Mannersdorf Desert Nature Park
The Mannersdorf Desert Nature Park is located in the municipality of Mannersdorf am Leithagebirge in southeastern Lower Austria , is part of the Leithagebirge landscape protection area and represents a local recreation area on the edge of the Vienna basin . The name derives from an imprecise translation of the Greek word "eremos" as "hermitage, Desert ", which became popular.
Location and landscape
The nature park is characterized by oak and hornbeam forests on the slopes of the Leithagebirge . His main area is on the site of the 1783 by Emperor Joseph II. Abolished the monastery of the Discalced Carmelites "St. Anna in the desert ”. The area is enclosed by a 4.5 kilometer long wall.
Natural sights
- Oak and hornbeam forests
- Ponds and orchards in the former monastery area
- Linden alley in front of the monastery complex
Built sights and development
In 1986 the area was opened as a nature park. In 2015, a circular path was laid out through the park, which is thematically dedicated to the findings of the Roman Emperor Mark Aurel , who allegedly stopped here.
- Attractions
- Monastery complex with monastery church “St. Anna in the desert "
- Remains of the monastery wall around the area and ruins of outbuildings
- Scharfeneck ruins : destroyed in a lightning strike in 1555
- Museum in Mannersdorf am Leithagebirge
- Industrial monument "Lime Kiln" Baxa
