The town museum

The old Town Hall located in the original centre called Bergmannsplatz (Miners’ Square) now presents a vivid illustration of the mutual relationship between the Erzberg (Iron Mountain) and the town of Eisenerz over the centuries.

An overview about the railroad to the “Erzberg”

In September 1891 the railroad to the “Erzberg” was opened. It was a cog railroad and steam engines were used on this cog railroad until 1978. The “Erzbergbahn” is without a doubt one of the most beautiful and breath-taking railroad tracks in the whole country. Unfortunately the cog rails were removed, but nevertheless the railroad to the “Erzberg” is the steepest railroad track in Austria.

Das Krippenmuseum in Eisenerz ist ein Kleinod im Zentrum der Altstadt gelegen. Seit dem Jahr 1979 befindet sich hier eine Sammlung von Krippen fast aller Stilrichtungen. Von historisch wertvollen Sammlerstücken bis hin zu Krippen, die in den letzten Jahren von Krippenbauern im Ort geschaffen wurden.

Ergänzt wird diese ständige Einrichtung durch jährliche Sonderausstellungen. Das Thema in diesem Jahr ist den Wurzel- und Grottenkrippen gewidmet. Das Museum wird von Mitgliedern des Österreichischen  Krippenverbandes Gebietsgruppe „Eisenwurzn“  ganzjährig betreut.

Vom 28. November 2009 bis zum 6. Jänner 2010 ist das Krippenmuseum täglich von 10 bis 12 Uhr und von 15 bis 17 Uhr geöffnet.

Führungen sind auch außerhalb der Öffnungszeiten über Voranmeldung möglich.

Näheres können sie unter der Telefonnummer 03848/4219 oder herbertkrump@aon erfahren.

Die Eintrittspreise sind für Erwachsene € 3,- und für Kinder € 1,50

Wir freuen uns auf Ihren Besuch!

The fortified church St. Oswald

The church St. Oswald is one of the oldest and most impressive fortified churches in Austria. It was and is very important for Austria in terms of art and cultural history.
The church is closely linked to the history of Eisenerz and it has been the religious center of the church community of Innerberg/Eisenerz for many centuries.

The “shift tower” – one of the town’s landmarks

Built in 1582, the “shift tower” is a Renaissance tower. If you want to take a closer look to it you have to walk to it by using serpentines which you can reach from the historic district. Or you can walk to it by using a Stations of the Cross. The “shift tower” gives you the best opportunity to have a look at the whole town and the “Erzberg”. It is a nice location for taking pictures.

The "Leopoldsteinersee" is a big and beautiful mountain lake. It was named after the nearby castle “Leopoldstein”.

It is situated at the bottom of the so-called “Seemauer”, which could be translated roughly as “lake stone wall”. It is imbedded in a coniferous and mixed forest and it displays its splendor all four seasons.

The mountain lake is 600 meters above sea level and it is 1400 meters long and 370 meters wide. The lake is 31 meters deep.

The historic district

Eisenerz is many centuries old. Its origin goes back to the years around 700 AD. Although the steel merchants in Steyr made the biggest profit with the ore from the “Erzberg”, pompous buildings which were made by the “Radmeister” can be seen in the historic district.

Tannery Salzer – a vision becomes reality

With the extracting of ore on the “Erzberg” leather was getting more and more important. So leather production had a great significance in Eisenerz.

One of the production facilities is the tannery Salzer. It was founded in 1548 and was named after its last owner. This tannery, which is situated near the historic district, was operated until 1953.

In 1995 the owner of the building was the municipality of Eisenerz. Since 1995 the building has not been inhabited. Today it is owned by a club which has the task to revitalize the object.

The “Frauenmauerhöhle” – an interesting cave

The cave is 644m long. It is located under the so-called “Frauenmauer”. The “Frauenmauer” is a mountain which is 1827 meters high. It is part of the “Hochschwab”- mountain.

The “Black Puddle” – the home of the water sprite

The so-called “Black Puddle” is located between Eisenerz and Hieflau. It is the most important Karst spring of the “Hochschwab”- mountain. The spring already awoke the first speleological interests in 1747. An ambassador of the emperor did research in this area and wrote a manuscript about the Karst spring. The “Black Puddle” goes 1084 meters deep into the mountain. It is the longest measured cave in Austria.
The “Black Puddle” is the home of the water sprite, which is a mythical creature that showed us the “Erzberg”.