BEAR SANCTUARY ARBESBACH
The BEAR SANCTUARY Arbesbach offers brown bears from bad keeping conditions an animal-friendly home since 1998. At present, four brown bears live on a total of 14,000 square meters.
4 Bears
have found a new home at BEAR SANCTUARY Arbesbach.
14.000 m2
of natural surroundings are available for the bears at the sanctuary.
Winter
is the season when bears hibernate and the sanctuary is closed for visitors.
Dogs
are welcome at BEAR SANCTUARY Arbesbach.
The BEAR SANCTUARY Arbesbach is located in the Waldviertel near the Upper Austrian border.
From Arbesbach on the B 124 direction Linz, you reach the BEAR SANCTUARY 3 km after the village center Arbesbach.
Address:
BÄRENWALD Arbesbach gGmbH
Schönfeld 18
A-3925 Arbesbach
Tel .: +43-2813/7604
Fax: +43-2813/760315
e-Mail: office@baerenwald.at
Find out how to get to the BEAR SANCTUARY via public transport here!
In addition to the convenient arrival, there is a 50% discount on your entrance ticket on presentation of the ticket!
From Vienna, St. Pölten, Krems and Zwettl you reach the BEAR SANCTUARY Arbesbach Monday to Friday, when working day with train and bus at the following times:
From Vienna Franz-Josefs-Bahnhof by train REX2806 at 7:05 am or from St. Pölten Hbf by train R6215 at 7:05 am to Krems. From Krems take the Bus 170 at 8:20 to Zwettl Kampparkplatz and from there take the bus 735 at 9:13 am to the BEAR SANCTUARY Arbesbach (arrival at 10:00 am).
Returns are available at 13:27 and at 18:03. You can download all travel times in detail as well as further information on the public arrival and departure as a PDF-file here:
Link to the BEAR SANCTUARY timetable Vienna / St.Pölten / Krems / Zwettl
From Gmünd, Schrems, Waidhofen / Thaya, Vitis as well as from Göpfritz and Allentsteig you can reach the BEAR SANCTUARY Arbesbach on public transport from Monday to Friday. You can download the exact driving times as a PDF-file here:
Link to the BEAR SANCTUARY timetable Gmünd / Schrems / Göpfritz
From Linz you can reach the BEAR SANCTUARY Arbesbach daily by bus 348 at 1:54 pm from the stop Linz Chemiepark (arrival at the BEAR SANCTUARY at 3:03 pm).
The return takes place on all days at 7:29 pm. The detailed timetables in detail as well as further information on the public arrival and departure can be downloaded here as a PDF-file:
Simandelmühle
Mrs Johanna Auer
Rammelhof 36, 3925 Arbesbach
Tel.: +43-2813-581
e-mail: simandlmuehle@gmx.at
www.urlaubambauernhof.at/simandlmuehle
Privatzimmer - Ferienwohnung Winkler
Schloßberg 132, 3925 Arbesbach
Tel.: +43-2813-248 or +43-2813-248-446
e-mail: kontakt@pension-winkler.com
(next to castle ruin Arbesbach)
Gästehaus Huber
Kamp 25, 3925 Arbesbach
Tel.: +43-2813-7290
e-mail: gaestehaus.huber@wvnet.at
www.gaestehaus-huber.at
Roo’n Lodges Bärenhof Kolm
Schönfeld 183925 Arbesbach
Tel.: +43 2813-242
e-mail: info@baerenhof-kolm.at
www.baerenhof-kolm.at/roon.html
Gasthaus Kerschbaummayr
Linzerstr. 6, 3925 Arbesbach
Tel.: +43-2813-230
e-mail: office@kerschbaummayr.at
www.kerschbaummayr.at
Frühstückspension Fam. Reichard
Linzerstr. 2, 3925 Arbesbach
Tel.: +43-2813-7007
e-mail: office@reichard-gmbh.at
www.reichard-gmbh.at
Kirchenwirt Lichtenwallner
Altmelon 2, 3925 Altmelon
Tel.: +43-2813-302
e-mail: info@gasthof-lichtenwallner.at
www.gasthof-lichtenwallner.at
Gasthof Einfalt
Kinzenschlag 11, 3920 Groß Gerungs
Tel.: +43-2812-8320
e-mail: gasthof@einfalt.net
www.gasthof-einfalt.at
Ferien Hof Stanzl
BIO Bauernhof Grünbach 9, 3911 Rapottenstein
Tel.: +43-2828-8319
e-mail: ferienhof@stanzl.at
www.stanzl.at
Gasthof & Pension Seidl
Pretrobruck 17, 3925 Arbesbach
Tel.: +43-2813-410
e-mail: info@baerenhof-kolm.at
www.gasthofseidl.at
In addition to its wonderful landscape, the Waldviertel has many impressive and interesting places to visit.
But see for yourself. We have listed some travel tips for you here:
Hiking in the footsteps of ancient times with Elfriede Gründstäudl
Altmelon 38, 3925 Arbesbach
Tel.: +43-2813-7423 oder +43-664-240-53-12
email: e.gruenstaeudl@gmx.at
Hammerschmiedekamp - Blacksmith Museum Arbesbach
Gemeinde Arbesbach
Tel.: +43-2813-7000
email: gemeinde@arbesbach.at
www.arbesbach.at
Castle Rappottenstein
Rappottenstein 85, 3911 Rappottenstein
Tel.: +43-2828-8250
email: burg@atf.at
www.burg-rappottenstein.at
Farm Museum
Familie Wagner - Wachtelhof
Schwarzau 25, 3925 Atlmelon
Tel.: +43-2813-257
www.wachtelhof.at
Waldviertler Paper Mill
Familie Mörzinger
Bad Großpertholz 76, 3972 Bad Großpertholz
Tel.: +43-2857-2240
email: papiermuehle@a1.net
www.papiermuehle.at
Amethyst Welt
Maissauer Amethyst Gesellschaft mbH
Horner Straße 36, 3712 Maissau
Tel.: +43-2958-84-840-0
email: office@amethystwelt.at
www.amethystwelt.at
Unterwasserreich Schrems
UnterWasserReich Naturpark Hochmoor Betriebs GmbH
Moorbadstraße 4, 3943 Schrems
Tel.: +43-2853-76334
email: info@unterwasserreich.at
www.unterwasserreich.at
Sun World / Sonnenwelt Groß Schönau
Sonnenplatz 1, 3922 Großschönau
Tel.:+43-2815-77-270-50
email: office@sonnenwelt.at
www.sonnenwelt.at

