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Libellenteich

Tucked into the rolling farmland where the Waldviertel and Weinviertel quarters of Lower Austria meet, the Libellenteich—"Dragonfly Pond" in English—is a small, unexpectedly charming nature reserve you are unlikely to stumble on by accident. It sits right at the "three-corner" where the municipalities of Burgschleinitz-Kühnring (the 3730 address on your map), Maissau and Straning-Grafenberg come together, so a single quiet pond and its surrounding meadow belong to several villages at once. What makes it worth the detour is the way conservation and folklore are fused together: a pond deliberately dug to rescue endangered dragonflies shares its bank with a centuries-old balancing stone encircled by a Stonehenge-style ring of boulders. Part wildlife haven, part mythical clearing, the site is free to visit at any hour and belongs to that low-key, walkable Lower Austrian countryside where a short stroll can deliver a real surprise.