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Burg Rappottenstein - 5km from Roiten
globetrott Says: Burg Rappottenstein is an interesting castle just about 5km from Roiten and maybe you can take a look there as well. There is a carparking close to the castle, then you have to walk about 5 minutes to get to the castle and to the Burgschenke, a small restaurant, but both...
globetrott Says: "Die gerade Linie ist Gottlos" is one of the mottos of Friedensreich Hundertwasser and you might translate it like "a straight line was made by the devil" And this motto is also printed / painted on the facade of the Hahnsäge, where Hundertwasser had lived for some years...
Hundertwasser architecture in Roiten
globetrott Says: Even when you come to Roiten outside the ordinary opening-hours of the museum there is still a bit to see for real fans of Friedensreich Hundertwasser's architecture:You will see colorfull pillows, the house-roofs planted with grass and trees, colorful decorations and some...
globetrott Says: the building next to the Dorfmuseum was not designed by Hundertwasser himself, BUT by somebody else, making it similar to the style that Hundwasser was famous for.And inside that museum you will find a lot of souvenirs, photos and many things of everyday life, that were used...
a tiny chapel next to the Dorfmuseum
globetrott Says: Dont miss to take a look into the tiny chapel next to the Dorfmuseum in Roiten, it is normally open for prayers and visitors during the day,In my last 2 pictures you will see a wooden sculpture not by Hundertwasser, But showing him !
Roiten - the villagemuseum in Hundertwasser-style
globetrott Says: Roiten had an old house that was used as a dairy and when this dairy was closed, Hundertwasser - who lived in a small hut closeby - had the idea to decorate the building in his own, special way and build a Dorfmuseum (village-museum) inside, a museum about old machineries...
Hundertwasser's Hut in the woods
globetrott Says: It is really not easy to get there, you need to drive first about 2-3 km from the village-museum of Roiten to tiny a place, where you can park your car and from there you have to walk another 30 minutes in order to get to "Hahnmühle" , a small hut that was given to...
Hiking to Hahnsäge, Hundertwasser 's hut
globetrott Says: You dont necessarily need special hiking-shoes in order to hike to Hahnsäge, where Friedensreich Hundertwasser used to live for quite a long time, and where he also painted lots of his most famous paintings on a small island opposite of his hut.The path is not good enough...
globetrott Says: When you intend to see all the sights in that area, that are connected with friedensreich Hundertwasser, it really makes sense to do that by car !From Vienna it takes about 1,5 hours to drive to Roiten, a village that will not be printed out in every map, so get a good one!...
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It is really not easy to get there, you need to drive first about 2-3 km from the village-museum of Roiten to tiny a place, where you can park your car and from...
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a special place for Hundertwasser-fans !
Roiten is a small village where Friedensreich Hundertwasser used to spend several years in a small hut right in the middle of a large wood, no running water, just a small river next to it. Many of his...
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