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Gallitzinberg

The Gallitzinberg is a forested hill in the West of Austria's capital, . While it is relatively inconspicuous in the broader context of the Northeastern end of the mountain range, it is nevertheless remarkable because of its multifaceted history, and because it functions as an important recreational area in the Western uphill part of the densely populated district.
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Photo: Otberg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Slope
  • Description: mountain of Vienna
  • Also known as: “Wilhelminenberg”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Schloss Wilhelminenberg and Kirche am Steinhof.

Castle
Photo: Wolfgang glock, CC BY 3.0.
Wilhelminenberg Castle is a former palace dating from the early 20th century, which is now a four-star hotel, restaurant and conference facility. It is situated on the eastern slopes of the Gallitzinberg, in the western parts of the capital, .

Museum
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, also called the Church of St. Leopold, is the Roman Catholic oratory of the in the area of Steinhof in , .

Building
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is a building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Outer West and Baumgarten.

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is the north-western part of containing the districts Penzing, Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus, Ottakring, Hernals, Währing, and Döbling.

Suburb
is an area of 's fourteenth district. Until 1891, it was a little village outside the city. Together with the villages Hütteldorf, Penzing, Breitensee and Hadersdorf-Weidlingau it became Vienna's 14th district.

Neighborhood
is a former parade and exercise ground located in in central , . It also contained the first of SK Rapid Wien between 1899 and 1903. is situated 3 km southeast of Gallitzinberg.

Gallitzinberg

Latitude
48.21667° or 48° 13′ north
Longitude
16.28333° or 16° 17′ east
Elevation
339 metres (1,112 feet)
Open location code
8FWR678M+M8
Geo­Names ID
2601048
Wiki­data ID
Q874710
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Spanish—“Gallitzinberg” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Գալիցինբերգ”
  • Chinese: “加利青貝格山”
  • Czech: “Gallitzinberg”
  • Czech: “Wilhelminenberg”
  • Dutch: “Gallitzinberg”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل جاليتزينبيرج”
  • French: “Galitzinberg”
  • French: “Gallitzinberg”
  • German: “Gallitzinberg”
  • German: “Wilhelminenberg”
  • Japanese: “ガリツィンベルク”
  • Ladin: “Gallitzinberg”
  • Russian: “Вильгельминенберг”
  • Russian: “Галицинберг”
  • Russian: “Галицынберг”
  • Russian: “Галлицинберг”
  • Russian: “Голицынберг”
  • Slovenian: “Gallitzinberg”
  • Spanish: “Gallitzinberg”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Dornbach and Ottakring.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kirche am Steinhof and Erholungsgebiet Steinhof.

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Gallitzinberg”. Photo: Otberg, CC BY-SA 3.0.