Antiesenhofen: Discover Nature and History

Antiesenhofen offers two clear starting points for planning a trip: the natural landscape along the Lower Inn and its local church and pilgrimage history. The nature reserve focuses on birdlife and hiking trails across dams and through floodplain forests. The parish church, Bründl Chapel and pilgrim stamp station add historical and spiritual themes to the mix. When looking for a hotel, you can decide in advance whether nature, hiking and cycling, or architectural and pilgrimage history will shape your stay.

Natural Landscape Along the Lower Inn

The Unterer Inn Nature Reserve near Antiesenhofen is visited by 296 bird species each year; some bird species are resident there. The annual number of species and the resident species offer two different perspectives on the reserve’s birdlife. Kilometres of hiking trails cross the dams and pass through the floodplain forests. This means that both the dams and the floodplain forests are part of the route when hiking.

Cyclists can explore the nature reserve along the Inn Valley Cycle Path. This offers a simple distinction for planning your trip: the kilometres of routes are described as hiking trails, while the Inn Valley Cycle Path is one way to explore the area by bike. Depending on whether you prefer hiking or cycling, different ways of getting around take centre stage in your experience of nature.

Churches and Pilgrimage History

A church in Antiesenhofen was mentioned in a document in 1084. The parish church is dedicated to Saint Giles and is a Gothic church building with a Romanesque core; it was built in the third quarter of the 15th century. For architecture enthusiasts, the combination of Gothic construction and a Romanesque core is a precise point of reference for understanding the church. Its early mention in a document adds a historical time marker to this architectural perspective.

The Bründl Chapel, also known as s´Bründl, is located in Viehausen. The present-day chapel was enlarged and solemnly consecrated on 30 May 1851. The Bründl spring, also known as Augen-Bründl, runs beneath the chapel; it rises below it. The chapel and spring can therefore be considered together: the names refer to different things—the pilgrimage chapel and the spring that runs beneath it.

There is a pilgrim stamp station for the VIA NOVA Pilgrim Trail at the municipal office in Antiesenhofen. The Bründl Chapel itself is a pilgrimage chapel; a stamping point for the named pilgrim trail is located at the municipal office. When planning your trip, you can distinguish between these different points of interest: here, the focus is on a chapel; there, it is on the pilgrim trail and its stamp station.

Cycling and Route Choice

The Antiesen Cycle Path follows paved or well-maintained cycle paths, side roads and farm tracks. There are gentle climbs in the Hausruck region, and the route is suitable for all bicycles. Check conditions before setting off. Together with the option of exploring the Unterer Inn Nature Reserve along the Inn Valley Cycle Path, this information offers cyclists different points of reference: one route focuses on the reserve as a destination to explore, while the other describes the character of the route.

Discover more destinations: Andrichsfurt, Tumeltsham, Lohnsburg Am Kobernaußerwald, Sankt Marienkirchen am Hausruck, Neuhofen Im Innkreis, Senftenbach, Moosham, Kirchheim Im Innkreis.

Go to the overview of the wider area: Ried Im Innkreis.