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Hiking tour Starting from Retz, Main Square
Start / Finish: Retz
Start / Finish: Retz
Wine town of Retz - The town of Retz was founded in 1279 by Count Berchtold von Rabenswalde and his wife Wilbir-gis von Hardegg at the intersection of two important trade routes. The town was fortified with mighty walls, a moat and ramparts. With its impressive size of 1.2 hectares, the main square of Retz is considered one of the largest and most beautiful market squares in Austria. It is dominated by the imposing town hall. The magnificent Baroque and Biedermeier buildings, above all the Verderberhaus in Venetian style and the Sgraffitohaus, convey a southern flair. Hidden beneath the town center, which was built on a layer of sea sand, is a cellar complex whose extension is larger than the above-ground traffic areas and can therefore be described as the largest historical wine cellar in Austria - the Retzer Erlebniskeller. The town's landmark is the Retz windmill, which is enthroned on a hill in the north-west of the town.
From the main square – town fountain – you go through the Verderber and Znaimertor gates, turning left at the first intersection into Windmühlgasse. At its end, the footpath to the windmill branches off to the right. Passing the windmill, to your right lie the Calvary Hill and the soldiers' cemetery. Further uphill, the path leads along a mixed pine forest to the crossroads at the “Büd’lbaum”. Here, turn right until about 600 m past the meadow, then turn right again. Through the Haidgraben you reach the riding stable “Schwarze Föhre”, where a snack station invites you to stop. Over the Wenzel Footbridge, you reach the federal road, which you cross. Accompanied by the Retz Altbach, you now walk through Kaiserallee to Lange Zeile (possibility for refreshment: Altstadtheuriger Lehninger), from where you reach the main square in about 15 minutes.
Vienna: A 22 - Stockerau – S 3 to Hollabrunn – B 303 to Guntersdorf – B 30 to Retz
Linz: A 7 towards Freistadt - B 310 to Freistadt - B 38 via Zwettl to Rastenfeld – turn left here towards Horn – B 45 to Pulkau – B 35 to Retz
Sights:
Retz Adventure Cellar
Town Hall Tower
Town Hall Chapel
Windmill
Bicycle Museum
Retz Museum and South Moravian Gallery
Retzer Land Regional Marketing
Main Square 30, 2070 Retz
+43 2942 2223-34 / +43 664 1546544
Letzte Änderung: 20 May 2026