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A view from higher level over the Achersee in Austria, Tirol. A nice summer day in the mountains, where several people decided they need wings to fly!
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Clontarf Garage based EV 12 basking in the evening sunshine at Howth Summit terminus, home to route 31 & peak time route 31B, which operated via Strand Road.
This is the terminus for routes 31 & 31B, but the start for those about to enjoy a cliff walk around Howth & the spectacular views around the rugged coastlibe of Howth peninsula.
Its better than listening to your partner, Dublin's Q102 radio station.
Oberpetersdorf is a village indistrict of Kobersdorf in the Oberpullendorf district. The Hungarian name of the place is Felsöpéterfalva (old: Peturnémeti), the Croatian name Gornji Petrstof. According to Statistics Austria, the population is 596 inhabitants (January 1, 2021).
Oberpetersdorf is dominated by the Catholic church built on a hill. The quiet and wooded surroundings of the place are the ideal area for those seeking relaxation.
Salzburg is the fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020, it had a population of 156,872.
The town is on the site of the Roman settlement of Iuvavum. Salzburg was founded as an episcopal see in 696 and became a seat of the archbishop in 798. Its main sources of income were salt extraction, trade and gold-mining. The fortress of Hohensalzburg, one of the largest medieval fortresses in Europe, dates from the 11th century. In the 17th century, Salzburg became a center of the Counter-Reformation, with monasteries and numerous Baroque churches built.
Salzburg's historic center (German: Altstadt) is renowned for its Baroque architecture and is one of the best-preserved city-centers north of the Alps. The historic center was enlisted as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996. The city has three universities and a large population of students. Tourists also visit Salzburg to tour the historic center and the scenic Alpine surroundings.
Snow-dusted Austrian Alps standing proudly above dark pine forests, capturing the peaceful charm of the alpine wilderness.
Anna Chromy (18 July 1940 – 18 September 2021) was a painter and sculptor of Czech-German descent. At the end of World War II, Chromy's family was expelled from Bohemia to Vienna, Austria. Her family did not have enough money for her to attend art school however, so only after she married and moved to Paris was it possible. She received her education at the École des Beaux-Arts. It was here she realised an interest in Salvador Dalí and other surrealists, and began using the soft colours of William Turner in her paintings.
A life-threatening accident in 1992 meant that Chromy was unable to paint for eight years. She turned her attention to sculpture using bronze and marble as her media.
Anna was born to a Czech mother and a German father on 18 July 1940, in Krumau, Czechoslovakia. Anna's childhood in Bohemia provided her with her first indulgence in art, and she was often fascinated with images of ancient palaces displaying sculptures, graphics and paintings. After World War II, at the age of five, Anna and her family were forced to leave Krumlov and move to Austria. While in Austria, the musical culture of Vienna and Salzburg made a lasting impression on Anna, and would eventually be the inspiration for many of her works of art. In 1970, Anna and her husband, Wolfgang, moved to Barbizon, France, which is southeast of Paris. Here, Anna was surrounded by artists who came from far and wide to paint the beautiful forests of Fontainebleau. While in Barbizon, Anna began to study at the Academy de la Grande Chaumire in Paris.
It was during her studies in Paris that Anna met her mentor, Salvador Dalí, who also became a personal friend. As his pupil, Dali inspired Anna's imagination and creativity with his personal style of art known as surrealism. Anna developed an appreciation of Dali's style, and her paintings drew from her admiration of Dali and other artists of surrealism such as Max Ernst, Rene Magritte. She did a charcoal of Dali and Gala titled "Homage Dali & Gala," and Dali's image appears in her 1981 oil painting, "The Boat of Cadaces."
Beginning in the 1980s, Anna's work began to be the image of many widely publicized events. In 1985, Anna created three sketches called the Faces of Peace for the United Nations Year of Peace in New York. Her painting, Man, Earth, Universe, which was Anna's interpretation of transcendence to a better world, became the official painting of the 1992 World's Fair, also known as EXPO 92, in Seville, Spain. In 1985, Chromy and her husband established a new home in Cap Martin, France, on the Côte d'Azur, where she and her husband enjoyed many years with their three dogs and several cats. In this villa, Anna had the room to display all her works of art, turning her home into her own exclusive museum. Anna found pleasure adding her own individuality to this villa. She painted a mural of angels on one of the ceilings and dancing figures across her wardrobe doors. She turned one of the rooms into a studio where she painted her "Last Supper." Today, Anna's sculpture, "Coat of Saint Martin", sits at the entrance of Cap Martin.
