Those planning a stay in Krenglbach will find a range of topics to help them decide what to explore: a detailed route along the soil education trail, the building history of the parish church, and the light column with its glass panels. Zoo Schmiding and Aquazoo Schmiding offer further points of interest focused on animals and evolution. This makes it easy to consider whether a clearly defined route, cultural details or exhibitions should shape your stay the most.
Hiking with specific details
Route 1 of the Krenglbach soil education trail is 3.50 kilometres long, takes one hour, has 30 metres of ascent and is rated very easy. This means that planning your time takes into account not just the route length, but also its duration, elevation gain and difficulty level. This helps you assess the route as a manageable activity in its own right, rather than judging the effort based on distance alone.
Krenglbach has had a signposted network of hiking trails since spring 2005. This describes the network as a whole; the details given above, by contrast, refer specifically to Route 1 of the soil education trail. Those interested in hiking can therefore distinguish between the general information about the trail network and the precise figures for one particular route.
Church, glass and local history
Krenglbach parish church still retains the form of an east-facing hall church built in the 18th century. Its west tower has a Baroque spire and stands 35 metres high. The stained-glass windows also tell their own story: their motifs depict scenes from the lives of Saints Florian and Augustine. The building’s design, tower and windows thus offer different ways to appreciate the church’s historical and artistic character.
The Krenglbach light column is another local memorial. Its main feature consists of four glass panels created by Franz Kohler together with the glass workshops of Schlierbach Abbey. The light column is intended to record milestones in Krenglbach’s history, commemorate the special achievements of earlier generations and preserve their memory. Its design and purpose thus bring together a specific work of art and remembrance of local history.
Anton Reidinger is also part of Krenglbach’s cultural history: the priest and lyricist of “Es wird scho glei’ dumpa” was born here in 1839. This biographical detail adds a person to the architectural and artistic themes—someone whose song lyrics are known beyond the locality.
Zoo Schmiding and evolution
The gorilla bay at Zoo Schmiding is home to Austria’s only gorillas. In the same setting, Aquazoo Schmiding offers an exhibition on evolution across 3,000 square metres of exhibition space. It takes visitors on a journey through time from the Big Bang to the present day. The Aquazoo is also home to Austria’s largest marine aquarium, which houses a group of blacktip reef sharks. Gorillas, evolution and the marine aquarium each offer their own distinct focus.
Another special feature of Zoo Schmiding is the world’s largest walk-through bird of prey enclosure. Visitors can observe vultures there at close quarters. The Evolution Museum is on the grounds of Zoo Schmiding or immediately adjacent to them, and presents artefacts from ancient cultures. This adds archaeological exhibits to the animal and evolution themes.
An indoor adventure playground
GIBBO'S KLETTERDSCHUNGEL is a 180-square-metre indoor adventure playground. Its features include a 20-metre-long suspension bridge and an eight-metre-long tube slide. The area and length figures give a clear idea of what is on offer, without requiring any additional assumptions about the length of a visit or the facilities.
For planning purposes, the topics differ mainly in their nature: Route 1 has specified figures for distance, duration and ascent; the church and light column offer historical and artistic themes, while the zoo and aquazoo cover animals and evolution.
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