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District of Bartberg
Niederösterreich - Austria

Mayerling

Mayerling is a small village in Lower Austria belonging to the municipality of Alland in the district of Baden. It is situated on the Schwechat River, in the Wienerwald (Vienna woods), 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Vienna. From 1550, it was in the possession of the abbey of Heiligenkreuz.

Located at 48.0469, 16.0983 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Austria-Hungary, Populated places in Lower Austria, Political scandals in Austria

Vienna Woods

The Vienna Woods are forested highlands that form the northeastern foothills of the Northern Limestone Alps in the states of Lower Austria and Vienna. The 45 kilometres long and 20–30 kilometres ( ) wide range of hills is heavily wooded and a popular recreation area with the Viennese.

Located at 48.1667, 16 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Vienna Woods, Geography of Lower Austria, Geography of Vienna, Döbling, Penzing (Vienna), Hietzing, Liesing, Wien-Umgebung District, Klosterneuburg, Baden District, Austria, Mödling District, Sankt Pölten-Land District, Mountain ranges of Lower Austria, Biosphere reserves of Austria, Northern Limestone Alps, Mountain ranges of the Alps, Forests and woodlands of Austria, Visitor attractions in Lower Austria, Visitor attractions in Vienna

Hietzing

Hietzing is the 13th municipal District of Vienna . It is located west of the central districts, west of Meidling. Hietzing is a heavily populated urban area with many residential buildings, but also contains large areas of the Vienna Woods, along with Schönbrunn Palace.

Located at 48.1814, 16.2581 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Hietzing, Districts of Vienna

Baumgarten, Vienna

Baumgarten was an independent town until the late 19th century and is an area of Vienna's fourteenth district, Penzing, today. It can be subdivided in Oberbaumgarten (in the west, close to Hütteldorf), and Unterbaumgarten. Artist Gustav Klimt was born in Baumgarten.

Located at 48.2064, 16.2756 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Penzing (Vienna), Geography of Vienna

Hütteldorf

Hütteldorf is a part of Vienna's 14th district, Penzing. It is located in the west of Vienna, but roughly in the geographical center of the district, stretching roughly from Deutschordenstraße (which forms the border to Baumgarten) in the east to Wolf in der Au in the west, where Hütteldorf borders Hadersdorf-Weidlingau. Hütteldorf is well known throughout Austria and beyond as the site of the Gerhard-Hanappi-Stadion, the stadium in which Rapid Vienna hosts its home games.

Located at 48.2017, 16.2581 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Penzing (Vienna), Geography of Vienna

Gerhard Hanappi Stadium

The Gerhard Hanappi Stadion is a football stadion in Hütteldorf, in the west of Vienna, Austria. It is the home ground of Rapid Vienna. It was officially opened in 1977 as "Weststadion" (Western stadium). In 1980 it was renamed, to honor its architect, Austrian football player Gerhard Hanappi. Among fans the stadium is also known as "Sankt Hanappi" (Saint Hanappi), which relates to the fans' slogan Rapid ist uns're Religion ("Rapid is our religion").

Located at 48.1978, 16.2653 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Sports venues in Vienna, Football venues in Austria, Buildings and structures in Penzing (Vienna), SK Rapid Wien, Buildings and structures completed in 1977, Event venues established in 1977

Wotruba Church

The Kirche Zur Heiligsten Dreifaltigkeit (English: Church of the Most Holy Trinity) in Vienna, better known as the Wotruba Church, is located on the Sankt Georgenberg in Mauer (corner of Rysergasse and Georgengasse) in Liesing, the 23rd District of Vienna. It was built between August 1974 and October 1976 on the basis of a model by Fritz Wotruba. Wotruba died before the completion of the church, which was inspired by a visit to Chartres Cathedral.

Located at 48.1481, 16.2542 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Liesing, Religious buildings completed in 1976, Roman Catholic churches in Vicariate of Vienna-City, 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings

Via Sacra (Wienerwald)

The Via Sacra (Latin for Holy Road) is a centuries old pilgrimage trail in Lower Austria. It starts in Vienna and passes through the Wienerwald to Mariazell. The trail goes from Mödling through Gaaden, Heiligenkreuz, Alland, and the pilgrimage destination Hafnerberg, first into the Triestingtal, and then over the Gerichtsberg into the Gölsental and Traisental. Along it there are many remarkable shrines. The pilgrims have been an economic factor in the area since early in its history.

