of the shrine at the Scheibbs bypass tunnel houses a statue of Saint Barbara, the patron saint of miners. A pillar shrine is a small religious monument in the form of a pillar and may have a niche containing a statue of a saint or a devotional image.

A much earlier period in history is represented by Ödenkogel (Dachsberg), where the Knights of Dachsberg had a fortification between 1100 and 1400. Ödenkogel lies within the Dachsberg cadastral area of Sankt Georgen an der Leys. A fortification is a fortified structure or complex designed to protect and defend a place.

The Leysbach flows through Sankt Georgen an der Leys. The Mostbrunnen (cider fountain), built by the municipality’s farming women, is also part of the local townscape.

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