Franzensburg
Franzensburg is a medieval style castle in Laxenburg, Lower Austria, Austria. Built between 1801 and 1836, it was named in memory of the last Holy Roman Emperor, Francis II, who died in 1835.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Palais Kaunitz-Wittgenstein and Museum Laxenburg.
Palais Kaunitz-Wittgenstein
Castle
Photo: Stefano Kro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Palais Kaunitz-Wittgenstein is a Baroque palace built in 1703 in Laxenburg, Lower Austria. Initially used as a summer residence, the palace also served as a museum, an educational institute, and a community center. Palais Kaunitz-Wittgenstein is situated 1 km west of Franzensburg.
Museum Laxenburg
Museum
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Museum Laxenburg is situated 780 metres northwest of Franzensburg.
Holy Cross Church
Church
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Holy Cross Church is situated 720 metres west of Franzensburg.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Münchendorf and Leopoldsdorf.
Münchendorf
Village
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Münchendorf is a town in the district of Mödling in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. Münchendorf is situated 4 km south of Franzensburg.
Leopoldsdorf
Village
Leopoldsdorf is a municipality in the district of Bruck an der Leitha in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. Under Nazi rule, it belonged to Greater Vienna from 1938 onwards. Leopoldsdorf is situated 5 km northeast of Franzensburg.
Mödling
Photo: Schletz, Public domain.
Mödling is the capital of the Austrian district of the same name located approximately 15 km south of Vienna. Mödling lies in Lower Austria's industrial zone.
Franzensburg
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Laxenburg, Lower Austria
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Laxenburg, Mödling District, Lower Austria, Austria, Central Europe, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Western Panjabi—“Franzensburg” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Franzensburg”
- Cebuano: “Franzensburg”
- Czech: “Franzensburg”
- Dutch: “Franzenburg”
- Dutch: “Franzensburg”
- Esperanto: “Franzensburg”
- French: “Franzensburg”
- German: “Franzensburg”
- Italian: “Franzensburg”
- Japanese: “フランツェンブルク”
- Polish: “Franzensburg”
- Russian: “Франценсбург”
- Slovenian: “Franzensburg”
- Spanish: “Franzensburg”
- Swedish: “Franzensburg”
- Western Panjabi: “فرانزنبرگ گلانگ”
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