Wien Kulturgut: Gedenktafeln · Vienna
Kärntnerturm - Gedenktafel
Walfischgasse 2, Innere Stadt (1010), Vienna
The record
- Type
- Commemorative plaque (Gedenktafel)
- Material
- Stein
- Address
- Walfischgasse 2
- District
- Innere Stadt (1010)
- City
- Vienna (Wien)
- Country
- Austria
- Coordinates
- 48.20349, 16.37057
- Object number
- 96955
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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)
The City of Vienna's dataset on Austria's open data portal ↗
The City of Vienna's record
Inschrift
Hier stand der Kärntnerturm. / Donnerstag, den 14. Oktober 1529
wiesen / an dieser Stelle Salm und Reischbach / auch den letzten und heftigsten Angriff / Suleimanns zurück.
English translation
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Inscription
Here stood the Kärntnerturm. / Thursday, 14 October 1529
repelled / at this spot Salm and Reischbach / also the last and most violent attack / of Suleiman's back.
Other plaques nearby
- Ludwig Ritter von Förster - GedenktafelGedenktafelnunder 1 mi
- Wystan Hugh Auden - GedenktafelGedenktafelnunder 1 mi
- Wilhelm Stiassny - GedenktafelGedenktafelnunder 1 mi
- Johann Gabriel Seidl - GedenktafelGedenktafelnunder 1 mi
Other plaques in the City's record within about three miles of this one, by straight line.