 Marchegg Castle | ||
| Marchegg | ||
| federal state | Lower Austria | |
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| Residents | 2.960 (2018) | |
| height | 143 m | |
| Tourist info web | http://www.marchegg.at/ | |
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Marchegg is a municipality in Marchfeld, right on the March river and the border with Slovakia. The city is known, among other things, for the baroque castle and as access to the extensive, natural Marchauen.
background
The town and the castle were built in 1268 by King Přemysl Ottokar II of Bohemia as a fortress against Hungary. The founding city had an ax axis laid out according to medieval planning principles.
The city right on the border became important from the second half of the 19th century when the railway line to the east (Marchegger Ostbahn) was built here. Marchegg became a border station Hungary or later to the (Czecho)Slovakia. After the Second World War, however, Marchegg was largely on the sidelines, as the Iron Curtain ran directly on the March.
From the beginning of the 1970s, emigrant trains of Soviet Jews reached Austria at the Marchegg border station. On September 28, 1973, Palestinian terrorists kidnapped four hostages (three emigrants and an Austrian customs officer) from a train with Jewish emigrants, and the hostage-taking was ended without bloodshed.
Even after 1990, despite the opening of the borders, Marchegg was a bit on the sidelines, as apart from the railway line there was no bridge over the March to its Slovakian neighbors.
Districts
- City of Marchegg
- Station settlement
- Breitensee village
getting there
| Distances (road km) | |
| Castle courtyard | 9 km |
|---|---|
| Untersiebenbrunn | 13 km |
| Angern | 15 km |
| Hainburg | 19 km |
| Gänserndorf | 20 km |
| Bratislava (by bike) | 27 km |
| Malacky (Ferry near Angern) | 34 km |
| Vienna (Kagraner Platz) | 38 km |
| Bratislava (with car) | 38 km |
| Vienna (city center) | 47 km |
By train
- With regional express trains (to Bratislava Hl.St.) or regional trains (end in Marchegg) every hour Vienna (Hauptbahnhof, Simmering, Stadlau); Travel time 45 min
- With regional express trains (to Vienna Hbf.) Every hour Bratislava St. St .; Travel time approx. 20 min.
- With regional trains from Gänserndorf
The 1 railway station is located a few kilometers south of the main square at the southern end of the station settlement ("Marchegg-Bahnhof"). The main town and the town of Breitensee can be reached from the train station with the 499 regional bus.
By bus
- The regional bus 499 im IN FRONT (Verkehrsverbund Ost Region) runs up to five courses per day from or to Baumgarten on the March.
In the street
- Marchegg is on the B49 Bernstein Bundesstrasse (Hainburg - Břeclav)
- From Vienna: S2 exit at Breitenleer Straße and via L2 from Raasdorf Untersiebenbrunn.
By boat
There is no shipping traffic on the March. Driving on the March and the oxbow lakes with paddle boats and the like is permitted, but not with motor boats.
By bicycle
A cycle path leads along the March.
March crossings
In Marchegg itself there is no possibility (except swimming!) To cross the March. The railway bridge must not be crossed on foot!
There is a bridge for pedestrians and cyclists 5 km south between the castle courtyard and Devínska Nová Ves. A ferry (cars, pedestrians, bicycles) about 10 km north between Angern on the March and Zahorská Ves.
mobility
The regional bus 499 ("Stadtverkehr Marchegg") opens up all settlements in the municipality (Marchegg, train station, Breitensee).
Tourist Attractions
- 1 Marchegg parish church: (13th Century)
- Medieval city wall. Wienertor and Ungartor.
- 2 Marchegg Castle: Built in the 13th century as a moated castle, later converted to Baroque style
- Museum depot in the engine shed. The Technical Museum has been storing railway locomotives and wagons there since 2012.
The following natural beauties can also be found in Marchegg:
- Bird sanctuary and FFH area March-Thaya-Auen (Natura 2000)
- Landscape protection area Donau-March-Thaya-Auen
- Untere Marchauen nature reserve (WWF Marchegg nature reserve): home to 50 pairs of white storks.
- Kleiner Breitensee nature reserve
- Powder tower with pool meadow
activities
shop
There are two supermarkets in the station area: a Billa and a Penny.
kitchen
- 1 Landgasthaus Nagl-Hager, Hauptstrasse 30 (near the parish church), 2293 Marchegg. Tel.: 43 (0)2285 64799, 43 (0)2285 6304.
- 2 Marchegg Castle Inn, Hauptplatz 5 (near the castle), 2293 Marchegg. Tel.: 43 (0)2285 27087. Open: 9 a.m. - 11 p.m. (kitchen open 10.30 a.m. - 9 p.m.), Wed is closed.
- 3 Cafe Bernstein, Sepp Kast-Gasse 1 (at the northern end of the station housing estate), 2293 Marchegg. Tel.: 43 2285 27007. Open: Mon - Thu 7 a.m. - 11 p.m., Fri Sat 7 a.m. - 1 a.m., Sun 8 a.m. - 10 p.m.
- Heurigenlokal Falmbigl, on Meisterberg, at the junction of the L 3003 from the B 49 near the railway overpass.
nightlife
accommodation
There is no accommodation in Marchegg itself. Accommodation is available in Untersiebenbrunn and Angern on the March (approx. 15 km each).
security
health
Practical advice
trips
- Marchfeld castles: Hof Palace, Niederweise Palace
- Bike tours and hikes in the Marchauen
literature
Web links
- http://www.marchegg.at - Official website of Marchegg
