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7 Greillenstein
Set in woodland
in the Kamp
river valley, this
Renaissance castle
features a beautiful
arcaded courtyard
and has several tall
chimneys.

6 Eggenburg
A small, medieval town, Eggenburg
has two attractions: 1,900 m (6,200 ft)
of original town walls and towers,
and the Rollipop museum, which is
dedicated to scooters, motorbikes
and tiny cars.
Stockerau

Horn 5 Rosenburg
One of Austria’s most famous
castles, Schloss Rosenburg was
Stockerau
rebuilt in Neo-Classical style after
a fire. The former state rooms
house a splendid museum of old
furniture, paintings and arms.
Stockerau
Krems
Freemasonry in Austria
Francis Stephen, future husband of Maria Theresa,
introduced Freemasonry to Austria from Holland. In
Krems the late 18th and early 19th centuries, it played a very
important role in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, with
many prominent politicians and artists being counted
among its members. An
increasing desire for national
self-determination and
liberal thought slowly
removed the Masons from
power. In 1945, the Grand
Masonic Lodge of Austria
4 Altenburg renewed its activities. Today,
This gorgeous Benedictine abbey it has some 2,400 members
(1144) has a large library, a treasury in 52 lodges, including many
and, above all, a crypt entirely covered public figures, financiers
in stunning ceiling paintings depicting and artists. Masonic Lodge in Rosenau
the dance of death.

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