Dürnkrut | ||
federal state | Lower Austria | |
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Residents | 2.267 (2018) | |
height | 161 m | |
Tourist info web | http://www.duernkrut.at/ | |
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Dürnkrut (Slovak Kruta / Suchá Kruta; Czech Suché Kruty) is a market town in Weinviertel directly on the March. Here, in the summer of 1278, between the Bohemian King Ottokar and the Habsburg Rudolf I. Battle of Dürnkrut instead, which secured the Habsburgs dominance over the region, which was to last until 1918.
background
- Localities: Dürnkrut (approx. 1800 PE) and Waidendorf (approx. 500 PE)
- Neighboring communities:
- Northeast: Drösing and Everyone sparks
- East: Gajary (Slovakia)
- South: Angern on the March
- Southwest: Ebenthal
- West: Velm-Götzendorf
- Northwest: Zistersdorf
getting there
There has not been a March crossing in Dürnkrut since the end of the Second World War.
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Map of Dürnkrut
By plane
- Nearest airports in Vienna, Bratislava and Brno
With public transport
Dürnkrut train station
- Regional trains on the Vienna route (Praterstern or Central Station) - Břeclav stop at 1 Dürnkrut train station east of the town center. Trains run every hour.
- Connection to international long-distance trains (e.g. to Bratislava, Brno, Prague, Warsaw) in Břeclav
- Alternative arrival from Bratislava: With the local train from St. with a change in Zohór to Zahorská Ves; continue with the ferry to Angern and then with the regional train. Total walk approx. 3 km.
- Regional buses from neighboring communities stop at the station forecourt
In the street
Amber Federal Road: Hainburger Danube Bridge - Marchegg - Angern - Dürnkrut - Hohenau - Reintal (- Břeclav)
Mistelbacher Bundesstrasse: Hollabrunn - Ernstbrunn - Mistelbach - Zistersdorf - Dürnkrut
- From Vienna: B8 to Angern and continue on the B49
- From Brno: Motorway D2 to Břeclav and on via Reintal and the B49
March crossings: Hohenau (bridge) approx. 10 km north and Angern on the March (Ferry) approx. 10 km south
By bicycle
Dürnkrut is located on the March cycle path and on Iron Curtain Trail
mobility
Tourist Attractions
Granite memorial stone for the battle of Dürnkrut-Jedenspeigen in 1278
Parish Church of St. James the Elder
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Round pillar (pillory)
- 1 Dürnkrut Castle: with moat, bridge and Meierhof: early baroque complex from the 17th century. Today municipal office.
- Memorial stone for the battle of Dürnkrut and Jedenspeigen. Six meter high memorial stone made of granite: Directly on the B49 north of Dürnkrut on the municipality border with Jedenspeigen. Sculptor Carl Hermann, 1978.
- Catholic parish church of St. James the Elder. Typical baroque church.
- Parish Church of St. Ulrich. Catholic church in Waidendorf: Romanesque nave from the 13th century, expanded in the 17th century and redesigned in Baroque style.
- Israelite cemetery
- Round pillars. Pillory, 17th century.
- Figure shrines
- St. John Nepomuk, Krutberg.
- St. John Nepomuk, Waidendorf.
- St. Florian
activities
- Sports center in Paul-Ferstel-Gasse
- Cycling, hiking, bird watching in the Marchauen
shop
- 1 Billa supermarket, Hauptstrasse 18. Open: Mon - Fri 7:00 a.m. - 7:15 p.m., Sat 7:15 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
- Small shopping center and wholesale market Marchfelder Bazar
- Ehm wines, Main street 25, Waidendorf.
kitchen
- 1 Guest house Jana Knapkova, Hauptstrasse 58. Single, double and triple rooms available.
- 2 Café Luna, Hauptstrasse 47.
- Geier bread culture coffee enjoyment, Hauptstrasse 35. Bakery.
nightlife
- Multifunctional event hall Bernsteinhalle
accommodation
security
- Police station, on the road to Waidendorf, at the outdoor pool.
health
- 1 Marien Pharmacy, Hauptstrasse 49.
Practical advice
- Post office 2236 Dürnkrut. Next to the castle (municipal office).
trips
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Marchauen
- Early and Prehistory Museum in Stillfried
- In the Záhoria (Slovakia) via Hohenau or Angern
- March and Thaya meadows
- see also: Marchfeld, Weinviertel
literature
Web links
- http://duernkrut.gv.at - Official website of Dürnkrut