Mooskirchen: Culture, Trails and Fine Flavours

Mooskirchen combines local history with trails through gently rolling countryside and an experience focused on fine spirits. If you are looking for a hotel in Mooskirchen, you can plan your trip around culture, cycling and hiking, or regional food and drink.

Local History in the Church, Houses and Landmarks

The parish church in Mooskirchen is the second-oldest church in the Voitsberg district, after the mother parish of Piber. It was structurally altered and took on its present appearance. Joachim Carlone raised the tower and added an onion dome.

The municipal administration building at Marktplatz 4 features a relief of the musical group “Mooskirchner Altsteirer”. The group was founded by Johann Arbeiter in 1880. Above the entrance door of the house known as Steghafner is a house sign depicting a potter’s workshop.

The carefully restored house known as Riemerweber at Oberer Markt 1 recalls the town’s former residents, who were almost exclusively craftspeople. A millstone lying in the grass in Mooskirchen is the base of the pillory. A statue of Saint John of Nepomuk is associated with a bridge that was under his protection until 1930.

Cycling and Hiking Trails in Gently Rolling Countryside

The countryside around Mooskirchen is gently rolling, with forests, meadows and vineyards. It invites you to go for walks and bike rides. You can make local history and routes through the countryside different focuses for your trip.

The Mooskirchen Cycling Circuit starts at the market square and passes through various parts of the market town. The Mooskirchen Schilcher Hiking Trail leads from Mooskirchen beyond municipal and district boundaries to Gundersdorf and through typical Schilcher-growing areas. The market square is the designated starting point for the cycling route; the hiking trail offers Gundersdorf as a destination and connects with wine-growing through its vineyards.

Hochstrasser Fine Distillery and Apricot Days

Hochstrasser Fine Distillery offers an experience featuring tours and tastings about the production of fine spirits. The Apricot Days are held there every year in July. The tours and tastings focus on spirit production, while the Apricot Days have a specific connection to July.

If you would like to plan your trip around the Apricot Days, check the current event dates in advance. This lets you include a visit to the distillery experience and the event date as different possible reasons for your trip.

Getting to the Market Square

Mooskirchen-Söding station is served by GKB regional trains. The station is about a five-minute bike ride from the market square in Mooskirchen. If you are travelling by train, it is a good idea to check the timetable for your connection in advance.

The market square is also the starting point of the Mooskirchen Cycling Circuit. If you are planning to travel by regional train and bike, you can take into account the station’s accessibility, the approximate cycling time to the market square and the start of the route.

Discover more destinations: Rauchegg, Kleinsöding, Rosental an der Kainach, Hirschegg-Piber-Sonnseite, Voitsberg, Edelschrott, Maria Lankowitz, Kniezenberg

Go to the higher-level travel overview: Voitsberg.