Schwedenkreuz

Schwedenkreuz is a wayside shrine in Schwarzenau, Zwettl District, Lower Austria. Schwedenkreuz is situated near the wayside shrine Hl. Felix von Cantalice, as well as near the cemetery Friedhof Schwarzenau.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Pfarrkirche Herz Mariae and Hl. Felix von Cantalice.

Pfarrkirche Herz Mariae

Church

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Pfarrkirche Herz Mariae is a church, which is situated 530 metres northeast of Schwedenkreuz.

Hl. Felix von Cantalice

Wayside shrine

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Hl. Felix von Cantalice is a wayside shrine, which is situated 390 metres east of Schwedenkreuz.

Meierhofkapelle Schwarzenau

Church

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Meierhofkapelle Schwarzenau is a church, which is situated 800 metres northeast of Schwedenkreuz.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Allentsteig and Kleinotten.

Allentsteig is a municipality in the district of Zwettl, in Lower Austria, Austria. Just outside Allentsteig there is a German World War II cemetery with almost 3,900 graves. Allentsteig is situated 7 km southeast of Schwedenkreuz.

Kleinotten

Village

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Kleinotten is a village, which is situated 8 km southwest of Schwedenkreuz.

Waidhofen an der Thaya

Town

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Waidhofen an der Thaya is an Austrian town located on the German Thaya river in the district of the same name in Lower Austria. It is the northernmost of the capitals of the Districts of Austria. Waidhofen an der Thaya is situated 9 km north of Schwedenkreuz.

Schwedenkreuz

Type: Wayside shrine
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Category: historic site
Location: Schwarzenau, Zwettl District, Lower Austria, Austria, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

48.74059° or 48° 44′ 26″ north

Longitude

15.25282° or 15° 15′ 10″ east

Open location code

8FWQP7R3+64

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7541289147

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=wayside_shrine

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=roman_catholic

Wikidata ID

Q38102852

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In Other Languages

“Schwedenkreuz” goes by many names.

German: “Bildstock, sog. Schwedenkreuz”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Friedhof Schwarzenau and FF Schwarzenau.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Dr. Poppinger Franz, Wahlarzt and Autofachbetrieb Hahnl.

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