finely situated on the Kamp, commanded by a grand Schloss of Count Hoyos,
dating from the 16th cent., with five court-yards, a fine late-Gothic chapel,
and a tournament-ground with double galleries. — 14. M. Gars-Thunau,
with extensive ruins. — 28 M. Hadersdorf (p. 84).
A branch-line runs from Sigmundsherberg to Pulkau and (12 ½ M.; 1 hr.)
Zellerndorf (p. 259).
The line traverses the Mannhartsberg, a range of hills which
divides the N. half of Lower Austria into two provinces. — 234 M.
Eggenburg (Rail. Restaurant), an ancient little town, still partly
enclosed by walls, with the late-Gothic church of St. Stephen.
251 ½ M. Gross-Weikersdorf.
At Wetzdorf, 1 ½ M. to the N.W., is the Heldenberg, a temple of fame
erected by Herr von Pargfrieder to the army, with 142 busts of Austrian
rulers and generals and the statues and tombs of Marshal Radetzky (d. 1858)
and Baron Wimpffen (d. 1854). It is now the property of the Emperor.
At (256 M.) Absdorf-Hippersdorf (Rail. Restaurant; branch-line
to Krems, p. 92) the line enters the broad valley of the Danube, and
crosses the river beyond (258 M.) Neu-Aigen. 262 M. Tulln (p. 93;
Rail. Restaurant). It then skirts the right bank of the Danube, with
the hills of the Wiener Wald on the right. 265 M. Langenlebarn;
268½ M. St. Andrä, beyond which is Schloss Altenberg; 271 ½ M.
Greifenstein (p. 93), where the line nears the river. — 274 ½ M.
Kritzendorf; opposite, at some distance from the river, are Korneu-
burg and the Bisamberg (p. 93). — 276 M. Klosterneuburg-Kierling
(p. 93), the station for the town and abbey of Klosterneuburg;
277 M. Klosterneuburg-Weidling. The train skirts the slopes of the
Kahlenberg. 280 M. Kahlenbergerdorf (p. 93); 280 ½ M. Nussdorf
(p. 75), a suburb of Vienna (railway up the Kahlenberg, see p. 75 ).
283 M. Vienna, Franz-Josef-Bahnhof (p. 1).
43. From Dresden to Vienna viâ Tetschen and Iglau.
323 M. EXPRESS in 10 ¾ hrs. (Sächsische Staatsbahn to Tetschen; Oester-
reichischeNordwestbahn thence to Vienna); fares 46 M 20, 31 M 10, 16 M
40 pf. The express trains have through-restaurant-cars and sleeping-cars.
Custom-house examination at Tetschen. — Dresden to Vienna viâ Prague
and Brunn, see RR. 37, 44 (through-carriages; same fares and time).
From Dresden to (32 M.) Niedergrund, see p. 231. The train
follows the left bank of the Elbe to Mittelgrund, crosses the river,
and traverses a tunnel beneath the Quaderberg to —
38 ½ M. Tetschen (452 ft.; Hôtel Ullrich, on the Elbe-Quai,
R. 2 ½-5, pens. 5-7 K.; Stern, R. 2 K.;Krone; Stadt Prag; Grüner
Baum; Dampfschiff-Hôtel, at the pier; Rail. Restaurant), a small
town with 9000 inhab., prettily situated at the confluence of the
Pulsnitz, or Polzen, with the Elbe, and connected with Bodenbach
(p. 231) and Obergrund by a chain-bridge and two railway-bridges.
The handsome château of Count Thun, with its pleasant gardens,
on a rocky hill 154 ft. in height, was once fortified, and was an im-
portant place during the Seven Years' War. Fine view from the
(¾ hr.) Kaiser-Aussicht on the Quaderberg (925 ft.; rfmts.).