Bisamberg

The highest point of Lower Austria's popular leisure mountain near Vienna, the Bisamberg, lies at 358 meters. From here, on the Elisabeth-Höhe, the view extends as far as the Little Carpathians and the Hainburg Mountains. Together with its counterpart, the 425-metre-high Leopoldsberg, the Bisamberg forms the so-called "Vienna Gate".

Thanks to the landscape of mixed oak forests and downy oak scrub forests as well as dry grasslands, large parts of the approximately 340-hectare area are under nature and landscape protection. The "Old Redoubts" - the remains of fortifications from the Prussian wars in the 19th century - are considered a special natural monument. The unique grass and meadow steppes created here are under Natura 2000 protection. Since 2007, grazing goats have taken over the majority of the dry grassland maintenance. The Bisamberg is also home to rare flowers and over 700 butterfly species - as well as over half of Austria's bee colonies. At the foot of the mountain lies the Herrenholz forest island: an "oasis" of oaks and hornbeams in the middle of agricultural land.

Experiences on the Bisamberg:

Beautiful hiking, themed and walking trails run throughout the Bisamberg area. Inns and wine taverns cater for the physical well-being of their excursion guests. With playgrounds on the Elisabeth-Höhe and Falkenberg, even young hikers are guaranteed not to get bored.

Good to know: The Bisamberg was already inhabited thousands of years ago - this is proven by valuable archaeological finds, including evidence of a Celtic settlement.