St. Pölten, in the archive of Cultural Heritage Online: its history, its sources, and the entries we hold on it as they are published.
What this page is
This page gathers what Cultural Heritage Online documents in St. Pölten, Austria: the entries are the ones already published, each with its own sources, its position and its photographs. It is the shortest way to everything we hold in the city, and it is updated as the archive grows.
Why visit
St. Pölten is the capital of Lower Austria and its largest city, with 60,112 inhabitants; on its ground stood the Roman city of Aelium Cetium, and in 1338 Bishop Albrecht II granted it a new town right.
Origins and history
On the site of the old town stood the Roman city of Aelium Cetium, from the end of the first century AD until about 450. In 1338 the town received a new town right from Bishop Albrecht II. In the course of the Catholic reform new monasteries were founded, so that around 1770 the town, which covers only 29 hectares, counted six religious houses, several of which were suppressed under Joseph II.
Key facts
- Country: Austria
- Region: Lower Austria
- Places in this archive: 0
- Centre of the documented entries: 48.2047°N, 15.6267°E
Sources
The dates and the titles above are our own record. The history on this page rests on the two sources listed.
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