Korneuburg Attractions
15km/9mi northwest of Vienna, on the left bank of the Danube, lies Korneuburg (167m/548ft; pop. 8,500), the gateway to the western Weinviertel, It has a shipyard which has become the biggest in Austria. In the Hauptplatz (square), where a market is held twice a week, there are Late Gothic burghers' houses. The large Stadtturm (town tower) dates from 1447. The imposing Augustinerkirche (mid 18th C.) has a fine Roccoco high altar.
Korneuburg is, a pretty old town which preserves part of its circuit of walls. The town's last great fortifications were built during the Hussite attacks in the 15th C.
Korneuburg is, a pretty old town which preserves part of its circuit of walls. The town's last great fortifications were built during the Hussite attacks in the 15th C.
Burg Kreuzenstein
6km/4mi to the northwest of Korneuburg looms the dominating Burg Kreuzenstein (266m/873ft), rebuilt between 1874-1915 on the model of the medieval castle which was destroyed by the Swedes in 1645. Both externally and internally it gives a good impression of a knightly stronghold of the early 16th C. (many art treasures).
Bisamberg
3km/2mi to the south of Korneuburg rises the Bisamberg (360m/1,181ft), with a fine view from the Elisabethhöhe (restaurant).
By boat, on the left of the Danube river rises the Bisamberg, and opposite it, on the bank of the river, the Leopoldsberg, with a twin-towered church built about 1100 on the site of the castle of Leopold the Saint, which was known as the "Cradle of Austria". Soon afterwards the boat comes in sight of Vienna, the capital city of both the old and the new Austria, with a variety of sights which will leave a lasting impression.
By boat, on the left of the Danube river rises the Bisamberg, and opposite it, on the bank of the river, the Leopoldsberg, with a twin-towered church built about 1100 on the site of the castle of Leopold the Saint, which was known as the "Cradle of Austria". Soon afterwards the boat comes in sight of Vienna, the capital city of both the old and the new Austria, with a variety of sights which will leave a lasting impression.
