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Kahlenberg was a present of Emperor Ferdinand II given to the Camadulense Order in 1628. They were instructed to build a monastery. The St. Josefs Church was surrounded by 20 small monk houses. The Kahlenberg became famous through the polish King Soebieski, who defeated the Turkish troops in 1683 and liberated Vienna from their occupation. The monastery was sold and closed in 1782. Some of the small monk houses still exist as reminders of the past. Kahlenberg flourished in 1874 with the building of the cog railway and in 1935 with the building of the Höhenstraße. |