Anna died on 18 September 2021 at the age of 81.
In Redlschlag near Bernstein there is a viewing cone, also affectionately called "Guglhupf", which allows a wonderful panoramic view at 794m.
When the visibility is clear, there is an impressive panorama that extends from the Rax and the Schneeberg in the northwest, across the Bucklige Welt, Lake Neusiedl in the east and all the way to the Pannonian Plain in the southeast.
At the foot of the cone there is a crescent-shaped stone wall that encloses a fireplace. The so-called “chalk fire” served as a warning system for advancing enemies in the Middle Ages and early modern times.
Redlschlag (Hungarian: Újvörösvágás ) is a village and a cadastral municipality in the market town of Bernstein , in the Burgenland district of Oberwart ( Austria ) and was probably built in the 13th century. The town has 364 inhabitants (January 1, 2023)
Geography
Redlschlag is located at 690 meters above sea level and is therefore the highest town in Burgenland. The highest elevation is the Steinstückl at 833 meters. The place is gently embedded in a hilly landscape in the foothills of the Buckligen Welt and offers numerous hiking and cycling trails.
Location
Distance information
Oberwart : 21 km, district capital
Bad Tatzmannsdorf : 15 km, thermal baths
Kirchschlag in the Buckligen Welt : 10 km, passion play town (Lower Austria)
Hartberg : 39 km
Eisenstadt : 65 km, state capital
Vienna : 115 km, federal capital
Hungary : 23 km, Rattersdorf-Liebing border crossing
Climate
Due to the high altitude, the climate is harsh and rich in precipitation. The annual average is between 910 and 1200 millimeters. The place is also in a relatively snowy area.
Clubs
Playing community (SG) Redlschlag : football, 2nd class A South
Redlschlag Volunteer Fire Department : First aid, fire/extinguishing operations
Hunter : territory management
Beautification Association : Village renewal and maintenance
IKBR - Burschen Redlschlag : Maintaining customs and traditions (e.g. “wedding shooting”, “Zwicklscheitträger”, carnival parade and others)
Eating and Drinking
There is an inn and a café .
Things to see
Observation tower : The observation tower (814 meters), known locally as Guglhupf or Scheadecken , is located just outside the town and offers an excellent view of the surrounding area. When the visibility is clear, there is an impressive panorama from the Rax and the Schneeberg in the northwest, across the Bucklige Welt, Lake Neusiedl in the east and the Pannonian Plain in the southeast.
Oberpetersdorf is a village indistrict of Kobersdorf in the Oberpullendorf district. The Hungarian name of the place is Felsöpéterfalva (old: Peturnémeti), the Croatian name Gornji Petrstof. According to Statistics Austria, the population is 596 inhabitants (January 1, 2021).
Oberpetersdorf is dominated by the Catholic church built on a hill. The quiet and wooded surroundings of the place are the ideal area for those seeking relaxation.
Burgenland is the easternmost and least populous state of Austria. It consists of two statutory cities and seven rural districts, with a total of 171 municipalities. It is 166 km (103 mi) long from north to south but much narrower from west to east (5 km or 3 mi wide at Sieggraben). The region is part of the Centrope Project. The name of Burgenland was invented/coined in 1922, after its territories became part of Austria. The population of Burgenland as of 1 January 2024 is 301,951. Burgenland's capital is Eisenstadt.
The territory of present-day Burgenland was successively part of the Roman Empire, the Hun Empire, the Kingdom of the Ostrogoths, the Italian Kingdom of Odoacer, the Kingdom of the Lombards, the Avar Khaganate, the Frankish Empire, Dominion Aba belonging to the Aba (family); Aba – Koszegi, the Kingdom of Hungary, the Habsburg monarchy, the Austrian Empire, Austria-Hungary, and lastly Austria.
Burgenland is the only Austrian province which has never been part of the Archduchy of Austria, Holy Roman Empire, German Confederation nor Austria-Hungary's Cisleithania.