Those who choose Sankt Marein for a stay will find two distinct highlights: a carefully planned church settlement with traces of historic buildings and settlement, and a swimming biotope that allows swimming without chemicals or chlorine. The Baroque parish and pilgrimage church in honour of the Seven Joys of Mary stands on a hill above the village. At the square with four equal sides, the core structure of some houses still dates back to the 17th century; below it are the remains of a small moated castle. The swimming biotope adds a sunbathing lawn and shade beneath the trees to this historical setting.

Church Settlement and Building History

Sankt Marein is a carefully planned church settlement. With its hilltop location, the Baroque parish and pilgrimage church in honour of the Seven Joys of Mary forms a different focal point from the houses around the square with four equal sides. The core structure of some of these houses dates back to the 17th century. The village’s religious character and individual older building elements around the square thus stand side by side, though this dating does not apply to every house. The church and square offer different points of interest for exploring Sankt Marein: a Baroque church building in an elevated position here, and houses with older core structures there.

Rectory and Traces of Earlier Buildings

The rectory and surrounding buildings stand on the site of a High Medieval manor, which was built over by the former Schloss St. Marein – Summarein as depicted by Vischer. The former Schloss Sumarein is now the rectory in Sankt Marein. The register entry dated 23 June 2026 lists it as a protected monument. The manor, former castle and present-day rectory refer to different aspects of this site; the rectory is the current building on the former castle site.

Below Sankt Marein are the remains of a small, motte-like moated castle known as Schlößl or Gmäu. This is a different historical point of reference from the rectory site: there, the focus is on the High Medieval manor and the castle built over it; here, it is on the remains of a small moated castle below the village. The names Schlößl and Gmäu refer to these remains.

Swimming in the Swimming Biotope

The St. Marein swimming biotope offers a different focus from the village’s historical landmarks. It allows swimming without chemicals or chlorine. A sunbathing lawn and shade beneath the trees provide places to relax. The biotope is therefore centred both on swimming and on somewhere to rest. During a stay in Sankt Marein, you can choose between exploring the village’s buildings and history or spending time swimming.

These themes complement each other without promising the same experience: the historical points of interest are spread across the church, square and former buildings; at the swimming biotope, swimming, a sunbathing lawn and shade from the trees come together in one place. You can choose the focus of your time away based on whether you would rather explore the village or plan a swim.

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