Heidenturm

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The Heidenturm near Kittsee, also called Öder Turm, is the remains of a late medieval watch and bell tower of the church of the deserted village of Lebarn. It stands in the Ried Turmfeldäcker southwest of the village center of the present-day municipality of Kittsee in the district of Neusiedl am See in Burgenland. The ruin has been under monument protection since September 1932.

The Heidenturm is the only structural remnant of the former village of Lebarn that survived the First Vienna Turkish Siege in 1529. In older literature, the tower was assigned to the Roman period and was already called turricula semidurata in 1527. In 1948 the tower was structurally repaired.

Architectural style: Romanesque architectureCoordinates: 48°5'5"N, 17°1'16"E

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

Nearby attractions include: Braunsberg Hill, Potzneusiedl, Hundsheimer Berge, Kittsee.

5.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Braunsberg Hill
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4.3 miSW
Forts and castles
Potzneusiedl
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5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Hundsheimer Berge
128 min walk • The Hundsheimer Berge is a hill range located in Lower Austria and Burgenland, Austria next to the Devín Gate. It is the most southern part of the Devín Carpathians. The mountain range covers approximately 36 km2 and is bordered by the river Danube to the north and east, and the Vienna plate to the south and west.
2.1 miE
Locality
Kittsee
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5.8 miNW
48°8'49"N • 16°56'17"E
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Town
Bad Deutsch-Altenburg
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3 miNW
Locality
Hundsheimer Berg
76 min walk • Hundsheimer Berg is a nature reserve in the Austrian municipalities of Hundsheim and Hainburg an der Donau in the province of Lower Austria located on the slopes of the Hundsheimer Berg.