Located at 48.0556, 16.1319 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Lower Austria, Christian pilgrimages

Mauerbach Charterhouse

Mauerbach Charterhouse, in Mauerbach on the outskirts of Vienna, Austria, is a former Carthusian monastery, or charterhouse. Founded in 1314 and rebuilt in the 17th and 18th centuries, the Baroque monastic complex is one of the most important structures of its kind in Austria. Since 1984 the former charterhouse has been undergoing restoration by the Austrian Federal Monuments Office, which has its workshops there.

Located at 48.2508, 16.1672 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Carthusian monasteries in Austria, 1313 establishments, Religious organizations established in the 1310s, 1782 disestablishments, Christian monasteries established in the 14th century, Monasteries in Lower Austria

Penzing (Vienna)

Penzing is the 14th District of Vienna and consists of the boroughs of Penzing, Breitensee, Baumgarten, Hütteldorf and Hadersdorf-Weidlingau. In the west, it shares a border with Purkersdorf and Mauerbach. A large portion of the district is made up of greenery, including the Steinhof park, the Dehnepark and a portion of the Wienerwald.

Located at 48.2167, 16.2486 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Penzing (Vienna), Districts of Vienna

Mauer, Vienna

Mauer is a former village of Lower Austria that since 1938 has been part of Vienna. Today it is part of the 23rd District of Vienna, Liesing. Its name literally means "wall".

Located at 48.1506, 16.2689 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Liesing, Katastralgemeinde of Vienna, Geography of Vienna

Mödling District

Bezirk Mödling is a district of the state of Lower Austria in Austria.

Located at 48.095, 16.239 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Mödling District, Districts of Lower Austria

Mayerling Incident

The Mayerling Incident is the series of events leading to the apparent murder-suicide of Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria (21 August 1858 – 30 January 1889) and his lover Baroness Mary Vetsera (19 March 1871 – 30 January 1889). Rudolf was the only son of Emperor Franz Josef I of Austria and Empress Elisabeth, and heir to the throne of the combined Austrian-Hungarian Empire. Rudolf's mistress was the daughter of the late Baron Albin Vetsera, a diplomat at the Austrian court.

Located at 48.0469, 16.0983 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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1889 in Austria, Austrian royalty, History of Austria-Hungary, Mysteries, Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria, Suicides by firearm in Austria, Joint suicides

Lainzer Tiergarten

The Lainzer Tiergarten is a 24.50 km² wildlife preserve in the southwest corner of Vienna, Austria, 80% of it being covered in woodland. It dates back to 1561, when Ferdinand I of Austria created it as a fenced-in hunting ground for his family to use. Since 1919, it has been open to the public. Its name consists of its location by the Lainz district of Vienna's 13th District, and Tiergarten, which means zoo (literally, "animal garden").

Located at 48.1792, 16.2072 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Parks in Vienna, Conservation in Austria, Hietzing, Vienna Woods, 1561 establishments, Museum districts

Exelberg Telecommunication Tower

Exelberg Telecommunication Tower is a 109 metre tall tower built of reinforced concrete on Exel mountain at Vienna, Austria. Exelberg Telecommunication Tower is used for directional radio services.

Located at 48.2489, 16.2439 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Vienna, Communication towers, Towers in Austria

Sanatorium Purkersdorf

The Sanatorium Purkersdorf was built as a sanatorium in Purkersdorf, Wien-Umgebung, Lower Austria. It was built in 1904-05 by the architect Josef Hoffmann for the industrialist Victor Zuckerkandl and is an example of the style of the Viennese Secession in architecture.

Located at 48.204, 16.1965 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Lower Austria, Art Deco architecture

Wienerwald Tunnel

The Wienerwald Tunnel is a 13.35-kilometre-long railway tunnel near Vienna in service since 9 December 2012 passing underneath the northern part of Wienerwald between Gablitz and Mauerbach. It is part of a new 250 kilometres per hour section between Vienna and St. Pölten which is part of the Western Railway (Austria).

