Palais Kaunitz-Wittgenstein
The Palais Kaunitz-Wittgenstein is a Baroque palace built in 1703 in Laxenburg, Lower Austria. Initially used as a summer residence, the palace also served as a museum, an educational institute, and a community center.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Stefano Kro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: palace in Laxenburg
- Also known as: “Palais Kaunitz”
- Address: Münchendorfer Straße 2, Laxenburg, 2361
- Roof shape: hipped
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hilfswerk Laxenburg and Rossschwemme, Laxenburg.
Laxenburg castles
Building
Photo: P e z i, CC BY-SA 3.0 at.
Laxenburg castles are imperial palaces and castles outside Vienna, in the town of Laxenburg owned in equal parts by Vienna and Lower Austria. The castles became a Habsburg possession in 1333 and formerly served as a summer retreat, along with Schönbrunn palace, for the imperial Habsburg dynasty. Laxenburg castles is situated 180 metres northeast of Palais Kaunitz-Wittgenstein.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Münchendorf and Leopoldsdorf.
Münchendorf
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Münchendorf is a town in the district of Mödling in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. Münchendorf is situated 4½ km southeast of Palais Kaunitz-Wittgenstein.
Leopoldsdorf
Village
Leopoldsdorf is a municipality in the district of Bruck an der Leitha in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. Under Nazi rule, it belonged to Greater Vienna from 1938 onwards. Leopoldsdorf is situated 6 km northeast of Palais Kaunitz-Wittgenstein.
Mödling
Photo: Schletz, Public domain.
Mödling is the capital of the Austrian district of the same name located approximately 15 km south of Vienna. Mödling lies in Lower Austria's industrial zone.
Palais Kaunitz-Wittgenstein
- Categories: château, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Laxenburg, Mödling District, Lower Austria, Austria, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
48.06603° or 48° 3′ 58″ northLongitude
16.35562° or 16° 21′ 20″ eastLevels
2Open location code
8FWR3984+C6OpenStreetMap ID
way 87489773OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=hippedWikidata ID
Q2047033
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In Other Languages
“Palais Kaunitz-Wittgenstein” goes by many names.
- German: “Ehem. Palais Kaunitz/ Haus der Mitte/Exerzitienhaus”
- German: “Palais Kaunitz (Laxenburg)”
- German: “Palais Kaunitz-Wittgenstein”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include International Anti Corruption Academy and Tanzschule Fränzl.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Palais Kaunitz-Wittgenstein”. Photo: Stefano Kro, CC BY-SA 3.0.