Discover Knittelfeld: City Park, Trails and Culture

Knittelfeld offers several distinct highlights for a stay: green space and leisure at the city park, historic buildings, named walking and cycling routes, and insights into bees and dairy. This makes it easy to choose what to explore based on the interests that will shape your visit—from a stroll through town to a tour towards the forest, the observation tower or across the Mur.

Green Space and Leisure

The city park is a 3.5-hectare green space with a diverse range of trees and a place to relax. It also has a mini-golf course, a playground and the Stadtpark Café. Green space, play and a possible café visit offer different reasons to stop by.

Knittelfeld’s swimming pool complex covers 20,000 m² and includes outdoor and indoor pools, a spacious sunbathing area and a leisure area with a waterslide. The facilities cater to swimming, sunbathing and leisure, so you can choose the focus of your visit. If you’re planning to visit the Stadtpark Café or the swimming pool, check the latest visitor information in advance.

Town Walk and Architectural History

The Knittelfeld town walk follows Bahnstraße, Herrengasse, Frauengasse and Hauptplatz. Another historic landmark is the medieval defensive tower at the start of Marktgasse, Knittelfeld’s oldest building. These two highlights distinguish a route through streets and a square from a single building.

Dedicated to St John the Baptist, the cemetery church of St Johann im Felde was built before 1224; its present appearance probably dates from the late 15th century. The early construction date and the estimated date of its present appearance refer to different periods.

Knittelfeld’s plague column features a statue of the Virgin Mary, erected between 1714 and 1718. The Faschingsmuseum houses the complete archive of the BÖF, dating from the association’s founding in 1962. Alongside historic buildings, the collection offers a distinct cultural focus on the association’s history.

Trails, Views and Cycling

The Brunnerkreuzallee near Ziegelteich connects Knittelfeld with Brunner Wald, towards Tremmelberg. Unlike the town walk through streets and a square, this route is defined by its direction towards the forest and Tremmelberg.

The Tremmelberg route ends at the 42-metre-high observation tower “Turm im Gebirge,” built in 1999. From the tower, you can enjoy views of Knittelfeld and the surrounding mountains. The route is defined both by its named destination and by the views of the town and mountains.

There’s also a distinctive feature on the cycling route “Nimm´s Radl 08 – Knittelfeld Stadttour”: it crosses the Mur via a “floating bridge” and continues on a gravel path to St. Margarethen. If this crossing is important to your trip, check the bridge’s current status in advance.

Discover Bees and Dairy

The show apiary in Knittelfeld opened in 2022 and includes an educational bee trail and a demonstration honey extractor. The two features offer different perspectives: the trail introduces the world of bees, while the extractor makes honey extraction an engaging part of the visit.

The OM Milcherlebniswelt presents the story of milk, from agriculture and variety to quality checks, processing and enjoying cheese. If you’re interested in how it’s made, you can explore not only the cheese itself but also the stages leading up to it. Guided tours are available Monday to Saturday by telephone appointment.

Discover more destinations: Großlobming, Schönberg, Spielberg, Kleinlobming, Seckau

For the overview of the wider region: Knittelfeld sub-region.