Nativity Sets in the Museum Village Niedersulz
Exhibition of Nativity Sets in the Museum Village on Sunday, January 3,2010 from 12 to 5:00 P.M.
Museumsdorf Niedersulz
2224 Niedersulz 250
Tel. 02534 333
www.museumsdorf.at
Januar 2nd, 2010
Posts filed under 'History'
Perchten in Asparn
Although the Perchtenlauf is more a tradition in the Bavaria - Austria region, you can meet the ugly monsters in this time of the year also in the winedistrict. The Perchten in Asparn came with a bus from South - Styria. “According to Jacob Grimm (1835), Perchta was spoken
Continue Reading Dezember 12th, 2009
Film about the Wine District on ORF
Yesterday I saw a very nice Film from Alfred Vendl about the Wine District on national Television (ORF 2) . ORF offers a selection of his programs as video on demand.
To review the Film on your computer click here
November 13th, 2009
Wine District on YouTube
Add comment Juli 31st, 2009
Saturday July 4th ´09:”Anabaptists in the Wine district” Lecture & tours in Niedersulz
Hutterites are a communal branch of Anabaptists who, like the Amish and Mennonites, trace their roots to the Radical Reformation of the 16th century. Since the death of their founder Jakob Hutter in 1536, the beliefs of the Hutterites, especially living in a community of goods and absolute pacifism, has resulted in hundreds of years of odyssey throughmany countries. Originating in the Austrian province of Tyrol in the 16th century, the forerunners of the Hutterites migrated to the Wine District (lower Austria) and Moravia (now Czech Republic) to escape persecution. In the Museum village of Niedersulz one of the houses contains a Hutterite Museum. On Saturday, July 4th 2009 guided tours and lecture will be focussing on the Hutterites and their History here in the region .
Continue Reading Add comment Juli 3rd, 2009
