POI data

General information
St. Leopold Kirche
Church, ruined church, chapel, temple
Catholic
no
The original church was built on the plce of a former synagoge, completed and sanctified in 1671. After destroyed in a fire when Turkish troops oocupied Vienna in 1683, it is fully rebuilt in Baroque style. Due to population increase a bigger church is needed s early as in 1722: the church is fully rebuilt using the old fundaments. Heavily destroyed in 1945, renovated and re-consecrated in 1961.
Location
Alexander-Poch-Platz
Wien
1020
Austria
Wien
48.2189
16.3792
176.35
Contact
Austrian National Tourist Office
Additional information
Good
Unlimited visit
Good
Medium
Global
Excellent
Religious tourism,Cultural tourism
Baroque,cultural attraction,Religious attraction