Kitzeck - Einöd K3 Variant a

The name Sausal first appears in a document from 970, in which Emperor Otto I gave the area between the rivers Sulm and Laßnitz to the Archbishopric of Salzburg as a fief. The name "Sausal" is derived from the Latin "Solva silva" (Sulm forest). The place names Kitzeck or Steinriegel are not found in any medieval documents, but some of the cadastral parishes of today's Kitzeck are already mentioned in the land register of the Vizedomamt Leibnitz in 1322. The name Fresing (Katastralgemeinde) is recorded in the Ortsnamenbuch von Steiermark (1893) as one of the oldest villages. The name Sausal is first found in a document from 970, in which Emperor Otto I transferred the area between the rivers Sulm and Laßnitz to the Archbishopric of Salzburg as a fief. The name "Sausal" is derived from the Latin "Solva silva" (Sulm forest). The place names Kitzeck or Steinriegel are not found in any medieval documents, but some of the cadastral parishes of today's Kitzeck are already mentioned in the land register of the Vizedomamt Leibnitz in 1322. The name Fresing (Katastralgemeinde) is recorded in the Ortsnamenbuch von Steiermark (1893) as one of the oldest villages. 

Starting from the Wine Museum, follow the main road towards the church. After the church, take the first turning on the left. Follow the ridge until you reach the Malli wine tavern through vineyards. From here, continue to the right along the old Roman road until you reach the junction with the main road. Continue left to the Reiterer wine tavern. From here through the vineyard to the Lorenz wine tavern and back to the wine museum via path 2.

Coming from the south, north, west and east via the A9 Pyhrn motorway - exit Leibnitz - direction Kaindorf/S - Heimschuh - Kitzeck i.S.