Engelhartszell on the Danube: WGD landing stages and Engelszell Abbey

WGD landing stages on the Danube

Engelhartszell lies on the right, south-western bank of the Danube in Upper Austria. The village has three WGD landing stages for river cruise ships and a separate landing used by Wurm+Noé. The village centre and market square are north-west of the WGD stages.

WGD stages I, II and III are on Nibelungenstraße. Stage I, at number 191, is listed around river kilometres 2200.7 to 2200.5 and has a lifting bridge with variable boarding height. The published maximum vessel width is 25 metres. Stage II is at number 192, about 200 metres downstream; stage III, at number 193, is another 200 metres downstream.

Engelszell Abbey and the Danube World

Wernhart von Prambach founded Engelszell Abbey in 1293. After the abbey was dissolved in 1786, Trappist monks settled there in 1925. The abbey church was built between 1754 and 1764 and is a Rococo landmark, with works by Johann Georg Ãœblher, Joseph Deutschmann and Bartolomeo Altomonte. A new choir organ was installed in 1992 and a large organ in 1996. Trappist beer production began at the abbey in 2012; its products also include liqueurs.

The Engelhartszell Danube World has themed stops along the Danube path toward Jochenstein power station, including Donau-Geschichten, Donau-Spiel, Donau-Schiff and Donau-Platz.

Regional access

Roads B130 and B136 connect the area with Passau, Linz, Wels and Schärding. Rail travellers use stations in those cities and continue by scheduled bus services. Bus 670 serves Nibelungenstraße/Fähre on the Linz–Engelhartszell–Passau route. Scheduled river services also link Engelhartszell with Passau and Linz. Linz Airport is at Hörsching.