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Hütting - Bathing lake - In der Haid - Wagra - Mitterkirchen
Enjoy nature, get to know the lives of the locals and their fear of the devil as told in a legend. The route passes by a chapel to the 500-year-old oak along Mühlviertel square farms to the rest area at the Hoser bridge along the Naarn back to the parish church at Kirchenplatz.
POINTS OF INTEREST ALONG THE WAY:
Celtic village Mitterkirchen April 15 - Oct 31 daily 9 am - 5 pm (also on Sundays & public holidays)
Bathing lake Mitterkirchen in Weisching
SPIRITUAL HIKING ON THE DANUBE STEIG:
Here, we again encounter the Celts, and in a Celtic village, you can learn interesting facts about their way of life.
On the "Devil's Path" you pass an extraordinary natural monument, a 500-year-old oak. An oak can take 500 years to grow, 500 years to live, and then another approx. 500 years to decay (until it is completely rotten). Considering such time spans, it is clear that trees can outlive and accompany generations of people. Annual rings testify to their age, to fertile and less fertile times. Trees are part of the yearly cycle of spring, summer, autumn, and winter.
- On this circular route, as I walk forward, I look back on my life and try to focus on the things that have strengthened me, that have encouraged me to go my own way. I remember which people or events have supported me, helping me to grow and mature.
- Today, I stand as I am, say YES to myself.
Steps to Letting Go - 4.6 km
Everyone has probably dealt with the subject of "letting go" at some point. Letting go and being able to forgive are closely connected. Sometimes it helps to forgive and let go in order to close the chapter on certain things. Leaving the old behind and looking forward. Usually, successful letting go brings more joy of life and lightness. This path, opened in 2015, is accompanied by 12 panels that invite reflection.
Further information about the path can be found at www.mitterkirchen.at.
Questions I ask myself:
- What does letting go mean to me?
- Can I be grateful for what was?
- Can I forgive someone or even myself in order to let go?
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Watch out, the devil!
Who could blame the devil for taking the souls he can get most easily? It is said that women who had recently given birth and were not yet "blessed" had to be especially careful. Woe if they left the ground. Unless they carried something sacred with them. Then the danger was averted. A woman from the Mitterkirchen area was invited to a wedding. Somehow she had forgotten to be blessed. On her way to the celebration, she neither wore a blessed necklace nor any other amulet. In her mind, she was probably already at the wedding. At a pasture fence, she gathered up her skirt and climbed over the gatepost. At that moment, the black soul hunter grabbed her and rode away with her. The horrified neighbors only found the scraps of her clothes. They were scattered around the gate path. The chapel at Leitner in Hörstorf still serves as a reminder of this eerie event.
Legend told by Helmut Wittmann
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Tips and suggestions
Municipal office Mitterkirchen im Machland
4343 Mitterkirchen 50
Tel.: 0043(0)7269/8255-0 Fax: DW25
gemeinde@mitterkirchen.ooe.gv.at
www.mitterkirchen.ooe.gv.at
Roadbook
Friesn´Eiche
Rastplatz Haid
Gasthaus Häuserer
Gasthaus Haberl
Public transport
How to get to the Danube region of Upper Austria?
The fastest way to your destination – by train, bus, car, ship, or plane.
Train connection: in the neighboring town of Baumgartenberg, www.oebb.at
Bus connection to Mitterkirchen, www.ooevv.at
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Directions
Car:
from Linz: motorway exit Enns - Mauthausen - Naarn - Mitterkirchen
from Vienna: motorway exit Oed - Wallsee - Mitterkirchen or Ybbs - Grein - Baumgartenberg - Mitterkirchen
Train: Westbahn to Linz - Danube shore line to Baumgartenberg - by taxi or bus to Mitterkirchen
Parking
Public parking spaces directly at the starting point (Mitterkirchen sports ground)Coordinates
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Equipment
Hiking backpack (incl. rain cover), sturdy footwearLocalization
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