Market courtyard
Markthof is a village in the market town of Engelhartstetten in the Gänserndorf district in Lower Austria .
location
Markthof is located in the east of Marchfeld .
history
Documented in 1273 as Hof an der March . Documented as market in 1411 and 1639. The place suffered Hungarian storms in 1683 and Kuruc invasions in 1706 .
Building
The Breitstrasse village has a largely closed, single-storey building with eaves and follows the slight curve of the Stempfelbach .
Culture and sights
- Catholic parish church Markthof hl. George
- Pillory in the center of the village
- Marchdamm Chapel : Memorial Chapel of St. Florian am Marchdamm visible from afar in the east of the village
- Figure St. Johannes Nepomuk on a base with 1722
- Wayside shrine in the east of the village
literature
- The art monuments of Austria. Dehio Lower Austria north of the Danube 1990 . Markthof, community Engelhartstetten, parish church hl. Georg, Memorial Chapel St. Florian, wayside shrine, figure St. Johannes Nepomuk, pillory. Pp. 723-724.
Web links
Commons : Markthof - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Coordinates: 48 ° 11 ′ 36.9 ″ N , 16 ° 57 ′ 19.5 ″ E