Kalvarienberg „Heiliger Berg“

An extraordinary sight in the market town of Staatz is the Calvary, the "Holy Mountain" in the western part of Enzersdorf on the B46 main road.

The "Holy Mountain" is a mound of earth for which there are two assumptions as to its origin.
The first assumption is that the mound is a burial mound from the Hallstatt period around 750 BC.
The second assumption is that it is a mound from the 11th century.
Both possibilities have already been substantiated by finds, but not proven with certainty.

Quote from Georg Markl's chronicle: "In 1743, the communities of Staatz, Kautendorf, Enzersdorf and Ehrnsdorf decided to erect a Calvary on the Waszenhügel, which had previously stood desolate for a long time near Stätz. To increase the glory of God and the frequent contemplation of the most bitter suffering and death of the Lord"

The Stations of the Cross, small niche buildings with pilasters and curved gables, lead along a spiral path up a hill. At the top, a crucifixion group with the thieves and Mary and John stands on curved pedestals.

The stations were restored in 1935 and 1966. The last renovation took place in 2002 under Mayor Leopold Muck and under the direction of Karl Lapes with the help of some local associations. In the course of this general renovation of the entire complex, the Holy Sepulchre, which had been buried in the middle of the 20th century, was also reconstructed and the statues were renovated by stonemason Lambert Eisenhut.