--- title: "Wayside Shrine \"Jesu Namen\"" url: "https://www.salzkammergut.at/en/oesterreich-poi/detail/430014603/wayside-shrine-jesu-namen.html" description: "The old wayside shrine is on the local mountain \"Kampl\". According to a legend a boy lost orientation in the west area of the summit." date: 2012-03-05 modified: 2026-06-30 --- # Wayside Shrine "Jesu Namen" Wayside Shrine "Jesu Namen" ============================= Bad Mitterndorf, Steiermark, Österreich ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/399792/158F5B9816A9C4AE7E4956DFBF1A7C8D3BA7A08FA47254BC4E32DA5029C02478/bildstock.jpg) View copyright © CC-BY, TVB Mediasoft, TVB Mediasoft Close copyright [ ![A picturesque landscape featuring an old tree that carries a small house. In the background, green meadows and tall fir trees can be seen.](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/399792/158F5B9816A9C4AE7E4956DFBF1A7C8D3BA7A08FA47254BC4E32DA5029C02478/bildstock.jpg "© CC-BY, TVB Mediasoft, TVB Mediasoft") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/399792/158F5B9816A9C4AE7E4956DFBF1A7C8D3BA7A08FA47254BC4E32DA5029C02478/bildstock.jpg) Obernbergwald 8983 Bad Mitterndorf [ open in Google Maps ](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Obernbergwald%2C%208983%20Bad%20Mitterndorf "Link will open in a new window") [ Open in Apple Maps ](https://maps.apple.com/place?address=Obernbergwald%2C%208983%20Bad%20Mitterndorf "Link will open in a new window") ![](https://static.ecmaps.de/staticmap.jpg?experience=webarchitektur-meta&lat=47.591635903048115&lon=13.869466781616211&width=991&height=450&project=ttg-basemap&zoom=2000&server=meta.tourdata.at) pets allowed The old wayside shrine is on the local mountain "Kampl". According to a legend a boy lost orientation in the west area of the summit. In his desperate situation he tried to find shelter by the spirit of god and cut the holy letters "IHS" in the grass. Shortly after that he found his way home. The myth says, that this name was visible almost until the second half of the 20th century. Therefore nowadays there is a cross and once a year people celebrate a mountain fair there. At the time this legend was recorded (1925), the narrator Franz Egger, who was about eight years old at the time, stated that his grandfather had seen the apparition on the Kampl himself. However, the two legends of the Salzschwärzerbande and Jesus' name on the Rötelstein tell the same story in different contexts in the same alpine pasture area and are most likely older. It can therefore be assumed that this is an older legend that Franz Egger had heard from his grandfather and, in his childlike faith, associated with his grandfather. [ Contact ](#ttgCollapseKontakt) ---------------------------------- **Wayside Shrine "Jesu Namen"** Obernbergwald 8983 Bad Mitterndorf Phone [ +43 3623 24 - 44 ](tel:+4336232444) E-Mail [info.badmitterndorf@ausseerland.at](#mailto) Web [www.bad-mitterndorf.at](http://www.bad-mitterndorf.at "New window") http://www.bad-mitterndorf.at --- **Contact person** Bildstock Jesu Namen Obernbergwald 8983 Bad Mitterndorf Phone [ +43 3623 24 - 44 ](tel:+4336232444) E-Mail [info.badmitterndorf@ausseerland.at](#mailto) Web [www.bad-mitterndorf.at](http://www.bad-mitterndorf.at "New window") --- **We speak the following languages** German [ Opening hours ](#ttgCollapseOeffnungszeiten) ------------------------------------------------ Accessibility is weather-dependent. - always open (24/7) - open to the public - Can only be viewed from outside [ Arrival ](#ttgCollapseAnreise) ---------------------------------- [ Suitability ](#ttgCollapseEignung) -------------------------------------- - All weather - Suitable for groups - Suitable for schools - Pets allowed - Suitable for teenagers - Suitable for seniors - Suitable for single travelers - Suitable for friends - Suitable for couples - Suitable for children **Season**- Spring - Summer - Autumn [ Accessibility ](#ttgCollapseBarrierefreiheit) ------------------------------------------------- Please get in touch for more information. [To the website](http://www.bad-mitterndorf.at "New window") powered by [TOURDATA](https://www.tourdata.at "New window") [Suggest a change](#mailto) [ ![TOURDATA Logo](https://www.salzkammergut.at/fileadmin/templates/global/images/Logo-Tourdata.png "TOURDATA Logo") ](https://www.tourdata.at "New window")