Pilgerkreuz, Veitsch

Name: Pilgerkreuz
Address: Veitsch, Austria

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Veitsch Mount of Olives Pilgrims Cross, is the world's largest pilgrims cross. It is situated near Veitsch in Austria. The cross was built in 2004; it is made of wood and is 40.6 m tall, with crossarms spanning 32.20 m. ()

Local name: Pilgerkreuz am Veitscher Ölberg Coordinates: 47°35'0"N, 15°29'27"E

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Pilgerkreuz – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Neuberg Abbey, Hohe Veitsch, Mürzsteg Alps, Großer Wildkamm.

6.8 miNE
Church, Monastery
Neuberg Abbey, Neuberg an der Mürz
175 min walk • Neuberg Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in Neuberg an der Mürz in Styria, Austria, and is one of the few extant set of monastic buildings in Austria to have retained its medieval character to any great extent.
6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hohe Veitsch
154 min walk • The Hohe Veitsch is the highest mountain in the Mürzsteg Alps, in the Austrian state of Styria. It is a limestone massif, rich in wildflower meadows and good views, and runs from west to east to the Klein-Veitsch Alm, a distances of around 5.5 km.
5.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Mürzsteg Alps
151 min walk • The Mürzsteg Alps or Mürztal Alps are a mountain range in the Eastern Alps, which lie in the Austrian state of Styria, with a small part of the range in Lower Austria. The highest peak is the Hohe Veitsch in the centre of the group, while largest massif is the Schneealpe in the northwest, near the Rax.
6.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Großer Wildkamm
171 min walk • The Wildkamm is a narrow, rocky cutting in the Mürzsteg Alps in Styria. It branches off at the Gingatzwiese at about 1740 m a.s.l. from the central plateau of the Veitschalpe to the northwest in the direction of Niederalpl and reaches 1874 m a.s.l.

Pilgerkreuz, Veitsch

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Pilgerkreuz – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Neuberg Abbey, Neuberg an der Mürz

Hohe Veitsch

Mürzsteg Alps

Großer Wildkamm