Stiege zum Augustinerkloster, Wayside shrine and monastery staircase in Hallein, Austria

The Stiege zum Augustinerkloster is a staircase with an attached shrine that leads uphill in Hallein to the former monastery grounds. The steps connect the lower town with the elevated site where Augustinian monks once resided.

A church dedicated to St. Catherine stood on the Georgsberg by 1347, and by 1465 it was called Capella S. Georgii. In 1682 Archbishop Max Gandolf von Kuenburg founded the Augustinian monastery and incorporated the church; the new baroque church was consecrated on 15 October 1702. The monastery was dissolved in 1810, and after a 1943 fire the buildings were demolished in 1962 for a school.

The staircase leads to a site where Augustinian monks lived alongside the local community for centuries. The monastery was woven into the daily rhythm and beliefs of the people in this mining town.

The staircase is easily accessible from Schützengasse street and offers a straightforward walk uphill to the upper areas of Hallein. The site is freely accessible and can be explored on foot.

The west approach was a red marble baroque stairway built between parapet walls and chapels, and much of it was demolished when the school complex was built in 1962/63. A small Benedikt castle stands at the foot of the steps.