Rottenegg is a village in the municipality of
Sankt Gotthard im Mühlkreis, in Upper Austria. It is named after the now-ruined
Rottenegg Castle, just east of the village.
Rottenegg is surrounded by hilly country and is a good area for hiking, with excellent views.
It once lay on a
Via Regia
The Via Regia (Royal Highway) is a European Cultural Route following the route of the Historic roads, historic road of the Middle Ages. There were many such ''viae regiae'' associated with the king in the medieval Holy Roman Empire.
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, a medieval trade route.
The ruined castle is on a projecting rock promontory where the Kleinen Rodl enters the Großen Rodl river from the north, looking over the confluence.
It guarded the old trade route.
The village puts on the Rottenegg Cultural Summer Program each year, which includes cabarets, concerts and plays.
The village is home to the ''Mühlviertler Heimatverein Rottenegg'', a club that preserves folk dances and songs, and that puts on a play each year.
The hall at the leisure center is also used for other events.
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Cities and towns in Urfahr-Umgebung District