The 3 Most Amazing Peaks around Zwettl-Niederösterreich

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Various signposts show us the way up through the forest to the Holmberg (738 m), on whose highest point stands the Millennium Life Tower. Mighty and imposing, a small technical marvel, free-standing without tension cables, it stands in the forest and towers above the trees. The viewing platform, which is 30 m higher, offers a panorama with a view for many kilometers in all directions. Of course, the view is clear of the Guttenberg near Grafenschlag, the town of Gmünd and far into our neighboring country, the Czech Republic. Open: May to October, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays from 1 p.m.

The best way to see the camel is on the screen of your mobile phone.

Many beautiful rock formations on the Stierberg invite you to wander around and take a rest.

Neither the name nor any documentary evidence has survived of this castle complex, located on the so-called “Burgleiten”. It was probably built towards the end of the 12th century. The desert name "Siebenberg" and abandoned fields in the area indicate that there was a center (dominion) of a clearing area here. In a document from 1389 a "vest ze Chirichpach, located near Zwetl" is mentioned. However, the end of the castle is uncertain. It was either abandoned in the 13th or 14th century or it is assumed that this complex was inhabited until the Thirty Years' War and was razed to the ground by the Swedes. Next to the small cistern there is an inscription in the rock with the year 1684. However, it has not yet been satisfactorily interpreted.

The way to the power place is unfortunately not well signposted. At the junction after the road, turn right into the forest, right at the first opportunity and left at the rocks via the dirt track

The sacrificial stone is a shell stone in which the water does not dry out even in the event of a severe drought. We hold our palms against the stone with our arms outstretched and feel a light something that we cannot describe exactly

The Stierberg is confirmed as a strong place of strength and is considered a symbol of fertility. The bull is a fertility god of the Celtic Boier. There is a Celtic tribe in Central Europe who lived in the Bavarian Forest, South Bohemia, Mühl and Waldviertel. This place was also used as a place of escape during wars and as a signal point. (Early view to the Arbesbach ruins.)