Jakobsweg Göttweig – Melk
| Jakobsweg Göttweig – Melk | |
|---|---|
 Destination of all the Way of St. James: Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela |
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| Data | |
| length | 49 km |
| location | Wachau |
| Starting point |
Göttweig Abbey 48 ° 22 ′ 4 ″ N , 15 ° 36 ′ 45 ″ E |
| Target point |
Melk Abbey 48 ° 13 ′ 42.1 ″ N , 15 ° 19 ′ 52.6 ″ E |
| Type | Long-distance hiking trail |
| Height difference | 497 m |
| The highest point | 695 |
| Lowest point | 198 |
| Level of difficulty | light |
| season | all year round |
| particularities | Aggstein castle ruins |
Map with all coordinates: The Jakobsweg Göttweig – Melk is a 50-kilometer signposted section of the Jakobsweg network on the Jakobsweg Austria in the Mostviertel in Lower Austria .
The beginning of the effort to stimulate Jakob trails in Austria re-marked 2004 with texts by the Brazilian author Paulo Coelho way equipped leads south of the Danube by the Dunkelsteinerwald and the Lower Austrian conservation area Wachau , connecting both to UNESCO - World Heritage counting Benedictine Göttweig and Melk Abbey and runs through communities in the districts of Krems-Land and Melk .
The Way of St. James mostly uses existing hiking trails , u. a. the north-south long-distance hiking trail and parts of the Mariazeller trails , the regional Dunkelsteinerwald circular hiking trail (653) and a short section of the large Tullnerfelder circular hiking trail (675). Markings for the Wachau World Heritage Trail can also be found on the Way of St. James .
The Way of St. James Weinviertel crossed by Krems Coming in Mautern the Danube and flows into the Austrian road or the Way of St. James Gottweig Melk.
description
The Way of St. James runs from Stift Göttweig down the slope to Aigen, crosses the railway line, follows sunken paths over a plateau past Furth near Göttweig and through vineyards reaches Mautern on the Danube , where it receives pilgrims from the Way of St. James in Weinviertel .
From Mauternbach to the Ferdinandswarte the path climbs steeply. A section of the Roman road has been preserved there. The Way of St. James divides from Unterbergern into a path via Maria Langegg or via Oberbergern and then reunites through the Dunkelsteinerwald . On the way you pass Illyrian - Celtic barrows (seven graves), the Schoberstein with the Herrnplatzl, the Kreuzberg with a good panoramic view and the moon sculpture.
The Way of St. James leads from Maria Langegg on the signposted long-distance hiking trail 653 to the Aggstein castle ruins and then down into the valley to Aggsbach Dorf with Hammerschmiede and Aggsbach Charterhouse . From Wolfsteingraben you continue to Wolfstein , through the Raintal to Gerolding and via Hohenwarth to Schönbühel on the Danube with Schönbühel Castle and Monastery from the 17th century. The last part of the Way of St. James goes steeply uphill to Hub (community Schönbühel-Aggsbach) with a view of Melk Abbey . Passing the Pielach estuary and the Steinwandleiten, the Way of St. James reaches Melk Abbey.
literature
- Peter Lindenthal : On the Way of St. James through Austria. From Pressburg via Vienna, Linz, Salzburg, Innsbruck and Feldkirch to Maria Einsiedeln. (From Preßburg to Feldkirch in 28 stages. Exact directions with hiking maps) . 6th, revised and updated edition. Tyrolia-Verlag, Innsbruck 2008, ISBN 978-3-7022-2199-7 . (First edition 1999).
- Reinhard Dippelreither: Austria: Way of St. James. 3rd, revised edition. Outdoor Manual , Volume 157, The path is the goal, ZDB -ID 2088977-X . Stein, Welver 2010, ISBN 978-3-86686-311-8 . - Table of contents online (PDF) .
Web links
photos
Signpost in Mautern on the Danube
Ferdinandswarte in Bergern in the Dunkelsteinerwald
View from the Ferdinandswarte towards Oberloiben , Dürnstein and Rossatz
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Flyer Jakobsweg Göttweig-Melk ( Memento of the original from November 20, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Folder Jakobsweg Göttweig-Melk ( Memento of the original from July 2, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 1.2 MB)
- ↑ Wachau World Heritage Trail
