Stoitzendorf

Wine village Stoitzendorf - the "Grinzing" of Eggenburg!

The typical Weinviertel village has conserved its rural charm and offers all its guests a pleasant stay.

The village's first written mention is proven by a certificate from the year 1146. The denomination Stoitzendorf is attributed on the one hand in the Slavic origin to the name "Stojca". On the other hand, names such as Hermanus de Stoytzendorf (1263), Heinrich von Stoitzendorf (1301), and Friederici de Stoyzendorf (1345) appear in certificates, which of course are a strong sign of the naming.

In the 17th century Stoitzendorf had been the setting for warlike actions time and again and was devastated several times (1620 the Bohemians, 1645 the Swedes).

A historic date is the 22nd December 1923. From this day there has been electric light in Stoitzendorf.

Among the specialities

of the village with 300 inhabitants are the Stoitzendorf castle:

In the core medieval, it was already in the 13th century estate of the Klosterneuburg Monastery, which still holds property in Stoitzendorf. The church from 1500 is dedicated to the Holy Leopold. The castle is privately owned.

The church

Originally there was only one small chapel, dedicated to the Holy apostle Jakobus, in Stoitzendorf.

The location of today's church dates back to the year 1500. It was expanded in the 15th century. The church's outside appearance dates from the 17th/18th century.

The idyllic cellar lane
In the cellar lane Stoitzendorf, which is seamed by walnut trees, a "Presshausheuriger" (wine tavern) is open almost every weekend. As a further speciality the cellar lane can come up with a vine variety path. On an overall length of 200 m 5 examples of the most common Austrian vine varieties were planted. They are signposted on informative boards.

The wine street Weinviertel leads through Stoitzendorf and its cellar lane.