Discover Fehring: Culture, Trails and Landscapes

Fehring combines late Gothic architectural history and local traditions with viewpoints, cycling and hiking trails, and experiences centered on forests, volcanoes and a mill. If you are looking for a hotel in Fehring, you can plan your stay around whether you want to focus on historic buildings, a particular way of exploring the area, or individual guided tours and leisure activities. The destinations vary in location, activity and visitor experience—from observation and themed stops to guided tours with tastings.

Architectural history and cultural traces

The parish church in Fehring includes a late Gothic church building dating from 1411. The Tabor complex surrounding the church preserves a gate tower marked with the year 1615 and, to the west, a smaller bastion with loopholes. The complex thus comprises both a striking entrance tower and a bastion with its own architectural feature. Anyone interested in architectural history can consider the church and the Tabor complex as related yet distinct elements.

The Gerberhaus Fehring adds a different architectural accent: it is the city’s last surviving townhouse built in this style. The Roman Stone archaeological site in Brunn adds another historical connection to these buildings. The site preserves a Celtic place of worship with Noric and Roman elements.

Local traditions also include processions to the chapel on Kuruzzenkogel in Fehring. Every year, two processions make their way there, one to ask for a good harvest and the other to give thanks for it. This recurring custom offers a cultural perspective that differs from the buildings and the archaeological site.

Viewpoints, cycling and hiking trails

The Tschartake near Hohenbrugg now serves as a viewing and observation tower. The Heißberg viewpoint offers panoramic views of Riegersburg and the region’s characteristic scattered settlements. In Kellergassl in Schlittenau, numerous cellar huts are lined up along a steep vineyard slope. A wide view across the landscape and a hillside dotted with cellar huts offer distinct impressions of the area.

The trails also differ in the activities they offer. The Thermenland Cycle Route R12 is part of the European long-distance cycle route EuroVelo 9 and runs from Fürstenfeld via Fehring to St. Anna am Aigen and Bad Radkersburg. Stages 31 to 33 of the long-distance hiking trail “From the Glacier to the Wine” pass through Fehring. This gives you two distinct options to plan around: a cycle route with a named sequence of destinations and the stages of a long-distance hiking trail.

Another option for exploring the area is the family adventure trail in Brunn. The 2 km trail offers playful insights into the forest habitat at nine stations. The Fehring Volcano Arena focuses on a different topic: on-site information covers the formation of volcanoes and the quarrying of volcanic rock.

Leisure and regional experiences

The Rosenbad Fehring outdoor swimming pool has a 1,000-square-meter sports pool and a paddling pool for children. The facilities therefore include both a sports pool and a separate pool area for children.

The Berghofer Mill has stood on the Raab for more than 800 years. Guided tours explore processing methods and the life of a miller, and include tastings of mill products. At Weinhof Konrad, wine tastings with a look inside the cellar are offered by prior arrangement during Buschenschank opening hours. If you are planning a tasting, schedule your visit around these two conditions.

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