St. Christophen#

St. Christophen, Lower Austria, village in the district of St. Poelten, alt. 247 m, pilgrimage site for car drivers on the River Grosse Tulln, cadastral district of Neulengbach. - Boarding-house for the visually challenged; the tradition of car blessings at St. Christophen dates back to 1928. Parish church (end of the 14th  century) with altar-piece by D. Gran (beginning of the 18th  century), relief of Mount of Olives (15th  century) and statue of the Virgin Mary (first half of 16th  century); ruins of Unterthurm Castle (first documented mention in 1264, destroyed in 1683).