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Retz
A Weinviertel wine town close to the Czech border, twelve kilometres from Znaim, its old centre set above one of the largest linked cellar systems anywhere.
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Highlights
12 from neighbouring places
Museum Retz und Südmährische Galerie
The town museum of Retz, together with a gallery on South Moravia across the nearby border.
Retzer Erlebniskeller
A guided route through the cellars under Retz, the largest historic wine cellar system in Austria.
Retzer Windmühle
A windmill on the hill above Retz, one of the few left in Austria and still fitted with its sails.
Pfarrkirche Oberretzbach
3.6 km away, in Retzbach
The parish church of Oberretzbach, one of the villages of Retzbach near Retz.
Pfarrkirche Mitterretzbach
3.8 km away, in Retzbach
The parish church of Mitterretzbach, in the wine country of the northern Weinviertel.
Kirche Obermarkersdorf St. Nikolaus und Urban
4.1 km away, in Schrattenthal
A church dedicated to St. Nicholas and St. Urban at Obermarkersdorf, a wine village near Schrattenthal.
Kirche St. Jakob Unterretzbach
4.3 km away, in Retzbach
The church of St. James at Unterretzbach, in the Retzbach municipality near the Czech border.
Kirche Schrattenthal St. Augustinus
5.1 km away, in Schrattenthal
The church of St. Augustine at Schrattenthal, in the wine country north-west of Retz.
Schloss Schrattenthal
5.4 km away, in Schrattenthal
A castle in Schrattenthal, one of the smallest towns in Austria, in the wine country north-west of Retz.
Kirche Waitzendorf Hl. Dreifaltigkeit
5.8 km away, in Schrattenthal
A church of the Holy Trinity at Waitzendorf, a village of Schrattenthal in the Weinviertel.
Europawarte Waitzendorf
6.3 km away, in Schrattenthal
A lookout tower at Waitzendorf near Schrattenthal, with views over the Weinviertel and into Moravia.
Südmährerdenkmal Unterretzbach
7.1 km away, in Retzbach
A memorial at Unterretzbach to the German-speaking South Moravians expelled from across the nearby border after 1945.
Ruine Kaja
9.4 km away, in Hardegg
A castle ruin above the Kaja stream near Hardegg, on the edge of the Thayatal National Park.
Steinzeit- & Keltenkeller mit Keltenturm
9.4 km away, in Zellerndorf
A museum in a cellar at Zellerndorf on the Stone Age and Celtic finds of the area, with a timber Celtic tower alongside.
Burg Hardegg
12.9 km away, in Hardegg
A castle above the Thaya at Hardegg, the smallest town in Austria, looking across the river into the Czech Republic.
Historic site
Viewpoint
Nothing of this kind in Retz.
Routes
Golitschweg
A 3.9 km walk from the tourist office in Retz over the Gollitsch, with 57 m of ascent.
- 3.9 km
- Distance
- 57 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 3 min
- Duration
Haidgrabenweg
A 7 km round from Retz through the Haidgraben and over the Parapluieberg, with 193 m of ascent.
- 7.0 km
- Distance
- 193 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 7 min
- Duration
Retzbacher Wünschelrutenweg grenzüberschreitend
A long, almost level themed circuit from the pavilion in Unterretzbach, on what lies underground around here, crossing the border into Czechia.
- 19.1 km
- Distance
- 135 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 47 min
- Duration
Iron Curtain Trail
A signposted long-distance route from Gmünd to Bratislava along the former border, passing the Blockheide, Slavonice, Mikulov and Petržalka.
- 402.1 km
- Distance
- 58 m
- Ascent
- 35 h 42 min
- Duration
- 3
- Check-ins
Mittelbergweg
A 6.1 km walk from the tourist office in Retz over the Mittelberg, with 90 m of ascent.
