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Hauptplatz - Rapperswil Schlosstreppe 2011-06-19 14-57-58 ShiftN2
Hauptplatz (German: "Main Square") is the name of a number of squares in German speaking cities: * Hauptplatz, a square in the city of Ried im Innkreis, Austra * Hauptplatz (Salzburg), a square, now known as Residenzplatz, in the city of Salzburg, Austria * Hauptplatz, a square in the city of Wiener Neustadt Wiener Neustadt (; ; Central Bavarian: ''Weana Neistod'') is a city located south of Vienna, in the state of Lower Austria, in northeast Austria. It is a self-governed city and the seat of the district administration of Wiener Neustadt-Land Distr ..., Austria See also * Main Square (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ried Im Innkreis
Ried im Innkreis (Central Bavarian: ''Riad'') is a town in the Austrian state of Upper Austria, approximately west of Linz and north of Salzburg. It is the capital of the district of Ried im Innkreis, and it serves as the administrative centre for the Innviertel region. Geography Ried is situated in a hollow of the Alpine foothills, to the north of the Hausruck Forest (''Hausruckwald''). The name of the city is derived from the Middle High German "Riet" (also: Rieth, Reet, Rohr, and the like), which denotes the reed which grows along the shores of swamps. Ried im Innkreis is above sea level. It measures from the North to the South and from the East to the West and it is 6.7 km² (2.6 sq mi) in area. Climate Ried has a humid continental climate, bordering on an oceanic climate. Town structure Ried consists of a city core, composed of several spatially separated squares (e.g. '' Hauptplatz'', ''Stelzhamerplatz'', ''Kirchenplatz'', ''Roßmarkt'', ''Marktplatz'', an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hauptplatz (Salzburg)
''Residenzplatz'' is a large, stately square in the historic centre (''Altstadt'') of Salzburg in Austria. Originally named ''Hauptplatz'', it is now named after the '' Alte Residenz'' (Old Residence) of the Prince-Archbishops of Salzburg. It is one of the city's most popular places to visit. The ''Residenzplatz'' is enclosed by Salzburg Cathedral (''Salzburger Dom'') to the south and the ''Alte Residenz'' to the west. To the east is the ' (New Residence), a Renaissance building erected from 1588 onwards, with its prominent bell tower. Several historic private houses (''Bürgerhäuser'') frame the square to the north, among them the temporary home of the Baroque painter Johann Michael Rottmayr at No. 2, where he stayed while creating the ceiling frescoes in the ''Alte Residenz'' around 1690. The adjacent ''Mozartplatz'' leads to Salzburg Museum. History The ''Residenzplatz'' was laid out from 1587 onwards at the behest of Prince-Archbishop Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau, after he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wiener Neustadt
Wiener Neustadt (; ; Central Bavarian: ''Weana Neistod'') is a city located south of Vienna, in the state of Lower Austria, in northeast Austria. It is a self-governed city and the seat of the district administration of Wiener Neustadt-Land District. The city is the site of one of the world's oldest military academies, the Theresian Military Academy, which was established by Empress Maria Theresa of Austria in 1751 to train officers for the Austrian army. History The area once belonged to the County of Pitten, which had been inherited by Margrave Ottokar III of Styria in 1158. After the dynasty of the Otakars became extinct with the death of his son Ottokar IV of Styria, Ottokar IV, the Duchy of Styria passed to the Archduchy of Austria, Austrian House of Babenberg according to the Georgenberg Pact. Duke Leopold V, Duke of Austria, Leopold V of Austria established the town in 1194 and financed the construction of a fortress close to the Kingdom of Hungary, Hungarian border with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
