Mönichkirchen


Mönichkirchen is a market town in the district of Neunkirchen in the south of the Austrian state of Lower Austria with a population of 607 inhabitants.

Geography

Mönichkirchen is situated on the east side of the Wechsel mountain in the south-east Industrieviertel near the border with Styria. The size of the village is 16.27 km². 68.34% of the area is forested.

Population

Sports Activities

There are two sports clubs at Mönichkirchen:
Around the village of Mönichkirchen there is a skiing resort that is joined by several lifts to the adjacent skiing resort of Mariensee. The total length of ski-slopes of both resorts is about 13 km. Both villages operate three chair lifts and one drag lift.

During summer the region is commonly used for hiking and climbing.