Schottenkirche

The Schottenkirche is a parish church in attached to the Schottenstift, founded by Irish Benedictine monks in the 12th century. In 1418, the Duke Albert V of Austria transferred it to the German-speaking Benedictine monks from the during the Melker Reform initiated after the Council of Constance.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: parish church in Vienna
  • Also known as: “Schottenkirche, Vienna”
  • Address: Wien, 1010
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Freyung and Austriabrunnen.

Square
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The is a triangular in , located in the first district of the city.

Fountain
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is a fountain.

Museum
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The Esperanto Museum of the is one of the oldest language museums in the world and one of the major institutions of its kind. is situated 300 metres south of Schottenkirche.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bermudadreieck and Alservorstadt.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

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

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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.

Schottenkirche

Latitude
48.21201° or 48° 12′ 43″ north
Longitude
16.36499° or 16° 21′ 54″ east
Inception
15th century
Height
30 metres (98 feet)
Open location code
8FWR6967+RX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 29469492
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­heritage
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q666817
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Schottenkirche” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “維也納蘇格蘭教堂”
  • Chinese: “维也纳苏格兰教堂”
  • Czech: “Basilika Unserer Lieben Frau zu den Schotten”
  • Czech: “bazilika Panny Marie u Skotů ve Vídni”
  • Czech: “kostel Panny Marie u Skotů ve Vídni”
  • Czech: “Schottenkirche in Wien”
  • Czech: “Schottenkirche”
  • Czech: “skotský kostel ve Vídni”
  • Dutch: “Schottenkerk (Wenen)”
  • Dutch: “Schottenkerk, Wenen”
  • Dutch: “Schottenkerk”
  • Esperanto: “Schottenkirche”
  • French: “Schottenkirche”
  • German: “Basilika Unserer Lieben Frau zu den Schotten”
  • German: “Schottenkirche”
  • Greek: “Σότενκιρχε”
  • Indonesian: “Gereja Orang Skotlandia, Wina”
  • Persian: “کلیسای شوتن”
  • Spanish: “Schottenkirche”

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Highlights include Denkmal Herzog Heinrich II. Jasomirgott, Schottenkirche, Vienna and Romanesque Chapel.

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