Elizabethkirchlein (1798 m a.s.l., Rax-Schneeberg)

About peak Elizabethkirchlein

Rakousko

Logged on Vrcholovka 9x in total. Spočinek Elizabethkirchlein was added here by Bohumír Michal and info was completed by Bohumír Michal.

The Church of Empress Elizabeth (German: Kaiserin-Elisabeth-Gedächtniskirche) is a small Roman Catholic church on Schneeberg in Lower Austria. It is located near the upper station of the Schneebergbahn. The memorial church belongs to the parish of Puchberg am Schneeberg and is the highest church of the Archdiocese of Vienna at an altitude of 1,798 meters above sea level.

The church was commissioned by Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I in memory of Empress Elisabeth in 1901. The plans were created by architect Rudolf Goebel and it was designed in the Art Nouveau style. The consecration was performed on September 5, 1901, by Vienna's auxiliary bishop Godfried Marschall.

Chalet/accommodation

There is a chalet on the peak.

Stroller access

This peak is accessible with a stroller.

Views

There are views from the peak.

Cable car

cog railway

Equipment

No special equipment is required for this summit.

Accessibility

Peak is freely accessible.

Nearest peaks: Dambockberg (1794 m,  0.2 km) Waxriegel (1888 m,  0.4 km) Waxriegel S (1869 m,  0.6 km) Schwarzriegel (1865 m,  1.1 km) Alps (1579 m,  1.6 km) Miesriegel (1907 m,  1.6 km) Board wall (1170 m,  1.9 km) Kleeberg (1925 m,  1.9 km) Krummbachstein (1603 m,  1.9 km) Donnerkogel (2047 m,  2.4 km) Kaiserstein (2061 m,  2.5 km) Klosterwappen S (2069 m,  2.5 km) Brandschneide (1165 m,  2.6 km) Brettschacher (1012 m,  2.8 km) Gfäll (1292 m,  2.8 km) Mitterberg (1230 m,  3.3 km) Lackabödenkogel (1141 m,  3.5 km)

Routes nearby

Výstup na špičku rakouské Sněžky - Klosterwappen
(elevation gain 1452 m, )
Výstup okruhem na Vídeňský Sněžník - Schneeberg
(elevation gain 1500 m, 14 km)
Přechod rakouské náhorní planiny Raxalpe na sněžnicích
(elevation gain 1000 m, 27 km)
Výstup na Windberg