Municipality of Großsteinbach: Leisure, Nature and Local Flavours

In the municipality of Großsteinbach, waterside leisure combines with an unusual perspective on time and a regional oil-making tradition. At the Schachblumenwelt Leisure Centre, sports and play facilities, a lake and a water slide come together; in the Time Garden, the tip of a shadow indicates the date and time. The Auer oil mill brings products from local production into your stay through its farm shop. These different highlights can help you plan your stay around what you would like to discover.

Waterside leisure, play and sport

The Schachblumenwelt Leisure Centre offers table tennis and beach volleyball facilities. It also has a 3-hectare recreational lake with very good water quality, inviting you to swim, enjoy the surroundings and relax. There is also a 20-metre-long water slide and an adventure playground with a pirate ship. The Leisure Centre brings together different ways to spend active and relaxing leisure time: sports at the facilities, play at the adventure playground and time by the water.

For families who like to fit more than one activity into an outing, this mix is an interesting starting point. Those looking for exercise can try table tennis or beach volleyball, while the lake invites you to relax during quieter moments. This makes it possible to plan for different interests without committing the day to just one activity.

The Leisure Centre can be reached by train, car, on foot or by bicycle. If you plan to travel by train, check the timetable for your travel date.

The Time Garden and the chess flower

The Time Garden offers a different highlight. The tip of a shadow indicates the time and date there. A single observation thus gives you two details that are not the focus of the sports and water activities. For a visit centred more on careful observation than on sport or water, this offers a clear contrast with Schachblumenwelt.

The chess flower is also part of the area’s nature theme: Großsteinbach is the only region in Styria where the chess flower is native. The flower is also reflected in the name Schachblumenwelt. Nature and leisure thus come together in one name.

Events and regional products

The terraced Grünarena provides a venue for various events, with space for 1,500 people. If an event is the reason for your trip, the Grünarena can be a specific point of interest when planning.

Regional production is at the heart of the Auer oil mill. Its farm shop offers products from local production. The oil mill is a family business with many years of experience in oil pressing and operates in accordance with organic guidelines. For visitors who would like to include regional products in their stay, the farm shop is a practical place to visit. Local production thus complements the leisure and nature themes with another reason to travel.

Using your travel plans to guide your accommodation search

If you are looking for a holiday apartment in the municipality of Großsteinbach, you can first consider what you would like to focus on during your days: water, play and sport at the Leisure Centre; the Time Garden and the chess flower theme; an event; or regional products. These different interests can help you get a sense of Großsteinbach as a destination and connect your accommodation search with your travel plans.

For the general travel overview: Fürstenfeld.