 Parish church of Hollabrunn | ||
| Hollabrunn | ||
| federal state | Lower Austria | |
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| Residents | 11.681 (2018) | |
| height | 236 m | |
| Tourist info web | http://hollabrunn.gv.at/ | |
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Hollabrunn is a district capital in the western Weinviertel.
background
Hollabrunn is located west of the Ernstbrunn Forest in the Göllersbach valley. The municipality includes the following localities:
- Altenmarkt im Thale
- Aspersdorf
- Breitenwaida
- Dietersdorf
- Eggendorf im Thale
- Enzersdorf im Thale
- Large
- Hollabrunn
- Kleedorf
- Kleinkadolz
- Kleinstelzendorf
- Kleinstetteldorf
- Magersdorf
- Mariathal
- Oberfellabrunn
- Puch
- Raschala
- Sonnberg
- Suttenbrunn
- Weyerburg
- Wieselsfeld
- Wolfsbrunn
getting there
By plane
- Airport Wien-Schwechat, about 70 km south
- Airport Brno Tuřany, about 90 km northeast
By train
- From Vienna (e.g. Meidling, Hauptbahnhof below, Landstraße, Praterstern, Floridsdorf, the S-Bahn goes to Hollabrunn and sometimes beyond to Retz. Stop along the way in Korneuburg and Stockerau.
- The regional trains Vienna-Znojmothat do not stop at all stops on the way. In Znojmo there are connections to regional trains of the Czech Railways (ČD) from / to Moravské Budějovice and Jíhlava (Iglau).
Hollabrunn train station is located approx. 500 m west of the city center at the end of Bahnstrasse.
By bus
The bus station is located on the station forecourt. Regional bus connections to neighboring communities start from there.
In the street
- The Weinviertel Expressway
of Stockerau bypasses Hollabrunn in the west (Hollabrunn south, middle and north junctions). - The S3 (roundabout) ends at the Hollabrunn Nord junction and continues as
fort: Hollabrunn - Kleinhaugsdorf (- Znojmo - Jíhlava) - Mistelbacher Bundesstrasse
Hollabrunn - Ernstbrunn - Mistelbach - Wilfersdorf (B7) - Zistersdorf - Dürnkrut - Waldviertel federal road
Schöngrabern (5 km north of Hollabrunn) - horn - Schrems (- Třeboň)
Recommended routes:
- From Vienna above Stockerau about the (
-) - From Prague from Jíhlava about the (
-) - From Brno about the
to Pohořelice, further over the 
to Znojmo and then as described above. - From Linz above St. Polten, Traismauer and Stockerau (
-
-
-) or optionally abbreviation of Tulln to Göllersdorf (
) - From Krems about the
to Langenlois and then the state road 
above Ziersdorf.
mobility
Map of Hollabrunn
The city of Hollabrunn itself is easy to explore on foot. You need a vehicle to go to other parts of the municipality, as regional buses rarely run.
Tourist Attractions
See also Wikipedia: List of listed objects in Hollabrunn
Hollabrunn
- Plague column. With statue of the Virgin Mary (1681), extended by 1713 four statues of saints (Sebastian, Rochus, Franz Xaver, Johann von Nepomuk) on the main square.
- Floriani fountain. With a cast iron statue of St. Florian (1862), also in the main square.
- Parish Church of St. Ulrich. Erected in 1336 in Gothic style and modified in Baroque style in the 17th century. Neo-Gothic high altar (1908).
- Branch church in the garden city. 1970 to 1972, glass window wall by Franz Deéd, mosaic by Hermann Bauch.
- Old court mill. Originally a mansion, later a mill, today museum and venue. In the courtyard there is a baroque wayside shrine from the 17th century.
- Row houses on the brook promenade. From 1972, architect Ottokar Uhl; planned with the participation of the residents.
Other localities
- Pee stone, Raschala. Allegedly Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart relieved himself here on one of his trips to Prague. With this stone the "Ringelreih'n am Pinkelstein" takes place.
- Raschala basement alley. Well-preserved typical wine cellars of the region.
- Glockenberg, Raschala. Lookout point.
- Sonnberg Castle. Erected from 1066, in 1596 the outdated and destroyed castle was rebuilt at another location in Sonnberg. It has been home to the penal institution since 1973 Sonnberg Prison with space for 350 prisoners.
- Filial church St. Kunigunde, Weyerburg. Baroque-style hall building with a medieval core, baroque high altar (Lukas von Hildebrandt?) And late Gothic figure of a saint from the 15th century.
- Weyerburg Castle. At its core, it is a high medieval fortified four-wing complex that was expanded in the 16th century. In front of the castle there is a baroque figure of St. John of Nepomuk (around 1730).
- Pillory column, Weyerburg. 16th Century.
- Plague chapel, Weyerburg. 1633.
- Folly Cross, Weyerburg. Eight-sided pillar on a base, which has four defensive heads below the profiled square top (15th / 16th century).
activities
- outdoor pool
- sport Center
shop
- On Aspersdorfer Straße there is a larger specialist retail center with numerous clothing stores and an Interspar supermarket
- Numerous retail stores in Sparkassastraße (pedestrian zone)
- Raschala Advent market. A supraregional art market always takes place on the 1st of Advent.
kitchen
nightlife
- Pinkelsteinfest (Raschala). Always on Shrove Sunday in leap years.
- Ringelreih'n am Pinkelstein (Raschala). Late June or early July.
- May festival at Gänsplatzl (Raschala). End of May / beginning of June.
- Sports festival of the Sonnberg sports club. Yearly.
- Castle festival of the Sonnberg Home Care Association. Yearly.
- Sonnberger fools (carnival parade). Every two years.
accommodation
- Weinviertel sports and seminar hotel: Sitzendorfer Kellergasse
security
health
- 1 Hollabrunn State Hospital, Robert Löfflerstrasse 20, Hollabrunn. Tel.: 43 2952 90040, Fax: 43 2952 9004499, Email: [email protected].
Practical advice
trips
- Excalibur City
- Retz
literature
Web links
- http://www.hollabrunn.gv.at - Official website of Hollabrunn
