Ãrott-kÅ‘
The lookout on the Geschriebenstein directly to the state border
The Written Stone (also: Gschriebenstein, Hungarian: Írott kő ) is 884 m, the highest elevation of Burgenland and West Hungary. It is the highest point of the Günser Mountains and the eastern foothills of the Alps. In Austria, the mountain has a maximum height of 879 m above sea level. A.
The summit is located north of Rechnitz and south of curls house on the Austrian- Hungarian border. The next community on the Hungarian side is Velem in Vas County.
Is the country's cenotaph of Burgenland, which was erected in 1961 to commemorate the fallen of both world wars on the Geschriebenstein road. The artistic design is by Feri Zotter.
Nature Park Geschriebenstein
The area is from the Natural Park Geschriebenstein - Írottkő includes, the first cross-border natural park between Austria and Hungary.
Right on the border since 1913 is a purpose-built from the Rechnitz lookout tower made of stone, the one built in 1891 by the municipality Güns wooden tower ( " Árpád - tower " ) replaced. After the fall of the "Iron Curtain" is there since 2001, the border crossing possible.
On the northern slopes over curls house is located at an altitude of 507 m above sea level. Margaret A. Wait, a 31 m high observation tower made of wood, which was built in 2000.
Hiking trails
About the Written Stone leads the European path E4, a variant of the eastern Austrian border country lane and the Burgenland - distance trail, also begin here the two Hungarian long-distance footpaths Országos Kéktúra and Rockenbauer Pál Dél- dunántúli Kéktúra.