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Hermannskogel

With 542 m above sea level, it is the highest point of Vienna. The Habsburgerwarte, a 27-m-tall tower from 1888, on top of the Hermanskogel is open on weekends in the summer. It used to be km 0 for cartographic measurements in the Austria-Hungarian empire.

Address: Döbling
Getting there: 38A Cobenzel + 1h walk
Hours: Apr-Oct: Sat 13:00-18:00, Sun 10:00-17:00
Price: €1 entry

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