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Wilhelm von Klebek - Gedenktafel

Asperner Heldenplatz 9, Donaustadt (1220), Vienna

The record

Type
Commemorative plaque (Gedenktafel)
Material
Stein
Address
Asperner Heldenplatz 9
Location
Asperner Pfarrkirche St. Martin
District
Donaustadt (1220)
City
Vienna (Wien)
Country
Austria
Coordinates
48.21815, 16.48320
Object number
109185

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1682 map "Austria Archiducatus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1682 · Austria Archiducatus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1752 · Autriche septentrionale. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1813 · Sect. 161. Theil von Oestreich = Partie d'Autriche (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1837 · I, II, III, IV Sections. Umgebung von Wien. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1877 · Wein. (Nieder-Osterreich) (Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library)

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The City of Vienna's record

Schwarz die Farbe, / Gold im Herzen, / Treu bis in den Tod! / An dieser Stätte kämpfte am 21 und 22 Mai 1809 / das k.k. Infanterieregiment Freiherr von Klebek No 14 / heldenmutig wie immer. / Dem Andenken ihrer tapferen Vorfahren / widmen dieses Ehrenmal aus Erz und Stein. / Im Mai 1936 / die schwarzen Hessen

English translation

The text above is the record as published by the City of Vienna (Stadt Wien), in German. The English below is a machine translation made by TreeAlive, not by the City of Vienna (Stadt Wien); it has not been checked by a person. Where the two differ, the original is the record. Report a translation error: privacy@treealive.com

Black is the colour, / gold in the heart, / faithful unto death! / On this site fought on 21 and 22 May 1809 / the Imperial-Royal Infanterieregiment Freiherr von Klebek No 14 / heroically as always. / In memory of their brave ancestors / dedicate this memorial of bronze and stone. / In May 1936 / the Black Hessians

Other plaques nearby

Other plaques in the City's record within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Datenquelle: Stadt Wien – data.wien.gv.at (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0). Inscriptions and notes are reproduced unchanged. Stadt Wien · CC BY 4.0
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