

"Once and Now" - Historical Tour of Bad Gleichenberg ("Einst und jetzt" - Historischer Rundgang)
Bad Gleichenberg is still full of traces of this great past. The Curmuseumsverein works to keep this history alive and make it accessible to the public. At several stations you can follow an exciting journey of discovery of the fascinating history of Bad Gleichenberg.
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Coming from Bad Radkersburg along the B66, traffic circle Partyhaus/SoCar gas station - 1st exit in the direction of Zentrum Bad Gleichenberg.
to the route planner
We start our tour at the main square and already recognize the first changes - club house and club restaurant, as well as the Villa Albrecht and the spa theater. Our tour continues past Villa Sophie (Villa Süss), Villa D'Orsay to Andrassy Park where we can already catch a glimpse of the "Hotel Milan". Our tour continues to the Milan Hall.
We walk back a short distance, past the Villa Sophie - along Albrechtstraße. We now have a view in the direction of Gleichenberg Castle. We follow the street further to the Luisenvilla and the Hubertushof. Our next stop is at the tourism schools Bad Gleichenberg "Hotel Possenhofen" and "Hotel Venedig". Our walk now takes us along Emmaallee to Villa Max in the middle of the spa park, on to the Rindenkapelle chapel, past the park side of the spa, we see information boards about the Wandelbahn and the Brunnenhalle. Looking up the hill in the spa park we see Villa Wickenburg, which is still inhabited by the descendants of the spa founder. We walk along the path in the spa park and reach the Fountain Temple, which has been home to the spa museum since 2012. We now reach the upper Brunnenstraße and see the Villa Clar, Villa Triestina, Villa Weihnachtsbaum (today Villa Gleichenberg), the Eiskeller, Haus Stadt Frankfurt until we reach the main square again at the Cafe Columbia (Villa Karlsruhe).
Display boards according to the number and placement on the circular route:
- Vereinshaus, Vereinsrestauration, Kurhaus and Villa Albrecht.
- Spa Theater (Hotel Allmer)
- Villa Süss and Villa D'Orsay
- Andrassy Park
- Hotel Milan
- View of the ruins of Gleichenberg Castle
- Louisenvilla
- Hubertushof
- Hotel Possenhofen and Hotel Venedig
- Villa Max
- Bark Chapel
- Fountain hall and Wandelbahn
- Villa Wickenburg
- Fountain temple
- Villa Clar and Villa Christmas Tree
- Villa Triestina
- Ice cellar
- City of Frankfurt
- Villa Karlsruhe
- Club terrace and Grazerhof
- Villa Streichenwein (Hotel Emmaquelle)
- From the Swiss houses to the clinic
- Villa Franzensburg
- Church and monastery in the spa town of Bad Gleichenberg
- Wallnerhof
- Marienburg (Hotel Stenitzer)
- Berlinerhof (Pirker Inn)
With the BusBahnBim app from Verbundlinie, timetable information has never been easier: all bus, train and streetcar connections in Austria can be queried by entering locations and/or addresses, stops or important points. The app is available as a free app for smartphones (Android, iOS) - on Google Play and in the App Store.
The Thermenlandbus also takes you directly to Bad Gleichenberg on the fastest way.
Parking possibilities: Andrassy Park and Obere Brunnenstraße 3 hours free of charge (short-term parking zone), underground car park in Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Straße subject to charge.
Tourist Office Thermen- & Vulkanland
Gästeinfo Bad Gleichenberg
Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Str. 1/top 4
8344 Bad Gleichenberg
+43 3382 55 100-44
www.thermen-vulkanland.at
badgleichenberg@thermen-vulkanland.at
Map in the folder "Einst & Jetzt" - This is available free of charge at the guest information or in the brochure stand in front of the door.
Books are only available in german:
Mang, R., 2012, Saison in Gleichenberg., Vehling Medienservice und Verlag GmbH.; ISBN: 978-3-85333-212-2
Mang, R., 2009, Gleichenberger Schicksalstage - Spuren des Krieges in Bad Gleichenberg., Vehling Medienservice und Verlag GmbH.; ISBN: 978-3-85333-142-2
Mang, R., 2007, ...und diesen Erdenwinkel lieb' ich., Vehling Medienservice und Verlag GmbH.; ISBN: 978-3-85333-142-2
Mang, R., 2017, Gleichenberger Geschichte & Gschichterln., Vehling Medienservice und Verlag GmbH.; ISBN: 978-3-85333-293-1