A stay in Mautern in Styria can focus on a range of different experiences: swimming at the Alpine Bath, exploring the hiking and themed trail between Mautern and Kammern, enjoying the views from Rabenstein, or discovering cultural history at St. Barbara’s Church and the local history museum “Troadkastn”. This lets you balance outdoor activities, scenery and history according to your interests. Two practical points are especially important for planning: the Alpine Bath operates seasonally, and it is advisable to check current local trail information for the Rittersteig.

Swimming with Alpine views

Mautern Alpine Bath has a children’s pool with a 3-metre slide. While you swim, the bath also offers panoramic views of the surrounding alpine landscape. The Alpine Bath operates seasonally; check the latest information before your visit, as facilities may change from one season to the next.

Rittersteig and scenic views

The Rittersteig is a hiking and themed trail connecting the villages of Kammern and Mautern. It is well marked in yellow and white, with just a few exceptions. It also has its own signposting system and several information boards about the ruins of Kammerstein. The markers and boards offer different points of reference for finding your way along the themed trail. Check local trail information before setting out, especially if you plan to navigate using the markers and information boards; route details may change.

Rabenstein in Mautern offers views of the Liesing Valley, Bremstein and Gösseck. This landscape view differs from the panorama of the surrounding alpine landscape seen while swimming at the Alpine Bath: at Rabenstein, the focus is on three named viewpoints. This distinction gives you a clear way to choose your preferred scenery: panoramic views while swimming, or views from Rabenstein across the valley and mountains.

St. Barbara’s Church and the local history museum “Troadkastn”

St. Barbara’s Church in Mautern, formerly the Redemptorist church, was built between 1669 and 1675. The construction period gives its history a specific timeframe, while its former name adds its Redemptorist identity. The local history museum “Troadkastn” offers a different way to explore local history: it is housed in a former granary where grain taxes were stored in the form of wheat, oats and grain. The museum’s present-day function thus sits alongside the building’s former use as a granary.

The Troadkastn also displays reconstructed copper smelting furnaces from the Urnfield period; exhibitions may change. The museum brings together two different historical associations: the former storage of grain taxes and the display of copper smelting furnaces. By contrast, the church’s construction period and former religious identity take centre stage. Those interested in history can distinguish between the offerings by their respective themes: church architecture on the one hand, and the granary’s former use and the furnaces on display on the other.

Discover more destinations: Eisenerz, Kammern in the Liesing Valley, Vordernberg, Hieflau, Sankt Peter-Freienstein, Radmer, Gai, Leoben.

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