- 6.1 km
- Distance
- 90 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 39 min
- Duration
Kellergassenrundwanderweg
An 8.7 km circuit from Retz along the wine-cellar lanes, with 108 m of ascent.
- 8.7 km
- Distance
- 108 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 18 min
- Duration
Kamp-Thaya-March-Radroute
A stage of the long-distance route linking Krems with Stopfenreuth, following the March past Zwerndorf and the ponds of the Heuparz.
- 425.2 km
- Distance
- 776 m
- Ascent
- 38 h 26 min
- Duration
- 3
- Check-ins
Steinbigl 507 m- Parapluieberg 367 m
- Hofinger Bühel 421 m
March Thaya Zentrum 154 m
Anlandebecken 6 153 m- Anlandebecken 2 153 m
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Rosstalenweg
A 5.5 km walk from Retz over the Parapluieberg, with 152 m of ascent.
- 5.5 km
- Distance
- 152 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 40 min
- Duration
Wald-Weinviertelweg 663
A section of long-distance path 663 between Waldviertel and Weinviertel, running past Rosenburg above the Kamp.
- 46.3 km
- Distance
- 686 m
- Ascent
- 12 h 31 min
- Duration
6 Städte Radtour
A long border loop from the main square in Retz linking six historic towns in Austria and Moravia, among them Znojmo, Vranov and Hardegg.
- 96.8 km
- Distance
- 84 m
- Ascent
- 8 h 40 min
- Duration
Weinwanderweg Retz
A 6 km walk through the vineyards of Retz and over the Setzberg, with 87 m of ascent.
- 6.0 km
- Distance
- 87 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 37 min
- Duration
Wenzelsteg
A 7.4 km round from the tourist office in Retz over the Parapluieberg, with 165 m of ascent.
- 7.4 km
- Distance
- 165 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 8 min
- Duration
KTM Etappe 5: Drosendorf
The fifth stage of the KTM route, from Retz over the Parapluieberg to Drosendorf on the Thaya.
- 43.0 km
- Distance
- 419 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 13 min
- Duration
KTM Etappe 6: Retz
A stage from Retz to Laa through the gentle Weinviertel hills, among fields and vineyards.
- 48.3 km
- Distance
- 70 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 21 min
- Duration
Reblausexpress Radweg
A ride between the walled town of Drosendorf and Retz, running beside the railway line through small villages such as Langau and Hofern.
- 50.3 km
- Distance
- 294 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 44 min
- Duration
Wein und Kultur Radroute
A gently hilly circuit out of Retz through the vineyards of the Retzer Land, over the Schatzberg and back past Waldcamping Hubertus.
- 56.5 km
- Distance
- 552 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 32 min
- Duration
Weinradroute Chardonnay
A loop from the Retz main square through rolling vineyard country and cellar lanes, taking in the Heidbergwarte lookout tower.
- 48.2 km
- Distance
- 314 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 34 min
- Duration
Weinradroute Weinviertel DAC
A vineyard tour through the hilly Retzer Land by way of Zellerndorf, with the Sandbergwarte on the Sandberg for a view over the cellar lanes.
- 56.1 km
- Distance
- 505 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 27 min
- Duration
Weinviertler Kellergassen Radrunde
A round trip from Retz linking the cellar lanes that are the mark of the Weinviertel, passing the Watzelsdorfer See and crossing the Schatzberg.
- 51.5 km
- Distance
- 435 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 58 min
- Duration
- Schatzberg 306 m
- Touristeninfo Retz 266 m
- Watzelsdorfer See 216 m
- Watzelsdorfer See 219 m
Wünschelruten Radroute
An easy loop out of Retz among the vineyards, with ten stations along the way explaining the local tradition of dowsing.
- 19.1 km
- Distance
- 161 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 51 min
- Duration
No routes of this kind in Retz yet.
The region's own picks
Featured route
Golitschweg
A 3.9 km walk from the tourist office in Retz over the Gollitsch, with 57 m of ascent.
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