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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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 388 metres
  • Description: mountain of Vienna
  • Also known as: “Predigtstuhl” and “Wilhelminenberg”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kirche am Steinhof and Schloss Wilhelminenberg.

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 , .

Castle
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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 , in the western parts of the capital, .

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is a Baroque palace with an English garden in the borough of , .1 It is currently privately owned and rented out for a variety of private and public events.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Outer West and Hietzing.

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

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is the 13th district of Vienna. It is located west of the central districts, west of . is a heavily populated urban area with many residential buildings, but also contains large areas of the , along with .

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is the 8th district of . It is bounded on the north side by Alser Straße, by the "2er Linie" on the east, Lerchenfelder Straße on the south, and the Gürtel on the west.

Gallitzinberg

Latitude
48.2194° or 48° 13′ 10″ north
Longitude
16.2757° or 16° 16′ 33″ east
Elevation
388 metres (1,273 feet)
Open location code
8FWR679G+Q7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 291154555
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
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

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Rundtempel Wilhelminenberg and Jubiläumswarte-Teich.

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