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Pitten is a market town with 2884 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2022) in the district of Neunkirchen in Lower Austria. 

Culture and sights

    The parish church Pitten zum St. Georg ("mountain church") nestles close to the rock halfway up the Schlossberg, on whose height the castle is enthroned. 

    A rock cave behind the parish church was probably the first ever Christian place of worship in southern Lower Austria. During the Middle Ages, the room was decorated several times with wall paintings. Later, the cave served as a hermitage and a charnel house.

    The 17th century vicarage with its arcades and richly stuccoed facades is one of the most beautiful in Austria. The banqueting hall and library are decorated with frescoes and stucco.

    Pfarrhofkirche zum Heiligen Martin: Because of the arduous way to the parish church, especially in winter, the baroque parish chapel was extended by an annex in 1948. Since 2013 the tower carries three bells, which are coordinated with the ringing of the mountain church.

    The castle Pitten has medieval remains as well as a 140 m deep well. It is mentioned in the "Lament" of the Song of the Nibelungs and withstood the attacks of the Turks twice. The "Pitten Corvinus Cup", given by the Hungarian King Matthias Corvinus to the defender Knight Wolf Teufel as a token of respect, commemorates a four-year siege by Corvinus. In 1884 the castle was transformed into a hunting lodge by Otto Hieser.

    Graves from the Bronze Age, with rich grave goods of bronze jewelry.
    Slavic burial ground from the early 9th century.
    Avenues, parks and hiking trails (nature trail)
    The Pittental cycle path
    The rose garden built in 2008 in front of the parsonage