Helenental
Some 15km/9mi northwest of Baden lies the old Cistercian Monastery of Heilegenkreuz; nearby is the Carmelite nunnery of Mayerling. The road to Heiligenkreuz and Mayerling runs through the forest-fringed Helenental, the valley of the River Schwechat.
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Helenental
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Burg Rauheneck
To the left of the road from Baden bei Wien to Heiligenkreuz, can be seen the imposing remains of Burg Rauheneck (12th-13th C.).
Burg Rauhenstein
On the hill above the parish church of St Helena lie the extensive ruins of Burg Rauhenstein (alt. 336m/1,102ft; 12th and 17th C.).
Parish Church of St Helena
To the right of the road from Baden bei Wien to Heiligenkreuz stands the parish church of St Helena (originally Gothic) which gave the valley its name.
Parish Church of St Helena (Potter's Altar)
Helenental's parish church of St Helena contains the "Potters' Altar" (C. 1500) which was removed from St Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna in 1745 because Pope Benedict XIV had forbidden any representation of the Holy Trinity in human form.
