Halfturn Castle loop from Tadten
Halfturn Castle loop from Tadten
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Halfturn Castle loop from Tadten
02:09
56.6km
70m
Road cycling
Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: June 17, 2026
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Temporary access restrictions
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After 47.5 km for 387 m
Customers only
After 48.0 km for 387 m
Customers only
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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4.50 km
Monument to the 1956 Refugee Movement – Milestone of Freedom
Highlight • Monument
21.7 km
Halfturn Castle
Highlight • Castle
The castle was built from 1701 to 1711 by Johann Lucas von Hildebrandt as a hunting lodge for Emperor Charles VI. built. Under his daughter Maria Theresia, it was rebuilt by the court architect Franz Anton Hillebrandt and became the summer residence of Albert of Saxe-Teschen and Archduchess Marie Christine as governors in Hungary. Frescoes by Franz Anton Maulbertsch also date from this period, including the ceiling fresco “Allegory of Time and Light”, which was made as a wedding present for Archduchess Marie Christine in 1765.
In 1945 the castle was plundered by Soviet Russian occupying soldiers, in 1949 it burned down, and only the central part of the main building could be saved. Only gradually was the reconstruction carried out.
The castle came into the possession of Baron Paul Waldbott-Bassenheim in 1955 as an inheritance from Albrecht von Austria-Teschen, the brother of his mother Maria Alice, who had leased it to the state government. Since Waldbott-Bassenheim's death in 2008, the business, including viticulture and winery, has been managed by his nephew and adopted son Markus Königsegg-Aulendorf and his wife Philippa, née Waldburg-Zeil-Hohenems. The rooms in the palace are also used as an exhibition venue and for the Halbturn palace concerts. The castle is a listed building and is included in the Austrian list of cultural assets (according to the Hague Convention).
The baroque design of the park goes back to the construction phase of Charles VI. back around 1737. This remained largely unchanged until the 19th century, remains of which are preserved on the broderie parterre in front of the south facade. Today's conception is an English garden, designed around 1900 under Archduke Friedrich (1856-1936) by the garden director of Schönbrunn Palace, Anton Rundet. The park is one of the most important garden architecture monuments in Austria and as such is explicitly listed.
The parish church of Halbturn also stands on the edge of the park.
Source: Wikipedia
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48.0 km
European Ground Squirrel Colony at Lake Zicksee
Highlight • Natural
50.5 km
Parish Church of St. Andrew in St. Andrä
Highlight • Religious Site
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56.6 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
31.7 km
14.5 km
7.77 km
2.31 km
245 m
146 m
Surfaces
55.9 km
327 m
222 m
146 m
< 100 m
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