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Franz Karl Ginzkey - Gedenktafel

Friedrich-Schmidt-Platz 3, Josefstadt (1080), Vienna

The record

Type
Commemorative plaque (Gedenktafel)
Material
Marmor
Plaque made
1966
Epoch
Nach 1945
Address
Friedrich-Schmidt-Platz 3
District
Josefstadt (1080)
City
Vienna (Wien)
Country
Austria
Coordinates
48.21033, 16.35507
Object number
95591

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1813 map "Sect. 161. Theil von Oestreich = Partie d'Autriche" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 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)
  • 1843 · (With directional lighting) Neuester Plan von Wien und Dessen 34 Vorstaedten in Relief. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1848 · Plan der k.k. haupt- und residenzstadt Wien (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
  • 1866 · Plan der Haupt-u. Residenz Stadt Wein mit der neuen Bezirkseintheilung, Strassenbenennung… (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The City of Vienna's record

Inschrift

In den Jahren 1897-1912 / wirkte in diesem Haus / als Kartograph / Dr. h. c. Franz Karl / Ginzkey / als dieser schon längst ein be- / deutender Dichter geworden, / hing er noch immer in Dank- / barkeit und Liebe an seiner / einstigen Arbeitsstätte, dem / k. u. k. Militärgeographischen / Institut /
Gewidmet vom / Bundesamt für Eich- und Vermessungswesen / im Jahre 1966

English translation

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Inscription

In the years 1897-1912 / worked in this house / as cartographer / Dr. h. c. Franz Karl / Ginzkey / when he had long since become / a sig- / nificant poet, / he still remained, in grat- / itude and love, attached to his former place of work, the / k. u. k. Militärgeographischen / Institut /
Dedicated by the / Bundesamt für Eich- und Vermessungswesen / in the year 1966

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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