1000m. 417 hospitable, friendly local peolple. Bärnkopf is a popular and relaxing holiday resort far away fromindustry and traffic. It lies in Austria's largest, closed forest region and covers an area of 47sq.km. On thismountain plateau on the fringes of the forest and just 500m from the centre you'll find the unspoilt, romantic Schlesinger See, a bathing lake (with water temperatures up to 24 C). 2 Inns and a snack bar offer their guestspopular local dishes and biological meals at very reasonable prices. The area lies 30km north of the Danube, 45km from the vineyards of the Wachau with its beautiful abbey Melk and 50km distant from the famous winegrowing village of Spitz. At only 30km to the place where the "Nibelungen lied" was found. Further interestingexcursions by car include: Vienna 110km. Linz, Bruckner's native town 70km. The villages on the borders of the CSFR, deserted 45 years ago and since the fall of the Iron Curtain once more accessible (40km). Fortresses andcastles and many ruins in the area. The Schallaburg and its cultural events are also wellknown (50km). Thescenery in the north of the Waldviertel is very interesting, too. The primeval stones of granite and gneiss haveformed the famous round boulders (for instance Waggelstein 10km) which lie between the many, small lakes in thearea. If you didn't know you could believe you were in Scandinavia where the countryside looks very similar. Thenearest bigger villages are Ottenschlag 20km. St. Georgen 10km. In Bärnkopf you will also find many farms whereyou can buy natural products. In the village there are 74km of marked walking trails through unspoilt countryside, to the Yspertal, to the storage lake in Ottenstein (25km, sailing, surfing, castle restaurant). Further in Bärnkopf fishing and riding. Tennis in St. Georgen 10km. Edelsbergersee/Gutenbrunn 10km. Himmelsee/Ottenschlag15km. WINTER: A cross country skiing paradise in the village will appeal especially to the sporting family: Snow, sun and lots of fun on well prepared tracks of 5, 11, 12, 12, 28km respectively. The tracks all go through a fairytale like winter landscape. Cross country skiing school, curling, walks through forests. In Bärnkopf the guest isking!