Holy fountain in Auleiten

Frankenmarkt, Oberösterreich, Österreich

In the forest below Hohenwart there is a source since unthinkable time: "Heilig Brünndl". Its water is said to have healing properties in eye disorders. Next to it is still a chapel.

If we continue from the Auleitenkirche on the road towards Höhenwarth and follow the forest in the forest to the left downhill. A legend tells that in a forest near Frankenmarkt a picture of Mary hung on a tree. To protect it from storm and rain, it was taken to the church in Frankenmarkt. The next morning it hung on the tree again. After that, a chapel was built here.

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opened daily
open to the public

Arrival

Accessibility / arrival

By car:
From Salzburg via motorway A1 – Exit St. Georgen im Attergau – right on the Attergaustraße (L540) to Frankenmarkt.
From Vienna/Linz via motorway A1 – Exit St. Georgen im Attergau – right on the Attergaustraße (L540) to Frankenmarkt.
From Bad Ischl – Weißenbachtal (B153) – follow B152 to Unterach and then B151 to Attersee than left to the Attergaustraße (L540) to Frankenmarkt.

By train:
From Salzburg or Linz/Vienna with „Austrian Federal Railways“ or „Westbahn“ to Attnang Puchheim - via regional train to Frankenmarkt

By plane:
Arrival to Airport Salzburg or Linz – with the car/bus or train to Frankenmarkt.