Wien Kulturgut: Gedenktafeln · Vienna
Doppeladler - Gedenktafel
Weiskirchnerstraße 1, Innere Stadt (1010), Vienna
The record
- Type
- Commemorative plaque (Gedenktafel)
- Material
- Stein (Marmor, Sandstein)
- Plaque made
- 1861? 1911?
- Address
- Weiskirchnerstraße 1
- District
- Innere Stadt (1010)
- City
- Vienna (Wien)
- Country
- Austria
- Coordinates
- 48.20730, 16.38120
- Object number
- 96958
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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)
- 1877 · Wein. (Nieder-Osterreich) (Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library)
- 1906 · Vienna (Wein) and its Environs. (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
Mittwoch den 12. August 1461 / schlugen an dieser Stelle / die Bürger Wiens den Angriff / des ausländischen Herzogs / Albrecht VI. zurück und / erwarben sich dadurch das / Recht den Doppeladler im / Stadtwappen zu führen.
English translation
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Inscription
Wednesday 12 August 1461 / repelled at this place / the citizens of Vienna beat off the attack / of the foreign duke / Albrecht VI. back and / thereby gained the / right to bear the double-headed eagle / in the city coat of arms.
Other plaques nearby
- Balthasar Hubmaier - GedenktafelGedenktafelnunder 1 mi
- Fritz Grünbaum - GedenktafelGedenktafelnunder 1 mi
- Bertha von Suttner - GedenktafelGedenktafelnunder 1 mi
- Johannes Joachim von Windhag - GedenktafelGedenktafelnunder 1 mi
Other plaques in the City's record within about three miles of this one, by straight line.