Deputy Mayor Alexander Leutgeb, Michael Tüchler (Building Authority), Gisbert Hinterndorfer (Raiffeisen-Lagerhaus Zwettl eGen) and City-Councillor Gerald Knödlstorfer on the renewed bridge at the Gschwendtmühle.The cycling and hiking routes across the bridge at Gschwendtmühle are among the most popular in the lower Kamp valley. However, the bridge at Gschwendtmühle – a key crossing point in the Kamp valley – was showing its age and was in dire need of renovation. The wooden decking and railings were badly weathered.
At the beginning of November 2025, this crossing was renewed and secured for decades to come. This project was part of the cross-border Interreg project ‘ATCZ 0007 CISTERSCAPES VB-Zw-ZnS’ and was 80% co-financed. Although the closure necessary for the construction work was inconvenient for hikers and cyclists, as it meant they had to take a long detour, it only lasted around a week. Now the routes can be used again without restriction and invite visitors to explore the Zwettl monastic landscape.
Nature conservation is also a top priority in this Interreg project. Construction work was postponed until November so as not to disturb birds nesting or caring for their young. Furthermore, during the inspection of the old bridge, experts discovered that a swarm of wild bees had nested in the wooden railing. The inhabited wooden beam was carefully removed and placed in a safe location for the insects right next to the bridge.
