Jakobsweg Innviertel
| Jakobsweg Innviertel | |
|---|---|
 Destination of all the Way of St. James: Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela |
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| Data | |
| length | 140 km |
| location | District of Passau , Innviertel , Flachgau |
| Starting point |
Passau 48 ° 34 '27 " N , 13 ° 27' 53.3" E |
| Target point |
Salzburg 47 ° 47 ′ 52.2 " N , 13 ° 2 ′ 48.6" E |
| Type | Long-distance hiking trail |
| Level of difficulty | light |
| season | all year round |
| particularities | Crossing the Kobernaußerwald |
Map with all coordinates: The Jakobsweg Innviertel is an approximately 140 kilometer long section of the Austrian Jakobswegen network , which has been signposted since 2009 , forms the continuation of the Jakobsweg Upper Mühlviertel and connects the two bishopric cities of Passau and Salzburg .
The pilgrimage begins in Germany in the city of Passau and leads through the Innviertel in Upper Austria and through the Flachgau in the state of Salzburg , before it joins the Salzburg section of the Jakobsweg in Austria at Eugendorf and reaches Salzburg via Maria Plain . The route runs partly on historical paths, crosses the Kobernaußerwald and leads past the Jakobskirchen in Roßbach , Höhnhart , Schalchen and Lengau in Upper Austria and the Jakobskirche in Obertrum in Salzburg .
The Jakobsweg Innviertel is part of an alternative route leading via Salzburg to Wörgl in Tyrol to the Jakobsweg Bohemia – Bavaria – Tyrol through east and south- east Bavaria, which also leads to Wörgl . For long stretches the path is identical to the Via Nova . The late Baroque St. James Church in Schalchen near Mattighofen along the way is one of the most beautiful St. James churches in Austria with 24 frescoes from the life of St. James .
description
The Innviertel Way of St. James leads first in Bavaria in the district of Passau together with the Way of St. James Böhmen – Bavaria – Tyrol from the city of Passau south along the left bank of the Inn via Neuburg am Inn and Vornbach to Neuhaus am Inn , where the Way of St. James Innviertel over the Inn over the old Inn bridge to Schärding in the district of Schärding in Upper Austria .
Further south along the right bank of the Inn, you will walk through other places in the district of Schärding, St. Florian , Suben and St. Marienkirchen . The next places along the pilgrimage route, Antiesenhofen , Reichersberg , Obernberg am Inn and Kirchdorf am Inn and Mühlheim am Inn already belong to the district of Ried im Innkreis .
After leaving the Inn valley, the pilgrimage route will soon reach the Braunau am Inn district , where four Jakob churches can be visited. The signposted path runs through Altheim , Roßbach , Höhnhart , Maria Schmolln , Schalchen , Mattighofen , Munderfing , Lengau and Lochen am See .
In the state of Salzburg im Flachgau in the Salzburg-Umgebung district , the Jakobsweg Innviertel leads via Obertrum and Seekirchen to Eugendorf , where it joins the Salzburg section of the Jakobsweg Austria and reaches the city of Salzburg via Hallwang and Maria Plain .
Project
The Way of St. James is a project within the framework of the association founded in 2008 to promote the Way of St. James in Austria. Tourism organizations in particular participated as project partners, including a. the adventure region of Schärding, Passauer Land, S'Innviertel, Lochen Tourism Association, Mattighofen Tourism and Munderfing Tourism Association am Kobernaußerwald.
literature
- Folder Jakobsweg Innviertel (PDF file; 5.47 MB)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Make a pilgrimage from Passau to Salzburg. Website of the Archdiocese of Salzburg, archived from the original on December 16, 2010 ; accessed on October 16, 2017 .
- ↑ In trend: pilgrimages on the Innviertel Way of St. James