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About Peilstein

The steep-sided limestone mountain Peilstein in the southern Vienna Woods is 716 m above sea level. A. hoch, is located in the municipality of Altenmarkt and Weissenbach east of Nöstach and is popular as a climbing garden because of its high cliffs that drop steeply to the west . At the top is the 1923 built Peilsteinhaus of the Austrian Alpine Club , on the trail of Schwarzensee after the Second World War established Peilsteinhütte the nature lovers .
Address : Peilstein, 2571, Austria

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Schloss MayerlingMayerling Castle was a hunting lodge in Mayerling near Alland in Lower Austria , southwest of Vienna , until 1889 . Today it houses the Carmelite St. Joseph of the Discalced Carmelites. After the death of the heir to the Austrian throne Rudolf and his mistress, the building turned into a monastery. On that place where the couple had died the church depicted above has been erected.
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Zisterzienserabtei Stift HeiligenkreuzHeiligenkreuz Abbey is a Cistercian monastery located in the southern area of ​​the Vienna Woods, about 13 km northwest of Baden in Lower Austria . It has existed without interruption since its foundation in 1133, making it the second oldest Cistercian monastery in the world that has been continuously occupied. The abbey is also known for the Gregorian chant recordings made since 2008: " Song: Music for Paradise."
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Hoher LindkogelThe Hohe Lindkogel , also called the Iron Gate or Cold Mountain. high excursion mountain in the southern Vienna Woods and west of Baden near Vienna , in the municipality of Alland and Bad Vöslau. Due to its height and extent, the Hoher Lindkogel dominates the eastern edge of the Vienna Woods between Baden near Vienna and Bad Vöslau . Extensive pine forests cover its wide flanks.
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Burgruine RauhensteinThe Rauhenstein castle ruins are the ruins of a hilltop castle in the Helenental north-east of the Schwechat , in the local area of Baden near Vienna . Like the neighboring Rauheneck castle ruins , it was probably built in the 12th century by the Tursen knights. It was repeatedly inhabited by robber barons and often destroyed and rebuilt.
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SchöpflThe Schöpfl in Lower Austria is the highest mountain in the Vienna Woods. It is mostly covered by deciduous forest. On its summit is the Matraswarte , from which, in good weather, you can see the highest mountains in Lower Austria, the Schneeberg and the Rax. Because of the purity of the air and the much lower light pollution compared to Vienna, the University of Vienna 's Leopold Figl Observatory was built in 1969 on the Mitteröpfl, a nearby secondary summit.
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Arnulf Rainer MuseumThe Arnulf Rainer Museum in Baden near Vienna unites an architectural jewel with the work of the internationally acclaimed contemporary artist.This museum unites an architectural jewel with the work of the internationally acclaimed contemporary artist. It has been ten years since the museum was refurbished to the highest technical and visual standards. Its aim is to share insights into the work of Rainer to a wide audience

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Lower Austria
Lower Austria is one of the nine states of Austria, located in the northeastern corner of the country. It offers an incredible variety of nature and culture. With a land area of 19,186 km2 and a population of 1.612 million people, Lower Austria is the country’s largest state; it is second-most populous after the federal state of Vienna. Other main cities are Amstetten, Krems an der Donau and Wiener Neustadt.

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