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HWW station Festenburg Castle

St. Lorenzen am Wechsel

On the Historic Long Distance Trail Wechselland, the history of the Wechselland region is made accessible on contemporary and innovatively designed display boards at more than 100 HWW stations.

This HWW station is part of the Wechselland Historical Long-Distance Hiking Trail (HWW). More information can be found at www.wechsel-wandern.at. Each HWW station is dedicated to a chapter from the history of Wechselland.

Topic: Art and architectural history of Festenburg Castle

At this station, you can learn about the eventful history of Festenburg Castle and its significance for Wechselland.

Location of the HWW station:

Approximately 250 meters below Festenburg Castle.

Nearby: Exhibition at Festenburg Castle

More information: www.festenburg.at or 0664-5568316 or 0664-3758888

Accessible all year round (at your own risk, no winter service)

Contact

Historischer Verein Wechselland
Dr. Andreas Salmhofer
Ehrenschachen 7
8240 Friedberg

Links

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What the weather will be like St. Lorenzen am Wechsel (725m)

Today, 06.08.2026

Dry and bright with plenty of sunshine, clouds will be rare.
Morning
very sunny
25°C
0%
5 km/h
Noon
very sunny
31°C
15%
10 km/h
Night
slightly cloudy
25°C
20%
5 km/h

Tomorrow, 07.08.2026

Thundery showers in the morning, then slowly clearing up during the day.
Morning
rainy
21°C
60%
5 km/h
Noon
cloudy
25°C
60%
5 km/h
Night
slightly cloudy
22°C
45%
5 km/h

Forecast

08.08.2026
sunny
16°C 27°C
09.08.2026
very sunny
16°C 29°C
10.08.2026
sunny
18°C 30°C