Hemma-Pilgerweg
Hemmapilgerweg
All paths lead to the tomb of St. Hemma in Gurk
History
Starting from the traditional Krainer pilgrimage, which originates in Slovenia and was first mentioned in documents as early as 1607, people have always travelled to Gurk to visit the tomb of St. Hemma, saint of Carinthia. Today, three main routes starting from Sveta Ana/Slovenia, Črna/Slovenia and Admont/Austria as well as five shorter secondary routes lead in a star shape to Gurk. The routes connect people across borders and give them the opportunity to come to the tomb of St. Hemma in Gurk from all directions.
Path and landscape description
The individual pilgrimage routes touch different regions of Carinthia, connect numerous church foundations of St. Hemma with each other and offer a varied landscape. The routes vary in length and difficulty and there are also some mountains to cross.
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8 starting locations
Sveta Ana and Črna in Slovenia; Admont, St. Hemma b. Edelschrott, Turracher Höhe, Millstatt, Ossiach and Karnburg in Austria
Final destination
Gurk – Austria
Path length / km
Sveta Ana (ca. 160 km), Črna (148 km), Admont (173 km), St. Hemma b. Edelschrott (110 km), Turracher Höhe (60 km), Millstatt (86 km), Ossiach (46 km), Karnburg (42 km)