Semmering Railway
Also known as Semmeringbahn
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iv).
Region
Europe and North America
Austria
Inscribed
1998
Area
156 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Semmering Railway is about 35 km south-west of Wiener Neustadt. The nearest other World Heritage site is Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn, about 70 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Wiener Neustadt · about 83,000 peopleabout 35 km north-east
- Graz · about 263,000 peopleabout 70 km south-west
- Vienna · about 2,400,000 peopleabout 75 km north-east
- Szombathely · about 110,000 peopleabout 75 km south-east
- Bratislava · about 424,000 peopleabout 110 km north-east
- Zalaegerszeg · about 62,000 peopleabout 120 km south-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
AustriaCultural70 km away
AustriaCultural71 km away
AustriaCultural75 km away
AustriaCultural85 km away
CzechiaCultural144 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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