Kitzeck - Einöd K3 Variant a
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The trail leads to Einöd to the steepest vineyard in Austria - Weingut Malli and back to the starting point via the old Roman road, through vineyards and forest paths.
The name Sausal first appears in a document from 970, in which Emperor Otto I gave the area between the rivers Sulm and Laßnitz to the Archbishopric of Salzburg as a fief. The name "Sausal" is derived from the Latin "Solva silva" (Sulm forest). The place names Kitzeck or Steinriegel are not found in any medieval documents, but some of the cadastral parishes of today's Kitzeck are already mentioned in the land register of the Vizedomamt Leibnitz in 1322. The name Fresing (Katastralgemeinde) is recorded in the Ortsnamenbuch von Steiermark (1893) as one of the oldest villages. The name Sausal is first found in a document from 970, in which Emperor Otto I transferred the area between the rivers Sulm and Laßnitz to the Archbishopric of Salzburg as a fief. The name "Sausal" is derived from the Latin "Solva silva" (Sulm forest). The place names Kitzeck or Steinriegel are not found in any medieval documents, but some of the cadastral parishes of today's Kitzeck are already mentioned in the land register of the Vizedomamt Leibnitz in 1322. The name Fresing (Katastralgemeinde) is recorded in the Ortsnamenbuch von Steiermark (1893) as one of the oldest villages.
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The tour in numbers
medium
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Coming from the south, north, west and east via the A9 Pyhrn motorway - exit Leibnitz - direction Kaindorf/S - Heimschuh - Kitzeck i.S.
Starting from the Wine Museum, follow the main road towards the church. After the church, take the first turning on the left. Follow the ridge until you reach the Malli wine tavern through vineyards. From here, continue to the right along the old Roman road until you reach the junction with the main road. Continue left to the Reiterer wine tavern. From here through the vineyard to the Lorenz wine tavern and back to the wine museum via path 2.
Visit the 1st Styrian Wine Museum in Kitzeck
Parking spaces are available close to the church or next to the Raiffeisenbank in Kitzeck.
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Weinmuseum Kitzeck | © Südsteiermark | Claudia Zorn
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Kirche Kitzeck i. S. | © Südsteiermark | Robert Weixelberger
What the weather will be like
Kitzeck im Sausal (559m)
Rather cloudy in the morning, then sunny spells will develop gradually.
Dry and partly sunny throughout the day, with cloudy periods from time to time.
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