The Rossauer Barracks (in German, ''Rossauer Kaserne'') is a barracks in the 9th district of
Vienna
en, Viennese
, iso_code = AT-9
, registration_plate = W
, postal_code_type = Postal code
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, timezone = CET
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, in the Rossau quarter of the city. It serves as the headquarters of the
Defense Ministry
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In January 2020 the Rossauer Barracks has been renamed to
Bernardis-
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-Kaserne.
History
It was built as the Crown Prince Rudolf Barracks (''Kronprinz-Rudolf-Kaserne'', named after
Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
en, Rudolph Francis Charles Joseph
, caption = Rudolf in 1887
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, issue = Elisabeth Marie, Princess Otto of Windisch-Graetz
, house = Habsburg-Lorraine
, father = Franz Joseph I of Austria
, mother ...
), at the same time as the
Franz-Joseph-Kaserne and
Arsenal
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, as part of an overall approach to protect the city in the aftermath of the
1848 Revolution.
References
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Buildings and structures in Alsergrund
Barracks in Austria
Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria