racetrack
Red Bull Ring
Short, fast circuit at Spielberg in the Styrian mountains hosting the Austrian Grand Prix, with big elevation changes, alpine views, and a busy calendar of public track days.
10 km · about 20 min drive
Styria, Austria · Europe
Eppenstein is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Reifling, 52km from Soelk Pass.
Eppenstein is a town located in Styria, Austria. With a population of 308, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Eppenstein sits in Austria, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Vienna time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Eppenstein to your route.
Eppenstein is a former municipality in the district of Murtal in the Austrian state of Styria. Since the 2015 Styria municipal structural reform, it is part of the municipality Weißkirchen in Steiermark.
Eppenstein lies in the Lavanttal Alps stretching along the narrow valley of the Granitzenbach creek, which runsRead more
from the Upper Mur valley in the north up to the Obdach Saddle pass and the Lavant Valley valley in Carinthia. The former municipal area comprised the cadastral communities of Mühldorf, Schoberegg, and Schwarzenbach.
Eppenstein is known for the medieval Eppenstein Castle, built about 1000 AD by the Eppenstein margravial dynasty, who temporarily ruled as Dukes of Carinthia in the 11th and 12th centuries. Later held by Habsburg ministeriales like the Graben von Stein family, it was rebuilt in a Gothic style around 1478. Today only ruins remain.
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Eppenstein is located in Styria, Austria, Europe. The coordinates are 47.1283 latitude, 14.7375 longitude.
Eppenstein has a population of approximately 308 people, making it a town in Austria.
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Full driving guide for Austria5 notable places within an hour's drive.
racetrack
Short, fast circuit at Spielberg in the Styrian mountains hosting the Austrian Grand Prix, with big elevation changes, alpine views, and a busy calendar of public track days.
10 km · about 20 min drive
mountain pass
The highest surfaced mountain pass in Styria at 1,788 m, a quiet single-track alternative to the busy Tauern crossings linking the Enns and Mur valleys through unspoilt alpine pasture.
52 km · about 60 min drive
landmark
A wooded hill in the centre of Graz crowned by the iconic 13th-century clock tower, with the futuristic Kunsthaus 'friendly alien' at its base.
53 km · about 60 min drive
landmark
The world's largest monastic library, a breathtaking Baroque hall with ceiling frescoes, housing 70,000 volumes in the Styrian Alps.
54 km · about 60 min drive
museum
In the last surviving hall of Johann Puch's original factory, some 2,500 exhibits trace Austria's own marque: Puch mopeds and motorcycles, the 500 microcar, and Haflinger and Pinzgauer off-roaders.
54 km · about 60 min drive
April to October
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