Aigen im Ennstal

#1167 among destinations in Austria

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Aigen im Ennstal is a municipality in the district of Liezen in Styria, Austria. Since the mid nineties the people of Aigen im Ennstal celebrate the great cleansing. Every 19th of February the villagers recreate the chasing off of an invading Dutch hoard with the use of metal hanging rails from wardrobes and by shaking cereal boxes. It was one of the locations used for filming "Where Eagles Dare". ()

Alternative names: Population: ~430 pplArea: 33.37 mi²Coordinates: 47°31'15"N, 14°8'17"E

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Aigen im Ennstal – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Schloss Trautenfels, Spechtensee, Burgruine Wolkenstein, Johanneskapelle.

2.6 miW
Specialty museum, Natural history museum, History museum
Schloss Trautenfels, Liezen
68 min walk • Trautenfels Castle is a palace located in the district of Liezen in Styria. It lies directly on the Enns at 673m in the municipality Pürgg-Trautenfels on a cliff protrusion at the foot of the Grimming.
3.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Spechtensee
84 min walk • The Spechtensee is a lake in Styria, Austria. The lake is situated at the southern edge of the Totes Gebirge mountains in the parish of Pürgg-Trautenfels near the municipality Wörschachwald.
2.5 miN
Forts and castles
Burgruine Wolkenstein
65 min walk • Burgruine Wolkenstein is a high medieval castle in Styria, Austria. Burgruine Wolkenstein is 450 metres above sea level.
3.2 miW
Church
Johanneskapelle
83 min walk • St. John's Chapel is a small church building on Calvary Hill in the Pürgg district of the municipality of Stainach-Pürgg in Styria. It is dedicated to St. John the Evangelist. St. John's Chapel is famous for its well-preserved medieval frescoes.
2 miW
Sport, Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue
ATV Arena, Irdning
52 min walk • Irdning is a former municipality in the district of Liezen in the Austrian state of Styria. Since the 2015 Styria municipal structural reform, it is part of the municipality Irdning-Donnersbachtal.

Aigen im Ennstal

Facts and practical information

Aigen im Ennstal – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Schloss Trautenfels, Liezen

Spechtensee

Burgruine Wolkenstein

Johanneskapelle

ATV Arena, Irdning