Located at 48.1792, 16.2072 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Vienna Woods, Wien-Umgebung District, Tulln District, Buildings and structures in Penzing (Vienna), , , Tunnels in Austria, Railway tunnels in Austria, Proposed tunnels

Sandstein-Wienerwald natural park

The Sandstein-Wienerwald natural park (Naturpark Sandsteinwienerwald) is a natural park near Purkersdorf in the Vienna Woods (Wienerwald), Austria. Although a protected area under Austrian law, it is freely accessible. The park's 77 hectare area is mostly covered by oak forest. (The German version of this web page says Beech forest. ) Its highest point is the Rudolfshöhe (475 m), on whose top a lookout tower has been constructed.

Located at 48.1986, 16.1818 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Protected areas of Austria, Geography of Lower Austria, Visitor attractions in Lower Austria

Kollegium Kalksburg

The Kollegium Kalksburg is Catholic private school in the Kalksburg, 23rd district of Vienna. http://books. google. com/books?id=drXFHAAACAAJ&dq=%22Kollegium+Kalksburg%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=3QcVT87_Danu0gGQ_NWGAw&ved=0CDwQ6AEwAQ The school was founded in 1856 by the Jesuits, who were in charge until 1988. It was then given under the authority of "Vereinigung von Ordensschulen Österreichs".

Located at 48.1353, 16.2458 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Liesing, Schools in Austria, Education in Vienna

Kalksburg

Kalksburg is a former municipality in Lower Austria that is now a part of the 23rd Viennese district Liesing. Today, the cadastral commune Atzgersdorf has got an area of 375,7 hectare.

Located at 48.14, 16.2467 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Liesing, Katastralgemeinde of Vienna

Gaugefechtsstand Wien

The Gaugefechtsstand Wien (regional combat command center Vienna) was a World War II subterranean command bunker situated in the densely forested Wienerwald western parts of Ottakring, the 16th district of Vienna. Commonly known as the Schirach-Bunker (named after the Nazi governor for the Reichsgau Wien, Baldur von Schirach), the facilities were constructed between 1942 and 1945 as a massive underground extension to barracks that had been established in 1940.

Located at 48.2222, 16.2669 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Ottakring, Vienna Woods, History of Vienna, Wehrmacht, World War II sites in Austria, World War II sites of Nazi Germany, Aerial bombing

Gallitzinberg

The Gallitzinberg (449 m) is a forested hill in the West of Austria's capital, Vienna. While it is relatively unconspicous in the broader context of the Northeastern end of the Wienerwald mountain range, it is nevertheless remarkable because of its multifaceted history, and because it functions as an important recreational area in the Western uphill part of the densely populated Ottakring district.

Located at 48.2214, 16.2656 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Ottakring, Vienna Woods, Geography of Vienna, Hills

Burg Perchtoldsdorf

Burg Perchtoldsdorf is a castle in Lower Austria, Austria.

Located at 48.1197, 16.2642 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Castles in Lower Austria, Mödling District

Aubad

The Aubad is a 50,000-square-metre man-made lake in Tulln on the Danube, Austria. It is the centerpiece of a recreational park (Erholungspark) that includes facilities for swimming, as well as a 10-hectare area for sport and leisure activities—such as soccer, volleyball, baseball and basketball—and 15 hectares of woodland. The lake and park are popular summertime resorts for both townspeople and tourists.

Located at 48.3329, 16.0768 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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Lakes of Upper Austria, Parks in Austria, Urban public parks, Visitor attractions in Upper Austria

Wienerwaldsee

The Wienerwaldsee is a shallow reservoir, located 20 kilometres west of Vienna, Austria. It is located just north of Austria's main motorway, the West Autobahn, between Tullnerbach and Neu-Purkersdorf. It was created over three years, 1895–1897, by damming the Wienfluss and letting it fill the valley behind. The area around the lake is a nature conservation area. On the northern shore, near the weir, stands the statue of Wilhelm Kress.

Located at 48.1806, 16.1203 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Lakes of Lower Austria, Reservoirs in Austria