Tulln

Tulln an der Donau is a city in Lower Austria. Because of its abundance of parks and gardens, Tulln is often referred to as Blumenstadt ("City of Flowers"). Tulln is one of the oldest towns in Austria.

Understand

Tulln, main square with plague column and district administration

In 2018, it was home to 16,000 people.

Tulln is one of the oldest towns in Austria. Although it was settled in pre-Roman times (the name Tulln is presumably of Celtic origin), it gained importance as the Roman fort of Comagena (Comagenis). In the final years of Roman rule, Saint Severinus of Noricum is said to have visited the city, saving it from the barbarians.

Get in

Tulln is about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northwest of Vienna, and has two train stations:

• 1 Bahnhof Tulln, Bahnhofstraße 69. (updated Apr 2015)
• 2 Bahnhof Tulln Stadt. (updated Apr 2015)

S40 and other regional train makes Tulln easily reachable from St. Pölten and Vienna. With as many as two trains per hour on workdays, S40 is a good choice if you want to hop on in Klosterneuburg and small towns on the way. Regional Express (REX) trains are less frequent, but faster, since they don't stop at small stations. The Danube river is within visible range on a major part of the route from Vienna.

Get around

Unlike mega-cities such as Vienna, Tulln is very suitable for walking and biking. A alternative method is taking the bus 440.

By bicycle

• Nextbike, ☏ +43 2742 22 99 01 (hotline). After registration (online or by mobile), pick up a bicycle at any Nextbike location, and drop it off at the same or any other Nextbike spot. A map of pickup and drop-off points can be found here; a brochure for the Wachau region is available for download. €1/hr, €10/day. 

See

• 1 Nibelungen-Brunnen (the Nibelungen Fountain). It was built in 2005. According to the Nibelungenlied, it was in Tulln that Attila the Hun saw Kriemhild (the Nibelungenlied's name for Gudrun) and proposed to her. 

Minoritenkirche

• 2 Minoritenkirche (Minorite Church). Construction was completed between 1732 and 1739. The tower was built in 1819, and significantly raised in 1889. 
• The ship Regentag by Friedensreich Hundertwasser is riding at anchor by the Danube as a part of a modern art museum here since 2004. It was first heard of in the short documentary Hundertwasser's Rainy Day (1972).
• Aubad is a well known lake in Tulln with many visitors and tourists during spring and summer time.
• Minoritenkloster, a convent.
• A 4th-century Roman tower.

Buy

• 1 Rosenarcade. A shopping centre on the main square. (updated Dec 2024)

Sleep

• 1 Donaupark Camping Tulln, Donaulände 76, ☏ +43 2272 65200, camptulln@oeamtc.at. Camping spaces available for tents and caravans. Free wi-fi available throughout the campground, dogs permitted. Open April through October. (updated Oct 2017)