Gallitzinberg

View from the Jubiläumswarte about the direction Gallitzinberg Vienna

The Gallitzinberg or Wilhelmina Berg, colloquially Galiziberg ( stressed on the first i), is a mountain in the western part of Vienna - Ottakring, depending on the design (with or without Jubiläumswarte as summit), 388 or 449 meters.

Name

Named is the Gallitzinberg, formerly pulpit, after the Russian ambassador in Vienna, Demetrius Gallitzin Mikhailovich, the vast possessions acquired here in the 1780s.

The name comes from the mountain Wilhelmine later owner, Wilhelmine Montléart - Saxe- Courland ( step- daughter of Maria Christina of Saxony- Courland), a patron in Ottakring (see Wilhelminenspital ). Since the desire of the prince was not met by renaming Gallitzinberg on Wilhelminenberg official hand, he left panels labeled " Wilhelmine mountain" install, reaching an indirect change of name. There were even newspaper reports initiated to enforce this renaming.

Today, all three place names are used side by side, even long-established Ottakringerstraße and thorough local historian can not define the difference between " pulpit ", " Gallitzinberg " and " Wilheminenberg " exactly. At least as a name of a comprehensive three Zählsprengel statistical Zählbezirks leads the mountain today officially hand the name Wilhelmine mountain.

Geography and important buildings

The mountain is dominated by a vast deciduous forest zone. Here arises the now channelized creek Ottakringerstraße. The eastern side is loose and built many villas with one of the most sought after and most expensive residential areas in the city. On the mountain there is the Castle Mountain Wilhelmine, the Research Institute of Wildlife Ecology, the Kuffner Observatory, the Starchant Church, Hotel Gallitzinberg, at the foot of the mountain of Ottakringerstraße cemetery and a big hospital. At the top of the Jubiläumswarte is 449 meters above sea level. This well-known observation tower has a height of 30 meters, the top platform thus has a height of 480 meters above sea level. During World War II here ( " Schirachbunker " ) was the Gaugefechtsstand Vienna.

The last vineyards Ottakring are here at Castle Mountain and Wilhelmine on the border with Penzing.

Pictures

Jubiläumswarte

View from Ottakringerstraße cemetery on the castle mountain Wilhelmine

Kuffner -Sternwarte

Starchant Church

Ottakringerstraße cemetery

Montléart Mausoleum

Research Institute of Wildlife Ecology