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 Augarten - Vienna, Austria Posted by:  BakaGaijin
N 48° 13.574 E 016° 22.891
33U E 602602 N 5342368
The Augarten is a 52.2 hectar public park in the second district of Vienna. It contains the oldest Baroque gardens of the city.
Waymark Code: WM7QG8
Location: Wien, Austria
Date Posted: 11/22/2009
Views: 43
The park is designed in the French Baroque style with an elaborate flower garden landscape and vast, shady avenues of chestnut, lime, ash, and maple trees. The access to the Augarten is limited to daytime activities as its five gates close at sundown (signaled by a siren).
For further information please see the Wikipedia: English or Deutsch
Name: Augarten
Street Location: Obere Augartenstrasse - Wasnergasse - Rauscherstrasse - Lampigasse - Scherzergasse - Castellezgasse
Local Municipality: Vienna
State/Province, etc.: Vienna
Country: Austria
Web Site: [Web Link]
Date Established: 1650 / open for the public since 1775
Picnic Facilities: no fires!
Recreational Facilities:
Four sports fields, several children's playgrounds, family outdoor swimming-pool (admission free for children, adults without children not allowed), football cage, free table tennis tables,
Monuments/Statues: Two flak towers
Traditional Geocaches:
GC1ZPCX: Vienna FLAK (Augarten Complex - L Tower)
GC1AGQ4: Vienna FLAK (Augarten Complex - G Tower)
Multi: GC1FPRD: Hits for Kids - Augarten
Memorial/Commemoration: Not listed
Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): Not listed
Fountains: Not listed
Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: Not listed
Special Events: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
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