Easy hikes and walks around Biedermannsdorf

The ecologically oriented care and design of the monastery park are a great help to animal and plant species, as suitable habitats are not always easy to find within settlement areas. As diverse green spaces as possible are particularly important for biodiversity in densely built-up areas.

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The wayside shrine on the border with Biedermannsdorf is from the 18th century, on a pillar with a lily relief, depiction of the Holy Trinity in the form of the “mercy seat”

Nice morning round

Biedermannsdorf Church is a Roman Catholic parish church dedicated to Saint John the Baptist. It is in the municipality of Biedermannsdorf in the district of Mödling in Lower Austria and belongs to the Deanery of Mödling in the Vicariate Unter den Wienerwald of the Archdiocese of Vienna. The church has a long and checkered history, dating back to the 13th century. The first church on this site was mentioned in a document in 1308. It was badly damaged during the Turkish sieges of 1529 and 1683 and has been rebuilt several times. Today's church was built in Baroque style in 1727 by master builder Franz Jäckl and consecrated in 1728 by Archbishop Sigismund Graf Kollonitz of Vienna. The interior and the tower were not completed until later. The church has a rectangular hall with a flat ceiling and a recessed chancel with a semicircular apse. The tower stands on the south side of the chancel and has an onion dome with a lantern. The facade is divided by pilasters and cornices and has a portal with a broken segment gable. The church houses some works of art, such as the high altar by Josef Tallmann from 1760, which features an altarpiece of St. John the Baptist. The side altars are dedicated to Saint Joseph and Saint Anne and date from the 18th century. The pulpit is decorated with reliefs of the four evangelists and has a soundboard with a dove of the Holy Spirit. The organ was built in 1892 by Franz Capek and has 14 registers on two manuals and pedal. The church also has a number of statues, paintings and votive tablets from different eras. The Biedermannsdorf Church is an important monument and a place of faith and community. It is part of the parish of Biedermannsdorf, which offers various activities and events for parishioners.

The monastery park is a beautiful place to enjoy nature and history. It was opened to the general public in 1995 and offers a large children's playground as well as a vitality and fitness course. The park lies west of the monastery buildings, which originally served as a penal institution for women and later as a monastery of the Order of the Good Shepherd. The park also contains the monastery cemetery, which was surrounded by a hedge and redesigned in 2000, where three anonymous rows of graves and three individual graves can be seen. Two neo-Gothic chapels are connected to the monastery area by walnut avenues. There is a statue of the Sacred Heart in the northern chapel. The monastery park is part of the Wiener Neudorf adventure trail, which shows you the most important sights and historical places in the market town. Wiener Neudorf has a long and exciting history that goes back to the 11th century, when the oldest Neudorf was built with its castle located in what is now the monastery park. The community was once a farming village that lived from agriculture and viticulture, but also benefited from the large country road from Vienna to the south. Over time, Wiener Neudorf developed into an important location for brick production, beer brewing and industry. Today Wiener Neudorf is a modern and livable community with many cultural and sporting offerings.

There are several bridges over the Mödlingbach that you can cross by bike. One of these is the wooden bridge near Biedermannsdorf, which is part of the Mödlingbach cycle route. Another is the bridge at the mouth of the Triesting-Schwechat cycle path, which you can reach on a circular tour from Wiener Neudorf. A third is the bridge at Laxenburg Castle, which is a popular excursion destination.

The bridge over the Mödlingbach connects the cycle paths along the Mödlingbach and the EuroVelo 9, which leads from the Baltic Sea to the Adriatic. The bridge is a wooden structure that was lifted in 2023. It offers a beautiful view of the Mödlingbach and the surrounding landscape. If you are planning a bike tour in this area, you can get inspiration from the tour suggestions on komoot. There you will also find photos and tips from other cyclists who have visited this bridge. Maybe you would like to take a photo yourself and share it with the komoot community? 😊