The Franz Schubert Cycle Route passes through Hasendorf. Alongside the named route, several cultural and historical features stand out: the Chapel of St Margaret, the wooden pillory, references to crosses, and a winemaking tradition. These are different topics, not a single unified story. Some details concern former functions, while others relate to protected status, a change of location, or a family business. This offers different interests when planning a trip: the cycle route on the one hand, and cultural history and winemaking on the other. If you are planning to ride the route on a specific day, check the latest route information in advance.
The Chapel and Former Jurisdiction
The Chapel of St Margaret in the village is protected as a listed monument under a regulation; the Federal Monuments Authority’s monument register is dated 23 June 2026. The wooden pillory stands in the village square and refers to the former administration of justice. The two details answer different questions: the chapel’s entry concerns the protection of a specific building, while the pillory points to the former administration of justice. They also relate to different periods. The entry identifies a protected status, whereas the administration of justice explicitly belongs to the past. Thus, a protected building and evidence of former judicial practice stand side by side, without making the same historical point.
Two Different Stories About Crosses
The Pirikreuz once served as a processional cross for funeral corteges. A funeral cortege is a procession accompanying a burial; the term helps explain the cross’s historical use. The story of the Dammkreuz, by contrast, centres on its change of location. Following land consolidation and a road widening, it was moved to its present location on the road from Hasendorf to Eggendorf. Land consolidation refers to the reorganisation of agricultural land; the Dammkreuz was relocated after such reorganisations and the road expansion. The two details are therefore clearly distinct: the Pirikreuz concerns a former function, while the Dammkreuz concerns a new location and the reasons given for it.
Winemaking with a Historical Time Marker
The Häusler family’s winemaking tradition in Hasendorf goes back a long way. As early as the 1930s, the grandparents of the current owners served their own wine there at a Buschenschank. The date makes the family tradition concrete: the focus is on winemaking, wine made by the family, and the way it was served at the time. This Heurigen tradition adds a local wine-culture theme to the history of the buildings and village. If you are planning a visit to the Heuriger, check the current opening hours in advance.
A Connection to Reidling Parish Church
Reidling Parish Church is also connected with Hasendorf Castle. Much of the material for the church, built between 1803 and 1806, came from the castle. This connection links the church’s construction period with the source of much of its building material. For those interested in cultural history, this offers a different perspective from the crosses: it concerns neither a former use nor a change of location, but rather materials, the construction period, and the castle’s connection to a church building.
Discover more destinations: Feuersbrunn, Grafenwörth, Mitterstockstall, Hütteldorf, Unterkirchbach, Neudegg, Königsbrunn Am Wagram, Altenwörth.
For the overview of the wider region: Tulln.
