Türkenbelagerungen Wiens#
Turkish Sieges of Vienna: Turkish forces besieged Vienna, in 1529 and 1683: In 1529 Sueleyman II laid siege to Vienna which lasted from September 27 to Oktober 15; during the summer of 1683, from July 7 to September 9, Vienna suffered a second siege led by grand vizier Kara Mustafa. These two unsuccessful sieges of Vienna constituted the climax of the Turkish Wars.
Literature#
W. Hummelberger, Wiens erste Belagerung durch die Tuerken 1529, 1976; I. Ackerl, Von Tuerken belagert - von Christen entsetzt. Das belagerte Wien 1683, 1983; Die Tuerken vor Wien, exhibition catalogue, Vienna 1983.