Schönbühel - a small castle built on a projected rock above the shore of the Danube, with pepper-pot towers and a bulbous, domed belfry. Fruit trees are tended around the castle. The peaks of the Otscher Massif rise behind this fort to the south, while the Waldviertel and Mohlviertel are visible across the river to the northeast and northwest respectively
5km/3mi below Melk, on the right bank of the Danube, stands Schloss Schönbühel, on a crag rearing 40m/130ft above the river. The castle, originally built in the 12th C., has been remodeled several times and dates in its present form - incorporating the old walls - from the early 19th C. A relief of The Last Supper will be found on the external wall. Near the Schloss stand the Rosalienkapelle (chapel) and a Servite convent built in 1668-74. At the foot of the Schloss lies the market town of Schönbühel (214m/702ft).
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