Three-Church Trail: Weiten - Heiligenblut

The fortified church St. Stephan, which is also the mother parish of the southern Waldviertel, is one of the most impressive church buildings in Lower Austria. Weiten and the church with its parish were already founded in the 11th century and were located in the core area of historic Austria under the Babenbergs. The Gothic nave with its Romanesque core was surrounded by a defensive wall in the 15th century. Particularly valuable are the Gothic stained glass windows from the 14th century. Also noteworthy is the archway under the sacristy and the freestanding church tower.

The small hamlet of Heiligenblut, with its pilgrimage church St. Andreas, is the heart of the market town of Raxendorf. The late Gothic hall church from the 15th century was, according to legend, founded after a host miracle in 1411. Remarkable are the baroque tower with its blue clocks, the freestanding original chapel, the fine cross- and net-ribbed vaults, and the strikingly steep roof. The late Gothic choir houses the famous stone tabernacle, eight meters high and decorated with delicate tracery. The actual heart of the church, the Gothic altar - the Roggendorfer altar - is located in Belvedere Palace in Vienna.