Palterndorf Watchtower – Wine Cellar Lane in Neusiedl loop from Drösing
Palterndorf Watchtower – Wine Cellar Lane in Neusiedl loop from Drösing
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Palterndorf Watchtower – Wine Cellar Lane in Neusiedl loop from Drösing
03:02
46.1km
110m
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Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route.
Last updated: July 11, 2026
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18.1 km
Palterndorf Watchtower
Highlight • Historical Site
Open from April 1st to October 31st
Monday - Sunday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Defense tower
The mighty defense tower that stands in the middle of Palterndorf is a wonderful stone witness of the Middle Ages.
The tower was first mentioned in a document in the Liechtenstein land register of 1414 ("... so there is a courtyard there, the tower is in place ...") and then belonged to the Liechtensteiners. It was part of an apparently fortified courtyard.
The defense tower was once enclosed by a wall and moat. The tower was built from rubble stones and has a wall thickness of over one meter, a base area of 8 by 8 meters and a height to the eaves of 14 meters.
The ground floor has a barrel vault and is accessible through a door that was added later. The original entrance to the tower is the high entry on the first floor. This could only be reached by a ladder, which provided better protection in an emergency, because the ladder could be pulled in and this made it difficult for the attackers to get into the tower. The legend tells that there was an underground escape route from the fortified tower to the fortified church. Originally, the tower should have had a fortified end.
The largely original Gothic village tower is an extraordinary rarity across the country and is the only one of its kind north of the Danube. It is a testimony to the home decor, storage and refuge in the Gothic era. This fact gives it special historical, artistic and cultural significance.
palterndorf-dobermannsdorf.riskommunal.net/system/web/video.aspx?detailonr=224947416
Source: palterndorf.at/Freizeit_Vereine/Tourismus/Wehreurm
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21.6 km
Wine Cellar Lane in Neusiedl
Highlight • Historical Site
22.7 km
Wunderbares Lebenszeichen Sculpture
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22.8 km
Market Square Neusiedl an der Zaya
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23.5 km
Oil Derrick Installation and Petroleum Museum Neusiedl an der Zaya
Highlight • Monument
What's new: 7 old winding towers, which are now an art installation reminiscent of the old days when Neusiedl even had its own ski lift ...
The oil museum and the derrick installation are located on the exit from the village in the direction of Ortisei (museum if you register in advance at the municipal office).
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23.7 km
Oil Museum Neusiedl an der Zaya
Highlight • Monument
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27.0 km
Dobermannsdorf Church
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46.1 km
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20.1 km
16.3 km
8.40 km
872 m
332 m
Surfaces
26.8 km
11.8 km
6.88 km
476 m
< 100 m
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