Maria am Leech

Maria am Leech is a church in , , which is located on Rittergasse. Maria am Leech is situated nearby to , as well as near the apartment building .
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: church in the Austrian city of Graz
  • Also known as: “Maria Himmelfahrt am Leech”
  • Address: Rittergasse, Graz, 8010

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wegener Center for Climate and Global Change and Graz Cathedral.

University
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is an university, which is situated 120 metres southeast of Maria am Leech.

Church
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, also called St. Giles' Cathedral, is the Roman Catholic cathedral of the Diocese of Graz–Seckau in , . It is dedicated to Saint Giles, the patron saint of , and serves as the seat of the bishop. is situated 520 metres southwest of Maria am Leech.

University
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The , also known as Kunstuniversität Graz is an Austrian university. Its roots can be traced back to the music school of the Akademischer Musikverein founded in 1816, making it the oldest university of music in Austria. is situated 360 metres southeast of Maria am Leech.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Innere Stadt and Geidorf.

Suburb
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is the 1st city-district of the city of , capital of the state of . It is the part of the Old Town containing the Schloßberg and the city park.

Suburb
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is the 3rd district of the city of . It is located north of the first two districts and . In the east it stretches as far as the Landeskrankenhaus Universitätsklinikum and towards the west it borders the river .

Suburb
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is the 2nd district of the city of . It is located in the east of the city along the Leonhardbach and stretches south to the St.

Maria am Leech

Latitude
47.07557° or 47° 4′ 32″ north
Longitude
15.44674° or 15° 26′ 48″ east
Inception
1293
Height
16 metres (52 feet)
Roof shape
hipped
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
8FVQ3CGW+6M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 29714669
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q1588593
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to Swedish—“Maria am Leech” goes by many names.

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