Stollhof: Culture and Routes to the Hohe Wand

Stollhof combines cultural and historical discoveries with routes to the Hohe Wand. Those looking for a holiday apartment or holiday house for a stay in Lower Austria will find a place here with unusually early traces of metalworking, several chapels and hiking destinations in the surrounding area.

A Place with a History Dating Back to the Early Copper Age

The gold discs and solid copper finds from Stollhof in Lower Austria date from around 4000 BC. They represent the oldest metal hoard deposit from Austria’s Early Copper Age. This gives the history of the place a very early and distinctive dimension. The Stollhof treasure is probably around 6,000 years old. The exhibition room at the Kohlröserlhaus inn also displays regional finds such as cave bear teeth and fossilized snails.

The religious buildings also provide an opportunity for various historical observations. The subsidiary church of St Mary, Queen of Peace, stands in the east of Stollhof and was built in 1968–70. In the centre of the village is the Chapel of St Sebastian, a rectangular building dating from 1713. Its gabled façade contains a niche with an 18th-century statuette of the Immaculate Mary. Those who pay attention to details during a tour of the village can consider the architectural form and furnishings together here without conflating the different periods.

Churches and Chapels around Stollhof

The Engelbert Church was built in 1934–35 according to plans by Robert Kramreiter and restored by Otto Rinder in 1988. Together with the Dr Dollfuss Memorial, it stands on the slope of the Hohe Wand in the nature park. South of Stollhof is the Marien Chapel, built in 1858. At the southern exit of the village is the Anne Chapel, a rectangular building from the end of the 18th century. North of Stollhof stands the Maria Reyer Burial Chapel, a tall historicist rectangular building from the end of the 19th century.

These different locations and construction periods make Stollhof interesting for travellers who are not looking for culture in just one building. Depending on your personal interests, you can include the village centre, the chapels south and north of the village, and the Engelbert Church with its nature-park surroundings in your plans. Accommodation in Stollhof is particularly suitable as a search option if you would like to combine the history of the village with routes to the Hohe Wand.

Hiking Trails to the Hohe Wand

The hike to the Kohlröserlhaus begins at the car park at the end of Festplatzstraße. From there, the route follows Festplatzstraße into the forest, where it can begin heading towards the Hohe Wand. The Hanselsteig is a hiking trail leading from Stollhof to the Hohe Wand. The Bründlries circular hiking trail on the plateau of the Hohe Wand is associated with Stollhof. These details offer various starting points for planning the day: You can consider a route starting directly from Stollhof or focus on a destination on the plateau of the Hohe Wand.

This makes it possible to create a varied stay for families with different interests: While some travellers prefer historic buildings and artefacts, others focus on being out on a trail. This does not imply anything about the duration or difficulty of the routes; for specific planning, you should check the relevant trail information. Regional bus route 7845 runs from Wiener Neustadt Hauptbahnhof to Stollhof, including in the direction of Muthmannsdorf Chapel, Netting Chapel and Emmerberg Kreuzung.

Stollhof as a Starting Point for Your Accommodation Search

A holiday apartment in Stollhof is a natural search option if you would like to get to know the village itself while also taking hiking and cultural themes into account when planning your trip. What matters here is less a blanket classification than your preferred daily itinerary: Those who primarily want to see chapels and historical traces should pay attention to the location within the village; those who would like to include the Hohe Wand should compare the routes and destinations described.

Other Places to Include in Your Regional Search

For further orientation, you can also include Kirchschlag In Der Buckligen Welt, Offenegg, Waldegg An Der Piesting, Markt Piesting, Sollenau, Klingfurth, Rohr Im Gebirge and Winzendorf in your regional search.

For the overarching travel overview: Wiener Neustadt.