!!!Kahlenberg

Kahlenberg Hill, 484 m, hill in the northern part of the Vienna 
woods with a superb view over Vienna, at the city boundaries close to 
Klosterneuburg, from 1874 to 1920 the Kahlenberg could be reached by 
cog railway, and the Hoehenstrasse scenic road was built in 1935. The 
Stephaniewarte restaurant, and a radio and TV transmitter were opened 
1974 (pole 165 m high), Josefsdorf with Kahlenberg church (built 
from 1629 to 1639, damaged in 1683 and rebuilt until 1734). The church 
originally belonged to the Camaldolese order, which was dissolved by 
Joseph II in 1783, since 1906 it has been in the hands of Polish 
Resurrectionists. In the vestry of the church is the Sobieski chapel, 
which was built in 1930 in commemoration of King John III of 
Poland, who took over the command of the relieving army in 1683 when 
Vienna was under the second Turkish siege. Originally, Kahlenberg hill 
was called "Sauberg" and the name Kahlenberg or Kalenberg was used for 
what is now called  Leopoldsberg Hill


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