Röhrabrunn

Röhrabrunn is a small village in the Weinviertel region of Lower Austria, set on the northern slope of the last foothills of the Ernstbrunner Wald. The landscape is gentle hilly farmland with vineyards and fields, and the village sits beside the Zaya stream. To the south rises the Grünberg, a modest hill just 315 metres high. Roughly half of the 1,068-hectare cadastral area is covered by woodland. Only one road reaches the eastern edge of the village, leaving the western side without a direct link to a main road. The village has a quiet history without clear records of its founding. By 1590 four noble estates held land here, with Wolf Christoph von Enzersdorff owning twenty-three houses in Klement alone. In 1828 a chapel was built in the centre of the village. A century later the stream that once flowed through the settlement was piped underground. In 1968 Röhrabrunn lost its independence and became part of Gnadendorf. Visitors find a single inn and a youth centre housed in a restored old dairy. A short walk south-east into the forest brings the Greinkapelle, a small chapel popular with walkers. The Blauburger cycle path runs beside the Zaya, offering a quiet route through the surrounding countryside. The village’s modest size and the surrounding woods give it a peaceful air, far from busy roads.