The Waldviertel in the northwest of Lower Austria has shares in almost all rock units in Austria. The various rocks from a geological development history spanning hundreds of millions of years decisivelyRead More…
Rocks build up the landscape and are composed of many different minerals. In the Krahuletz Museum you can immerse yourself in the wonderful and colorful world of rocks. Granite Maissauer Granit isRead More…
The colorful minerals of the Waldviertel owes the name “Crystal Quarter” The Waldviertel is the remnant of a former high mountain. Due to the erosion of many millions of years, the interiorRead More…
Fossils are fossilized remains of extinct creatures, the oldest pieces in the Krahuletz Museum date back to the Permian age, 300 million years ago, and were found in Kamptal. Fossil animals suchRead More…
Archeology was one of the great passions of Johann Krahuletz. He was able to recover finds from every locality in the area. His favorite sites were the Vitusberg near Eggenburg and theRead More…
The basis of the folk art collection was laid by Johann Krahuletz. A significant increase in the stock was made by the 1934 acquired collection of Eggenburg notary Eugen Frischauf. Both hadRead More…
The Krahuletz Museum houses over 150 clocks from three centuries. The foundation of the collection was already laid by Johann Krahuletz. The bow spans from pocket sundials to baroque iron wall clocksRead More…
The life of the museum founder Johann Krahuletz is inextricably linked to that of his role model and patron, Candid Ponz Reichsritter of Engelshofen. Engelshofen (1803 – 1866) lived in Schloss StockernRead More…
In the area of the upcoming Dobra gneiss, an orthogneiss, which is the oldest rock in Austria at an age of 1377 million years, developed in the fading of the “Variszian mountainRead More…
The special exhibition takes visitors on a journey through time and the (Eggenburg) space – artists from Georg Matthäus Vischer to Hans Götzinger show the city from familiar and unknown perspectives. InRead More…
