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Burgruine Falkenstein - 4 Things to Know Before Visiting

Iconic Buildings
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About Burgruine Falkenstein

The ruins of Falkenstein Castle is in the Weinviertel region of Lower Austria, about 55 kilometres (34 mi) north of Vienna near the border to Czech Republic. The castle was used as a "Reichsfeste", for the protection of the HRE Reich with an overview over nearly all of Moravia. It was founded around 1050 by Emperor Henry III. During the summer season, the inner ward is turned into an impressive site for medieval feasts and theatre plays.
Address : 2162 Falkenstein, Austria

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MAMUZ Museum MistelbachThe Museum Center in Mistelbach is a museum complex that opened in May 2007. The site of the former Heger&Sohn company, a former factory for agricultural equipment, was used as the site. This area was given a contemporary design, with an adaptation for a museum and event operation. The museum center houses two museums - the nitsch museum and the museum previously known as "Lebenswelt Weinviertel.
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Leiser BergeThe Leiser Berge are several small steep limestone mountains near Ernstbrunn in Lower Austria , they are located in the Weinviertel hill country in the Carpathian foothills .The highest of these is the Buschberg at 491 m, followed by the Steinberg at 462 m and the Oberleiser Berg at 457 m. An area of ​​4,500 ha was declared a nature park in 1970 because of its worth of protection.
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Museumsdorf NiedersulzA beautiful open air museum Spread across a 22 hectare site. Faithfully reconstructed buildings from a period spanning two centuries bring a traditional Weinviertel village to life: farm buildings, workshops, a village inn, a school and a cellar lane will whisk visitors back in time to another era. In addition to the main attraction of the buildings themselves some of the crafting buildings operate on weekends to give demonstrations of traditional rural crafts and techniques.
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Kreuzenstein CastleThe picturesque Kreuzenstein Castle stands on a wooded hill directly above the village of Leobendorf. Its majestic position at 266 meters above sea level, in the immediate vicinity of the confluence of the Danube and the Vienna Woods, made the castle a mighty strategic fortification in previous centuries and especially in the Middle Ages. The castle can be considered both a 'neo-' and 'original' medieval structure. The castle is sometimes used as a location for films.
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BisambergA beautiful mountain located in the heart of Austria. A good trekking destination and also it offers a wide view of this area and gives you an opportunity to explore the greenery of this area.
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Klosterneuburg MonasteryKlosterneuburg Monastery has been one of Austria's most important religious and cultural centers for more than 900 years. The monastery was founded in 1114 by Saint Leopold III of Babenberg, the patron saint of Austria, and his second wife Agnes of Germany. The impressive monastery complex was mostly constructed between 1730 and 1834. Its foundations, including a castle tower and a Gothic chapel, date back to the twelfth century.

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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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