48. From Vienna to Breslau.
284 M. Railway in 9-14 hrs. (Express to Oderberg in 5 ¾ hrs.; thence
to Breslau in 4 hrs.) Fares 34 M 40, 22 M 80, 13 M 60 pf.; express 44 M 40,
29 M 50, 17 M 80 pf.
To (51 M.) Lundenburg (Rail. Restaurant), see p. 264. The line
here, diverges to the right from the Brünn railway. — 65 M. Göding
(Rail. Restaurant), a thriving town (10,200 inhab.) with an old castle,
on the March, which becomes navigable here (branch-lines S.E. to
Holics, see p. 322 ; W. to Saitz, see p. 264 ). — 69 ½ M. Rohatetz (branch
to Strassnitz, p. 264); 77 ½ M. Bisenz-Pisek (Rail. Restaurant;
branch to Bisenz, see p. 264 ); 85 M. Ungarisch-Hradisch (Rail.
Restaurant), on the March, once fortified (junction for Kunowitz,
see p. 264 ). Beyond (93 M.) Napagedl the March is crossed. —
96 M. Otrokowitz (branch to Wiesowitz, 15 ½ M.). 104 ½ M. Hullein
(Rail. Restaurant).
A branch-line runs hence to the W. to (10 ½ M.) Kremsier (14,000 inhab.),
to (21 M.) Zborowitz, and to (16 ½ M.) Kojetein (p. 263); another branch runs
to the E. viâ (27 M.) Wallachisch-Meseritsch, (28 ½ M.) Krasna (p. 273), (33 M.)
Hotzendorf (for Neutitschein and Zauchtl, see p. 273 ), and (41 M.) Wernsdorf
(p. 273) to (59 M.) Friedek-Mistek and (76 M.) Teschen (p. 354).
113 ½ M. Prerau (696 ft.; Rail. Restaurant; Hôt. Prerau, op-
posite the station), a town of 16,700 inhab. on the Beczwa, with
an ancient castle once occupied by King Matthew Corvinus, and a
Gothic Rathaus (junction for Nezamislitz and Brünn, p. 264).
From Prerau to Olmutz, 14 M., railway in 35 min., traversing the
fertile district of Hanna. Stat. Brodek.
Olmütz (Hôtel Lauer; Goliath; Hôtel Austria; Hôtel Pietsch; Hôtel
Schwach; electric tramway from station to town; cab 1 K. 40 h. or 2 K.,
at night 2 or 3 K.; pop. 21,900, incl. garrison of 3600 men), ¾ M. from
from the station, the second town in Moravia, and a strong fortress down
to 1894. In the Thirty Years' War it was taken by the Swedes, and in
1758 was unsuccessfully besieged for seven weeks by Frederick the Great.
In the Ober-Ring, with its tall 'Trinity Column' ( 1742) and a bronze statue
of Emp. Francis Joseph, by Brenek ( 1898), are the Rathaus of the 15th cent.
(with a fine E. portal, an astronomical clock, and a Gothic chapel, now
containing a collection of coins), and the Theatre. In the Maurtius-Platz
are the Gothic Mauritius-Kirche (15th cent.) and the modern school-build-
ings, containing the Gewerbe-Museum. In the Franz-Joseph-Platz is the
Studien-Bibliothek (the library of the old university, which was suppressed
in 1858). The fine Gothic Cathedral of the Prince Bishop was built in
1107-31 and restored in 1883-86. A tablet commemorates King Wences-
laus III., who was assassinated here in 1306 and is interred in the cathedral.
To the S.W. of the town is the pleasant Stadt-Park, with Café-Restaurant.
From Olmutz to Hohenstadt and Böhmisch-Trübau, see p. 260 ; to Brünn,
see p. 264.
From Olmutz to JÄgerndorf, 57 M., railway in 2-3 hrs. The train
crosses the Feistritz several times. 4 M. Gross-Wisternitz, at the foot of
the Sudeten; to the left, Heiligenberg, on the hill, with a pilgrimage
church; 9 ½ M. Hombok. The valley now contracts; 12 ½ M. Grosswasser.
Four tunnels. 21 M. Domstadtl, picturesquely situated, where the Austrians
captured the baggage of Frederick the Great in 1758, and thus made him
raise the siege of Olmütz. 25 ½ M. Bärn-Andersdorf (Rail. Restaurant),
with large linen and cotton factories. Branch to Hof (9 ½ M.), in Moravia.
Beyond (31 M.) Dittersdorf the railway crosses the watershed between the
March and the Oder. 37 ½ M. Kriegsdorf (Rail. Restaurant; branch to Römer-
stadt). To the left rise the Altvater (4890 ft.) and the Vaterbery (4485 ft.).