Blue Church – Danube Riverside Path, Hainburg loop from Hainburg an der Donau Personenbf

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Hainburg an der Donau

Blue Church – Danube Riverside Path, Hainburg loop from Hainburg an der Donau Personenbf

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Blue Church – Danube Riverside Path, Hainburg loop from Hainburg an der Donau Personenbf

03:25

59.3km

170m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 9, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 16.8 km for 77 m

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Train Station

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1.01 km

Hainburg Castle

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The Heimenburg (or "Hainburg") is the ruin of a hilltop castle above the town of Hainburg on the Danube in Lower Austria.
According to legend, it takes its name from Heimo, the cupbearer of Arnulf of Carinthia, who commissioned it with the construction of a church and a castle (today's Bad Deutsch-Altenburg).
1042 were this castle in Bad Deutsch-Altenburg by Henry III. destroyed. At that time the chronicler Hermann von Reichenau called the "Heimenburg (Hainburg) and Brezesburg (Bratislava) very populous cities".
Emperor Henry III. ordered around 1050 at the Nuremberg Congress to build on the castle hill in today's Hainburg on the Danube, the Heimenburg new. It was destroyed in the 2nd Turkish siege in 1683. After 1742, due to the construction of the new castle at the foot of the castle hill, the decline of the castle occurred. (Wikipedia)

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13.0 km

Infantry Bunker B-S 4 "Lány"

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Here, where the border between Czechoslovakia and Austria lay between the two world wars, Czechoslovakia had built a very modern line of defense after the First World War. The irony of history was that, with the Munich Agreement, Czechoslovakia had to cede the area on which this line of defense lay to the aggressor against whom it was supposed to protect the country. The "isolated infantry bunker B-S4 Lany", which still stands at the historic site today, was part of this line of defense. The site is open to the public. Interior tours are only possible with a guide, usually from April to October on Saturdays between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. for an entrance fee of € 5.

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15.9 km

View of the UFO Tower

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The UFO Tower in Bratislava is far more than just a viewpoint – it is the futuristic landmark of the Slovak capital and an architectural statement from the era of Modernism. An elevator in the left pylon takes you to the top in just 45 seconds. For the sporty: there is also an emergency staircase with 430 steps, on which a stair run takes place annually.

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16.8 km

UFO Observation Tower

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Wonderful panoramic view from the "flying saucer" of the castle, old town and Danube.

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28.2 km

Nudistická pláž Rusovce

Beach

39.7 km

Blue Church

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St. Elizabeth's Church – Blue Church, Bratislava

Officially called the Church of St. Elizabeth of Hungary, it is commonly known simply as "the Blue Church."
The early 20th-century Secession Church of St. Elizabeth is characterized by its distinctive blue color. This is why it is popularly known as the Blue Church. Both the interior and exterior of the church are painted in light blue and decorated with blue majolica; the roof is covered with blue-glazed ceramic tiles. A 36.8-meter-high round tower is part of the structure.
Its façade is dominated by an elaborate mosaic. Completed in 1913, the church was built by the renowned Budapest architect Ödön Lechner in the Secession style with oriental elements. Many visitors consider this small architectural gem to be the most beautiful church in Bratislava.
Text / Source: Ministry of Tourism and Sports of the Slovak Republic, Bratislava
visitbratislava.com/de/setzt/blaue-kirche

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40.5 km

View of Bratislava Castle and the Danube River

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Great view of the castle and UFO tower

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41.9 km

SNP Bridge (UFO Bridge)

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The Bridge of the Slovak National Uprising built in 1967-1972 was given the label of the most characteristic building of the city. The authors J. Lacko and A. Tesar designed it as a cable-stayed bridge with one pylon. On top of the 80 metres tall pylon, there is a reastaurant.

The Bridge of the Slovak National Uprising built in 1967-1972 was given the label of the most characteristic building of the city. The authors J. Lacko and A. Tesar designed it as a cable-stayed bridge with one pylon. On top of the 80 metres tall pylon, there is a reastaurant accessible by a lift in one shoulder or by a staircase in the other. The bridge is 431.8 m long and 21 m wide. The total mass of the steel structure including the pylon is 7537 tons.
visitbratislava.com/places/snp

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