Wien Kulturgut: Gedenktafeln · Vienna
Türkenritthof - Gedenktafel
Hernalser Hauptstraße 190 - 192, Hernals (1170), Vienna
The record
- Type
- Commemorative plaque (Gedenktafel)
- Material
- Stein (Marmor)
- Epoch
- Zwischenkriegszeit und 2. Weltkrieg
- Address
- Hernalser Hauptstraße 190 - 192
- Location
- Türkenritthof
- District
- Hernals (1170)
- City
- Vienna (Wien)
- Country
- Austria
- Coordinates
- 48.22428, 16.31387
- Object number
- 96509
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(71) Austriae." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (71) Austriae. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 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)
The City of Vienna's dataset on Austria's open data portal ↗
The City of Vienna's record
Inschrift
Dieser Hof führt seinen Namen / nach dem Türkenritt, einem alten / Hernalser Volksbrauch. / Zur Erinnerung an die Befreiung / Wiens von der Türkengefahr wurde / alljährlich ein humoristischer / Festzug veranstaltet als dessen / Hauptperson ein türkischer / Pascha au einem Esel ritt. / Dieser Brauch hat sich bis zum / Jahre 1783 erhalten.
English translation
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Inscription
This courtyard takes its name / from the Türkenritt, an old / Hernals folk custom. / In commemoration of the liberation / of Vienna from the Turkish threat, / a humorous / festive procession was held annually, the main figure of which / was a Turkish pasha riding on a donkey. / This custom was maintained until / the year 1783.
Other plaques nearby
- Leopold Holy - GedenktafelGedenktafelnunder 1 mi
- Leopold Holy - GedenktafelGedenktafelnunder 1 mi
- Josef Meinrad - GedenktafelGedenktafelnunder 1 mi
- Alexander Eifler - GedenktafelGedenktafelnunder 1 mi
Other plaques in the City's record within about three miles of this one, by straight line.