Spielberger-Kreuz
Spielberger-Kreuz is a wayside shrine in Melk, Wachau, Lower Austria. Spielberger-Kreuz is situated nearby to the cemetery Sowjetischer Heldenfriedhof, as well as near the police station Polizeiinspektion Melk.Photo: Tschaensky, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Wayside shrine
- Description: Wayside cross in Melk, Lower Austria, at the corner of the Wiener Strasse and Spielberger Strasse, 17th century
- Also known as: “Spielberger Cross”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Melk Abbey and Landesklinikum Melk.
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 1 km west of Spielberger-Kreuz.
Landesklinikum Melk
Hospital
Photo: Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Landesklinikum Melk is a hospital, which is situated 310 metres west of Spielberger-Kreuz.
Bischöfliches Seminar Melk
Building
Photo: Michael Fleischhacker, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bischöfliches Seminar Melk is a building, which is situated 340 metres west of Spielberger-Kreuz.
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 6 km west of Spielberger-Kreuz.
Gerolding
Village
Gerolding is a settlement in the municipality of Dunkelsteinerwald in Melk District, Lower Austria in northeastern Austria. Gerolding is situated 6 km northeast of Spielberger-Kreuz.
Spielberger-Kreuz
- Category: historic site
- Location: Melk, Melk District, Wachau, Lower Austria, Austria, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.22717° or 48° 13′ 38″ northLongitude
15.34413° or 15° 20′ 39″ eastOpen location code
8FWQ68GV+VMOpenStreetMap ID
node 5383895590OpenStreetMap feature
historic=wayside_shrineWikidata ID
Q38115267
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In Other Languages
“Spielberger-Kreuz” goes by many names.
- German: “Figurenbildstock, Spielbergkreuz”
- German: “Spielberger Kreuz”
- German: “Spielberger-Kreuz”
- German: “Spielbergerkreuz”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sowjetischer Heldenfriedhof and Polizeiinspektion Melk.
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