Dead Man - No. 4, Wenigzell

On a winter hike you can stop off at Schneeland Wenigzell.

The circular trail takes you to the Dead Man. This is how he is said to have got his name:

Legend:At the crossroads of Strallegg, Vorau, Ratten, Miesenbach and Wenigzell, on the old Roman road, there is a small chapel. It is said that a penitent lies beneath this chapel. A long time ago, he and his wife wanted to make a pilgrimage from Hungary to Mariazell on their knees. But on the way, the man fell ill and died in the area. He was buried by compassionate farmers. They later built a small chapel over his grave. There, on the night of 5 to 6 January at midnight, you can talk to the devil if you call his name three times. The wife of the deceased penitent continued on to Mariazell, but she too succumbed to the hardships and died in the Mürz valley near the village of Frein. Since then, the area there has also been called Totes Weib (Dead Woman).