Türkenschanzpark, Vienna

Name: Türkenschanzpark
Address: Vienna, Austria

#279 among attractions in Vienna

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Türkenschanzpark is a park in the 18th district of Währing, Vienna. The park was opened in 1888 on the Türkenschanze.

Elevation: 761 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 48°14'7"N, 16°20'1"E

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WähringVienna Austria

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Türkenschanzpark – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Volksoper, Narrenturm, Alsergrund, Jüdischer Friedhof Währing.

1.1 miSE
Theater, Opera, Concerts and shows
Volksoper, Vienna
27 min walk • The Vienna Volksoper is an opera house in Vienna, Austria. It produces three hundred performances of twenty-five German language productions of opera, operetta, musicals, and ballet, during an annual season which runs from September through June.
1.5 miSE
Museum, Science museum, Specialty museum
Narrenturm, Vienna
38 min walk • The Narrenturm in Vienna is continental Europe's oldest building for the accommodation of psychiatric patients. Built in 1784, it is next to the site of the old Vienna General Hospital, and is now home to the Federal Pathologic-Anatomical Museum Vienna.
1.3 miSE
Neighbourhood
Alsergrund, Vienna
33 min walk • Alsergrund is the ninth district of Vienna, Austria. It is located just north of the first, central district, Innere Stadt. Alsergrund was incorporated in 1862, with seven suburbs. As a central district, the area is densely populated.
0.9 miE
Cemetery
Jüdischer Friedhof Währing, Vienna
22 min walk • The Jewish Cemetery in Währing, opened in 1784, was the main burial site for members of the Israelitische Kultusgemeinde Wien. Besides the St. Marx Cemetery it is the last remaining cemetery of Vienna in the Biedermeier style.
~1250 ftS
Museum, Science museum, Observatories and planetariums
Vienna Observatory, Vienna
7 min walk • The Vienna Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Vienna, Austria. It is part of the University of Vienna. The first observatory was built in 1753–1754 on the roof of one of the university buildings.
1.1 miNE
Church, Art Nouveau architecture, Romanesque revival architecture
Döbling Carmelite Monastery, Vienna
29 min walk • The Döbling Carmelite Monastery is a monastery belonging to the Teresian Carmelites, a reformed branch of the Carmelites that arose out of the reform of the Carmelite Order by two Spanish saints, St. Teresa of Ávila and St. John of the Cross; the Teresian Carmelites thus belong to the Discalced Carmelites.
1.4 miSE
Art Nouveau architecture
Strudlhofstiege, Vienna
37 min walk • The Strudlhofstiege is an outdoor staircase of architectural and literary significance in Vienna, Austria. Located in the Alsergrund district, it is named after a former art school run by the painter Peter Strudel.
1.2 miSE
Baroque architecture, Church
Lichtentaler Pfarrkirche, Vienna
32 min walk • The Lichtental Parish Church is the Roman Catholic parish church of Lichtental, now part of Vienna, Austria. Officially the Lichtentaler Pfarrkirche zu den heiligen vierzehn Nothelfern, it is dedicated to the Fourteen Holy Helpers. The church has elements of Baroque and Neoclassical architecture.
1 miSE
Church
St. Canisius's Church, Vienna
25 min walk • The St. Canisius's Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in the 9th District of Vienna, Alsergrund.
1 miE
Art Nouveau architecture, Synagogue
Döbling Synagogue, Vienna
25 min walk • The Döbling Synagogue stood in the Dollinergasse in the suburb of Oberdöbling in the 19th district of Vienna, Döbling. It was opened in 1907 but was ruined and partially destroyed in the Kristallnacht pogrom in November 1938. Later, the synagogue was deconsecrated and in 1995, it was replaced with a modern apartment tower.
1.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Hackenberg, Vienna
35 min walk • The Hackenberg is a hill in the suburb of Sievering in the 19th district of Vienna, Döbling. It is 306 metres tall. Hackenberg is covered in sand and gravel.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Türkenschanzpark?

Nearby attractions include University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (4 min walk), Vienna Observatory, Vienna (7 min walk), Döbling Cemetery, Vienna (9 min walk), Weinbergkirche, Vienna (21 min walk).

How to get to Türkenschanzpark by public transport?

The nearest stations to Türkenschanzpark:

Bus

Dänenstraße • Lines: 10A, 37A, 40A (4 min walk)
Borkowskigasse • Lines: 40A (5 min walk)

Tram

Türkenschanzplatz • Lines: 41 (8 min walk)
Gersthof • Lines: 40, 41, 9 (9 min walk)

Train

Wien Gersthof (10 min walk)
Wien Krottenbachstraße (12 min walk)

Metro

Nußdorfer Straße • Lines: U6 (24 min walk)
Währinger  Straße-Volksoper • Lines: U6 (26 min walk)