Russenkreuz
Russenkreuz is a memorial in Melk, Wachau, Lower Austria. Russenkreuz is situated nearby to the wayside shrine hl. Johannes Nepomuk, as well as near the church Ortskapelle Winden.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ortskapelle Winden and hl. Johannes Nepomuk.
Ortskapelle Winden
Church
Photo: Tschaensky, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ortskapelle Winden is a church, which is situated 340 metres south of Russenkreuz.
hl. Johannes Nepomuk
Wayside shrine
Photo: Tschaensky, CC BY-SA 3.0.
hl. Johannes Nepomuk is a wayside shrine, which is situated 230 metres east of Russenkreuz.
Melk Abbey
Monastery
Photo: Thomas Ledl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Melk Abbey is a Benedictine abbey above the town of Melk, Lower Austria, on a rocky outcrop overlooking the Danube river, adjoining the Wachau valley, that belongs to the Austrian Congregation. Melk Abbey is situated 2 km northeast of Russenkreuz.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Emmersdorf and Leiben.
Emmersdorf
Photo: Karl Gruber, CC BY-SA 3.0 at.
Emmersdorf an der Donau is a town in the district of Melk in the Austrian state of Lower Austria.
Leiben
Village
Photo: Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Leiben is a town in the district of Melk in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. Leiben is situated 3½ km west of Russenkreuz.
Pöchlarn
Town
Photo: Stadtgemeinde Pöchlarn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pöchlarn is a town on the Danube River in the district of Melk in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. The painter and writer Oskar Kokoschka was born here in 1886. Pöchlarn is situated 7 km west of Russenkreuz.
Russenkreuz
- Type: Memorial
- Category: historic site
- Location: Melk, Melk District, Wachau, Lower Austria, Austria, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
48.21818° or 48° 13′ 5″ northLongitude
15.30975° or 15° 18′ 35″ eastInception
1891Open location code
8FWQ6895+7VOpenStreetMap ID
node 2520969074OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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