Wehrturm, Perchtoldsdorf

Name: Wehrturm
Address: 2b Marktplatz, Perchtoldsdorf, Austria

#5 among attractions in Perchtoldsdorf

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The fortified tower of Perchtoldsdorf is a fortified tower and bell tower as well as the landmark of the Lower Austrian market town of Perchtoldsdorf. The free-standing, massive and about 60 meters high tower is the largest preserved fortified tower in Austria. It was built between 1450 and 1521 and is used as a museum, observation and transmission tower as well as the bell tower of the parish church of St. Augustine.

Coordinates: 48°7'11"N, 16°15'55"E

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2b MarktplatzPerchtoldsdorf Austria

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

Nearby attractions include: First Vienna Mountain Spring Pipeline, Burg Perchtoldsdorf, Liesing, Pfarrkirche St. Augustin.

1.2 miN
Aqueduct
First Vienna Mountain Spring Pipeline, Vienna
31 min walk • The First Vienna Mountain Spring Pipeline is a major part of Vienna's water supply and was the first source of safe drinking water for that city. The 95 km long line was opened on 24 October 1873, after four years of construction. Today, it delivers 62 million cubic meters of water per year.
~240 ftW
Forts and castles
Burg Perchtoldsdorf, Perchtoldsdorf
2 min walk • Burg Perchtoldsdorf is a castle in Lower Austria, Austria. Burg Perchtoldsdorf is 261 metres above sea level.
1.5 miNE
Neighbourhood
Liesing, Vienna
39 min walk • Liesing is the 23rd district of Vienna. It is on the southwest edge of Vienna, Austria. It was formed after Austria's Anschluss with Germany, when Vienna expanded from 21 districts to 26.
~140 ftW
Church
Pfarrkirche St. Augustin, Perchtoldsdorf
1 min walk • The Roman Catholic parish church of Perchtoldsdorf stands on the market square in the area of the former Perchtoldsdorf Castle in the market town of Perchtoldsdorf in the district of Mödling in Lower Austria. The parish church of St.
1.5 miNW
Neighbourhood
Kalksburg, Vienna
39 min walk • Kalksburg is a former municipality in Lower Austria that is now a part of the 23rd Viennese district Liesing. Today, the cadastral commune Atzgersdorf has got an area of 375,7 hectare.