Karlskirche

The Karlskirche is a Baroque church in the Karlsplatz in , Austria. The church is dedicated to Saint Charles Borromeo, a leading figure of the Counter-Reformation. The church is located on the border of and the , the city centre.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: Baroque church in Vienna, Austria
  • Address: Karlsplatz 10, Wien, 1040
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Musikverein and Vienna State Opera.

Theater building
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The Wiener , commonly shortened to , is a concert hall in , Austria, which is located in the district. During the 1863 construction of the Vienna Ring Road a piece of land for a new concert hall was granted to the Society of Friends of Music in Vienna by Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria. is situated 260 metres north of Karlskirche.

Theater building
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The is an opera house and opera company located in , Austria. The 1,709-seat Renaissance Revival venue was the first major building on the Vienna Ring Road. is situated 590 metres north of Karlskirche.

Museum
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The is a group of museums in consisting of the museums of the history of the city. In addition to the main building in Karlsplatz, the group includes some locations, numerous specialised museums, musicians' residences and archaeological excavations. is situated 130 metres northeast of Karlskirche.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Naschmarkt and Innere Stadt.

Locality
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The is a popular fruit and vegetable market in . Located at the Wienzeile over the Wien River, it is about 1.5 kilometres long. Originally known as Aschenmarkt, it started to be called the around 1820.

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is the inner-most district of . Its historic centre dates back to Roman ages and has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Karlskirche

Latitude
48.19828° or 48° 11′ 54″ north
Longitude
16.3718° or 16° 22′ 19″ east
Elevation
187 metres (614 feet)
Inception
1716
Height
22 metres (72 feet)
Roof shape
flat
Wheelchair access
no
Named after
Charles Borromeo
Open location code
8FWR59XC+8P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 8097149
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Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Geo­Names ID
6354995
Wiki­data ID
Q408847
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Karlskirche” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كنيسة كارل في فيينا”
  • Aragonese: “Ilesia de Sant Carlos Borromeo de Viena”
  • Aragonese: “Ilesia de Sant Carlos Borromeu de Viena”
  • Armenian: “Կարլսկիրխե”
  • Basque: “Karlskirche”
  • Belarusian: “Карлскірхэ”
  • Belarusian: “Карльскірхэ”
  • Bulgarian: “Карлскирхе”
  • Chinese: “卡爾教堂”
  • Chinese: “圣嘉禄堂”
  • Chinese: “查理教堂”
  • Croatian: “Karlskirche”
  • Czech: “Kostel svatého Karla Boromejského”
  • Danish: “Karlskirche”
  • Dutch: “Karlskirche”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه كارلسكيرش”
  • Esperanto: “Karlskirche”
  • Estonian: “Püha Karl Borromäuse rektoraadikirik”
  • Finnish: “Karlskirche”
  • French: “Église Saint-Charles-Borromée de Vienne”
  • French: “Eglise Saint-Charles-Borromee”
  • French: “église Saint-Charles-Borromée”
  • French: “Karlskirche”
  • German: “Karlskirche Wien”
  • German: “Karlskirche”
  • German: “Kath. Pfarrkirche, Pfarrkirche Hl. Karl Borromäus (Karlskirche)”
  • German: “Wiener Karlskirche”
  • German: “Die Kirche St. Caroli Borromaei” (historical)
  • Greek: “Ναός του Αγίου Καρόλου”
  • Hebrew: “קארלסקירכה”
  • Hungarian: “Károly-templom”
  • Indonesian: “Karlskirche”
  • Italian: “chiesa di San Carlo Borromeo”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di San Carlo Borromeo”
  • Italian: “Karlskirche”
  • Japanese: “カールス教会”
  • Korean: “카를 성당”
  • Latin: “Templum S. CAROLI BORROMAEI” (historical)
  • Luxembourgish: “Wiener Karelskierch”
  • Macedonian: “Карлова црква”
  • Macedonian: “Карлскирхе”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Karlskirche”
  • Norwegian: “Karlskirche”
  • Persian: “کلیسای سنت چالز”
  • Persian: “کلیسای سنت شارل بورومئو”
  • Polish: “Karlskirche”
  • Polish: “Kościół św. Karola Boromeusza w Wiedniu”
  • Polish: “Kościół św. Karola w Wiedniu”
  • Portuguese: “Igreja de São Carlos Borromeu (Viena)”
  • Portuguese: “Igreja de São Carlos Borromeu”
  • Russian: “Карлскирхе”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святого Карла Борромея”
  • Serbian: “Карлова црква у Бечу”
  • Slovak: “Kostol svätého Karola Boromejského (Viedeň)”
  • Slovak: “Kostol svätého Karola Boromejského”
  • Spanish: “iglesia de San Carlos Borromeo”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de San Carlos Borromeo”
  • Spanish: “Karlskirche”
  • Swedish: “Karlskirche”
  • Turkish: “Karl Kilisesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Собор святого Карла в Відні”
  • Ukrainian: “Собор Святого Карла в Відні”
  • Ukrainian: “Собор Святого Карла”
  • Vietnamese: “Karlskirche”

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