!!!Schottwien

Schottwien, Lower Austria, market town in the district of Neunkirchen, 
alt. 599 m, pop. 685, area 12.48 km%%sup 2/%, some summer 
tourism, located on the Heidbach stream, by the 
Semmeringschnellstrasse express road. Smallest brewery in Austria. - 
Originally named "Klamm" (first documented mention 1125); 
late-Gothic parish church (core from the 14%%sup th/%  and 
15%%sup th/%  centuries), alterations 1888-1898. 2 gates and parts of 
the defense towers (16%%sup th/%  century) of the fortifications 
barring the valley (13%%sup th/%  century, "Schad Wien") 
have been preserved; ruins of Klamm Castle, built on and between 
rocks, impressive enclosing walls, destroyed by the French in 1805, 
keep and buildings from the 16%%sup th/%  century have been preserved; 
partly restored after 1830 (late-Gothic wooden doors, collections of 
armours and paintings), late-Gothic chapel, choir stalls (1830); 
plague column (1650), Baroque Trinity column; also located in the 
municipality are  Sonnwendstein Mountain (1523 m), the 
Adlitzgraben gorge and Maria Schutz village with a Passionist convent 
and Baroque pilgrimage church (1738), curative spring behind the 
Baroque high altar (1740); parsonage (17%%sup th/%  century).

!Literature
Konvent der Passionisten (ed.), 250 Jahre Maria Schutz, 
1972.


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