Vienna Woods
Forested hills on the north eastern edge of the Alps, spreading across Lower Austria and the western edge of Vienna. They are a favourite place for hiking and wine taverns, and are a biosphere reserve.
- Where
- Baden, Lower Austria, Austria
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 48.0872, 15.9119
Get the Vienna Woods stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Vienna Woods. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Lower Austria volume with your photos and a note.
Near Vienna Woods
Heiligenkreuz Abbey 17 km
A Cistercian monastery in the southern Vienna Woods, founded in 1133 and in continuous use ever since. It has a Romanesque and Gothic church and a cloister, and a theological school with many students today.
Lainzer Tiergarten 24 km
A wildlife preserve of 24.5 square kilometres in the south west corner of Vienna, with 80 percent of it woodland. It dates to 1561, when Ferdinand I created it as a fenced hunting ground for his family.
Zwentendorf Nuclear Power Plant 30 km
A finished nuclear plant on the Danube that never ran, because Austrians voted against starting it in a referendum in 1978. Today it is used for guided tours and training, and parts of it are open to visitors.
Schönbrunn Zoo 31 km
A 17 hectare zoo within the grounds of Schönbrunn Palace, founded in 1752 and counted as the oldest zoo still in operation. Its animals live in historic Baroque pavilions and modern enclosures.
Schönbrunn Palace 32 km
The main summer residence of the Habsburg rulers, in Vienna's 13th district, with 1,441 rooms and extensive gardens. The present Baroque palace was built under Empress Maria Theresa in the 18th century, and Emperor Franz Joseph was born and died here.
Leopold Museum 36 km
A museum of modern art in a white limestone block in the MuseumsQuartier, opened in 2001. It holds the world's largest collection of paintings by Egon Schiele, along with works by Klimt and Kokoschka.
MuseumsQuartier 36 km
An arts and culture complex in Vienna's seventh district, opened in 2001 on the site of the former imperial court stables. It combines historic Baroque buildings with modern museum architecture over 114,310 square metres.
Natural History Museum Vienna 36 km
A large museum facing the Kunsthistorisches Museum across Maria Theresa Square, opened in 1889. Its collections include the Venus of Willendorf, a figurine about 30,000 years old, and a hall of dinosaur skeletons.
Questions
Where is Vienna Woods?
Vienna Woods is in Baden, Lower Austria, Austria. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Heiligenkreuz Abbey (17 km), Lainzer Tiergarten (24 km), Zwentendorf Nuclear Power Plant (30 km).
How do I get the Vienna Woods stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Vienna Woods and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Lower Austria volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Vienna Woods before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Lower Austria volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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