Pfenningberg

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Pfenningberg
The Pfenningberg, seen from the port of Linz

The Pfenningberg, seen from the port of Linz

height 616  m above sea level A.
location Upper Austria , Austria
Dominance 5 km →  Hagerberg
Notch height 226 m ↓  A7 at Innertreffling
Coordinates 48 ° 18 '47 "  N , 14 ° 21' 23"  E Coordinates: 48 ° 18 '47 "  N , 14 ° 21' 23"  E
Pfenningberg (Upper Austria)
Pfenningberg
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The Pfenningberg is a mountain 616  m above sea level. A. east of the Upper Austrian capital Linz in the area of ​​the municipality of Steyregg . As an extension of the lower Mühlviertel , it belongs geologically to the Bohemian Massif . From the southern slopes you can see the area of Voestalpine AG and the former Chemie Linz as well as the facilities of the Linz Danube port and the Österreichische Schiffswerften AG .

history

During the foundation survey of the city expansion of Linz in 1207, the city border with new city walls and the main square and the city parish church were marked out. The axes are 145 and 255 fathoms , in Linz 1 fathom = 1.83 m. The longitudinal axis of the nave of the Romanesque parish church was marked out from the city's axis point after sunrise on the horizon of the Pfenningberg on Good Friday April 20, 1207. The longitudinal axis of the choir after sunrise on Easter Sunday April 22, 1207.

Web links

Commons : Pfenningberg  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Erwin Reidinger : Medieval town planning using the example of Linz. Historical yearbook of the city of Linz 2001.