1683 Visit by King Jan III to the Augustinian Church - Vienna, Austria
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Polish King Jan III came to a mass held here at the Augustinian Church to mark the defeat of the Turks attacking Vienna.
Waymark Code: WMM4XR
Location: Wien, Austria
Date Posted: 07/21/2014
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The sign is located on the side of this ancient church.
It reads:
"JAN III SOBIESKI
KONIG VON POLEN
OBERBEFEHLSHABER
DER VEREINIGTEN HEERE
BESUCHTE HIER
AM 13 SEPTEMBER 1683
NACH DER BEFREIUNG WIENS
VON DEN TURKISCHEN
BELAGERERN
DIE HEILIGE MESSE
KOMITTEE 300 JAHRE ENTSATZ VON WIEN
MIT KONIG JAN III SOBIESKI
SEPTEMBER 1983"
which Google translates as:
"Jan III Sobieski
KING OF POLAND
COMMANDER-
THE UNITED HEERE
VISITED HERE
AM September 13, 1683
AFTER THE LIBERATION OF VIENNA
OF THE TURKISH ED
besiegers
THE HOLY MASS
Comittee 300 YEARS Relief of Vienna
WITH KING Jan III Sobieski
September 1983"
Group that erected the marker: Comittee 300 YEARS Relief of Vienna
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Augustinerstrasse 3
Vienna, Wien Austria
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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