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| Johnsbach | ||
| federal state | Styria | |
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| Residents | 153 () | |
| height | 853 m | |
| Tourist info | 43 (0)3611 217 www.johnsbach.at | |
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Johnsbach is a holiday village in the Upper Styria and as a mountaineering village a central starting point for tours in the Gesäuse National Park and in the Eisenerzer Alps.
background
The village of Johnsbach has a small town center by the church and in the lower part of the middle section of the valley, otherwise houses and farmsteads with scattered settlements are spread along the street in the middle and upper section of the valley.
Slag finds prove copper deposits in the Johnsbach Valley, which were already in the 15th century BC. Were exploited.
Johnsbach is also part of an initiative made up of 17 Austrian villages and valleys, which are based on the initiative of the Austrian Alpine Association as Mountaineering villages (please refer Web links) and have set themselves the goal of setting an example within the meaning of the Alpine Convention. The Alpine Convention is a state treaty signed by the neighboring states in 1991 to guarantee the protection and sustainable development of the Alpine region.
getting there
| Distances (road km) | |
| Admont | 16 km |
|---|---|
| Liezen | 36 km |
| Graz | 127 km |
| Linz | 134 km |
| Salzburg | 183 km |
| Vienna | 198 km |
| Munich | 313 km |
| innsbruck | 345 km |
By plane
The Graz Airport, the fourth largest airport in Austria, is 138 km away and can be reached in around one and a half hours by car.
Accessible international airports are also Vienna-Schwechat (244 km distance, around two and a half hours driving time) and the Salzburg Airport (139 km, around one and a half hours driving time).
In the street
On the A 9 (Pyhrnautobahn) to the Ardning / Admont junction, continue on the B146 to the Gesäuse, there junction to Johnsbach.
There is a petrol station in the center of the village.
In the uppermost valley section applies in winter Chain obligation. If the conditions are right, vehicles parked without a chain in the mostly completely icy parking lots can be observed again and again in early spring, which, because they are parked on a steep incline, slip on the ice surface that has thawed during the day without outside interference and damage neighboring cars.
By train
The nearest train station is Liezen. From here, take the 910 bus to Gesäuse to the Bachbrücke / Weidendom stop. Continue by on-call bus, taxi or pick up by the accommodation company.
mobility
Regional buses (www.verbundlinie.at, Timetable information: Tel. 43 (0) 316/82 06 06): bus stop Johnsbach in the Gesäuse at the mouth of the Johnsbach Valley:
- Bus route 910: 910 Altenmarkt near St. Gallen - Weißenbach near St. Gallen - St. Gallen - Admont - Liezen
Dial-a-bus (Xeismobil). Tel.: 43 3613 4170, 43 3613 2406. Ride registration 60 minutes before departure.
- Dial-a-bus route No. 916 between Admont and Gesäuse Bachbrücke;
- Call bus no. 917 between Admont and Johnsbach elementary school
TAXI CALL:
- Taxi Wagner. Tel.: 43 (0)3613 2406, 43 (0)3613 4170. 1 H. call before.
- Helmut Thalhuber. Tel.: 43 (0)3637 212.
- Taxi Zeiringer. Tel.: 43 (0)3611 2155.
Tourist Attractions
- Church of St. Egidius. The first church building in the valley has been handed down to us in 1310. Today's rather simple church dates from around 1665. The altarpieces are from the first church. The bell in the wooden tower dates from the 14th century and has a Gothic decor.
- Mountaineers cemetery, at the church. One of the largest mountaineering cemeteries in Austria, here are 83 alpinists from the Climbing history in the Gesäuse to bury. The cemetery is oriented in such a way that one is in a line over the church ridge reaching into the valley Great wasteland looks up, conversely the relegated person has the cemetery in front of him.
- 1 Odelstein Cave. The around 450 m long Odelstein Cave extends from neighboring Eisenberg via Radmer to Johnsbach, to see there are greenish-blue aragonite crystals and beautiful formations of the iron blossom and calcareous sinter formations. In 1931 the cave was declared a natural monument, it was heavily plundered by mineral collectors in 1910 and then again in the 1980s, then closed and has only been accessible since then with a guided tour. The access to the cave is 1085 meters above sea level and is not safe from avalanches: opening times May to October, access via the Kölblwirt, hard-wearing clothing makes sense.
- Ebner Gorge. Wildbachklamm; freely accessible, in the upper valley area; : Parking approx. One kilometer after the Kölblwirt inn, approx. 500m before the entrance to the gorge; Also worth seeing are the wild figures carved out of roots at the Künstlerhaus in front of the lower entrance to the gorge.
activities
The Johnsbach valley is the central valley in the southern Gesäuse mountains. For information on recreational sports, see also Gesäuse - Activities and Eisenerzer Alps - activities.
- Climbing wall at Gasthof Donnerwirt, see at accommodation;
- Legend trail, Hike between the Gasthof Bachbrücke im Gesäuse and Johnsbach;
- Distance approx. 5 km, approx. 2 to 5 hours, suitable for children;
- Themed panels on rock figures and the associated legend;
- Johnsbach Bible Path, short meditation path at the mountaineering courtyard;
- Distance approx. 5 km, approx. 1 hour, suitable for children;
- Wayside shrines by the painter Helmut Witte;
- A little Practice lift for alpine skiers is in the upper valley area directly on the road;
shop
- Johnsbacher village shop. Tel.: 43 (0)3611 201.
kitchen
- Ebner Alm (1360 m), alpine farming with its own products; View of the Johnsbach Valley, Reichensteinstock;
- cultivated in the summer months, on the weekends in spring;
- Approach from the Ebnerklamm car park through the gorge in approx. 1 hour;
- Kölblalm (1108 m), snack station with a past: 4000 year old prehistoric melting point next to the hut.
- managed from May to the end of September;
- Approach from the Ebnerklamm car park through the gorge in approx. 1 hour; History of the Kölblalm as pdf;
accommodation
- 1 Gasthof Kölblwirt (free WiFi), 8912 johnsbach 65. Tel.: 43 (0)3611 216, Fax: 43 (0)3611 339. Price: B / B: DR 30 to 35 p. P.
- 2 Gasthof "Zum Donner", 8912 Johnsbach 5. Tel.: 43 (0)3611 218, Fax: 43 (0)3611 269. Price: BB: from 30, - p. P in the D.Z.
- 3 Ödsteinblick (Restaurant, room), 8912 johnsbach 57. Tel.: 43 (0)3611 215-0. Price: BB: from 31.00.
Work
health
| Brief information | |
| surface | 97.83 km² |
|---|---|
| Phone code | 43 (0)3611 |
| Post Code | 8912 |
| Mark | LI |
| Time zone | UTC 1 |
| Emergency calls | |
| police | 133 |
| fire Department | 122 |
| rescue | 144 |
| Mountain rescue | 140 |
| Emergency doctor service | 141 |
- Natural Kneipp facility in Johnsbach
Practical advice
- Tourism association Johnsbach, A-8912 Johnsbach, municipal office (in the town center). Tel.: 43 (0)3611 217.
- ÖAV - Alpine Club - Weather service;
- Avalanche warning service for the Styria
- Cell phone reception is generally possible everywhere in the valley area.
trips
literature
- freytag & berndt (1: 50,000) sheet WK062 (hikers, bike and ski tour map);
- Alpine Club cards (1: 25,000) sheet 16; (for mountaineers);
Web links
- official page Gesaeuse National Park
- Mountaineering villages (a project of the Austrian Alpine Club)
