Experience an unforgettable vacation in the picturesque Weinviertel! Enjoy the peace and relaxation in one of the beautiful apartments.
Retz is a municipality with 4286 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2022) in the district of Hollabrunn in the province of Lower Austria in Austria. The wine town is located near the Czech border, twelve kilometers away from Znojmo.
Culture and sights
Cellar alley in Kleinhöflein
Cellar alley Kirchberggasse in Retz old town
Cellar alley Hohlweg in Unternalb
Retz town fortification with the Nalbertor and Znaimertor gates
Catholic parish church of Retz St. Stephen
Dominican church and Dominican monastery
Retzer Erlebniskeller: one of the largest historical wine cellars in Central Europe (see web links)
Stadtmuseum Retz: located in the citizens' hall in the town hall
Museum Retz: museum of local history and South Moravian Gallery, "Bürgerspital
Cinema: Retz has a cinema and a film club; the cinema is located on the main square
Main square with pillory and Holy Trinity column, the Verderberhaus in Venetian Renaissance style as well as Baroque and Biedermeier buildings. Under the main square are extensive wine cellars
Town hall: with town hall tower (guided tours are offered)
Town hall chapel: decorated with magnificent ceiling frescos
Sgraffito house
Verderberhaus
Gatterburg Castle
Retz Windmill: one of the last two working windmills in Austria, the only windmill in Austria that is completely preserved in its original state
Calvary
Military cemetery - is a little hidden not far from the windmill and Calvary. Created in 1979. Here all the German fallen (and also women and men of other nations) previously buried scattered in the Weinviertel found a common resting place.
Bicycle Museum: the Bicycle Museum is located in the Schüttkasten, below Gatterburg Castle.
War memorial 1809
Reblaus-Express: the nostalgic train runs on weekends from 1.5. to 26.10. on the route Retz-Drosendorf (see traffic)
Schußbergmarter
The Gupferte Berg to the east of Unternalb is a former medieval local mountain and is home to one of the few Austrian occurrences of the semi-shrubbery (Bassia prostrata)
