Discover Feldkirchen bei Graz: Trails, Park and Aviation

Feldkirchen bei Graz offers a variety of ways to spend your stay: get active in the municipality, relax at the Generations Park, or explore aviation and local history. If you are looking for accommodation, you can first consider which of these themes will shape your stay. The information below gives you a concrete impression of the town—from a named route and the Aviation Museum to historical landmarks.

Trails and routes in the municipality

The Feldkirchner Runde is 10.1 kilometres long. If you would like to include a route with a clearly stated distance in your excursion plans, this gives you a specific point of reference. There are three running and Nordic walking routes in the municipality. For the Runde, the focus is on its length; for the running and Nordic walking routes, it is on the activities and their courses through the municipality.

The Archduke Johann Cycle Route R9 starts in Feldkirchen bei Graz at the Murradweg R2 and leads to Stainz. The routes have different reference points: for the Feldkirchner Runde, you know the distance; for the R9, you know where it connects to the Murradweg and that its destination is Stainz. This makes it easy to distinguish the Runde from the cycle route that continues beyond Feldkirchen.

Generations Park and outdoor recreation

The Generations Park offers opportunities to relax in nature, play mini golf and enjoy a playground. Nature and these two specifically named leisure activities offer different ways to include the park in your stay. The Generations Park is freely accessible. Mini golf is available from May to September, Thursday to Sunday. Before your visit, check the local conditions and whether the facility will be available on your chosen date.

Aviation Museum at Graz-Thalerhof Airport

The Austrian Aviation Museum at Graz-Thalerhof Airport displays more than 40 aircraft in and around the hangar. The museum also has an electromechanical flight simulator. The aircraft collection and a technical simulation experience are both highlights of the aviation theme.

The museum’s Transall C 160 offers a specific connection to film history. It served as a backdrop in Feldkirchen for the Hollywood thriller “Big Game,” starring Samuel L. Jackson. This film connection adds a cultural dimension to the museum’s technical perspective on aviation history.

Church and cultural history

Feldkirchen bei Graz’s parish church was first mentioned in a document in the mid-12th century. Some reliefs can be seen on the church’s south wall and on the northern cemetery wall. The church’s historical significance therefore includes both an early written mention and visible details at two specified locations.

The Feldkirchner Passion Plays were initiated by Josef Gschanes in 1973. Together with the parish church’s medieval first mention, they provide two points of reference separated by many centuries: an early documentary mention and a cultural initiative of the 20th century.

Getting there via the airport station

The “Flughafen Graz-Feldkirchen” station is a few minutes’ walk from the airport building. The route to the terminal is covered, signposted and lit. If you plan to use this connection for your journey, check the appropriate service before you travel.

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