Schottentor station

Schottentor is a station on U2 of the Vienna U-Bahn. It is located in the Innere Stadt, next to the main building of the University of Vienna. The station is alternatively designated Schottentor-Universität.

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Type: Metro station
Description: metro station in Vienna, Austria
Also known as: “Schottentor”
Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Votivkirche and Sigmund Freud Museum.

Votivkirche

Church

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The Votivkirche is a neo-Gothic style church located on the Ringstraße in Vienna, Austria. Following the attempted assassination of Emperor Franz Joseph in 1853, the Emperor's brother Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian inaugurated a campaign to create a church to thank God for saving the Emperor's life. Votivkirche is situated 290 metres west of Schottentor station.

Sigmund Freud Museum

Museum

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The Sigmund Freud Museum in Vienna is a museum founded in 1971 covering Sigmund Freud's life story. It is located in the Alsergrund district, at Berggasse 19. Sigmund Freud Museum is situated 390 metres north of Schottentor station.

St. Stephen’s Cathedral

Church

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St. Stephen's Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church in Vienna, Austria, and the mother church of the Archdiocese of Vienna. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Vienna, Josef Grünwidl. St. Stephen’s Cathedral is situated 1 km southeast of Schottentor station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Servitenviertel and Alservorstadt.

Servitenviertel

Neighborhood

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Servitenviertel is a neighborhood.

Alservorstadt

Suburb

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Alservorstadt was an independent municipality until 1850 and is since then divided between Josefstadt and Alsergrund, the 8th and 9th districts of Vienna, respectively.