IN GOOD HANDS
FOUR PAWS has received the donation seal again this year. FOUR PAWS is the only Austrian animal protection organization since its introduction in 2001.
Find out more about the donation seal here!
SPONSORS
We would like to thank our sponsors for their support!

Thank you to the company Kastner for the support of a part of the bear feed.
You can find more information on Austria's Multi wholesale trader no. 1 at www.kastner.at

Fam. Kastner from St.Pölten supplied the bears since 2001 with nuts. Since there are no walnut trees at Arbesbach, we have to take these valuable treats, which the bears need for the winter season, from outside. Over the years so many hundreds of kilograms of nuts were transported to Arbesbach. Thank you very much!

In the veterinary practice of Mathilde Buchmayer from Ernstbrunn donations are collected for our bears. On August 23, 2015, Fam. Buchmayer personally brought 2 big bags of carrots, a big bucket honey and a donation money of more than EUR 300, - to the BEAR SANCTUARY! Many many thanks!

The bears were generously provided with grapes and nuts by the nice Fam. Glatzenberger from Dürnstein.
We would like to thank the generous bear friends of the dog "Amigo" for their support !!!
Grapes are next to nuts the most popular food just before the winter.

Thanks to Mrs. Raphaela Ch. Müller for the generous money donation in August 2010. At her graduation party, she waived gifts. For this there was a donation box, which the guests with 700 EUR fed. Now the bears are already eagerly discussing on how to invest their money: shares in renewable energy sources, honey to the dismay. Thanks!

...as the fish so the landscape - Waldviertler Karpfen; The Teichwirtschaft Fürstenberg provides the BEAR SANCTUARY with free carp remains, which are a good food supplement for our bears.
Every Friday fish sales from 09:00 - 11:00 in the Zwettlerstraße, 3970 Weitra, Tel .: 02856/3158

The Mairingers are loyal bear forest supporters with a large quantity of nuts. All nuts come from "wild" walnut trees. Speak of those who do not belong to anyone and stand on embankments, railway stations ... and are not "gathered". In many weeks of small work, a large amount was collected with the help of family dog Nikita. Thank you!

Our Mistelbacher friends Myriam and Susi have already passed a huge load of apples, carrots and treats for the bears (and cakes for the staff :-))! Many many thanks! You have been loyal supporters for many years!
OUR PARTNERS
In our work, we can count on the support of strong partners.

www.niederoesterreich-card.at/noecard/

www.naturland-noe.at

www.waldviertel.at/jugend

www.top-ausflug.at