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stones and a relief in the VisiTOrs’ ChECklisT
church’s vestibule
depicting the Mount Practical Information
of Olives. The pulpit and road map G3.
the beautiful organ are * 13,000.
Baroque, as are the n Schloss Esterházy,
two altar paintings by Esterházyplatz (02682) 63854­12.
Stephan Dorfmeister. _ Fest der 1000 Weine (Wine
The large bronze sculp­ Festival, late Aug), Internationale
ture of the Pietà is the Haydntage (Haydn Festival, Sep).
∑ eisenstadt.at
work of Anton Hanak.
Prince’s apartments in Esterházy Castle The Domkirche was given Transport
cathedral status in 1960. £ @
frescoes and boasting truly
amazing acoustics. Joseph R Franziskanerkirche
Haydn once used to conduct Joseph­Haydn­Gasse. Kapellmeister (music director),
the castle orchestra here. The Franciscan church of St and in the evening he conducted
Today, the larger part of the Michael was built between 1625 the court orchestra for perfor­
castle is leased to the Burgenland and 1630, but its interior hails mances of his own music. Many
provincial authorities. The castle from a later period. The magni fi­ of his beautiful compositions
is surrounded by a beautiful cent reliefs in the altarpiece were first heard in Eisenstadt.
English­style park. date from 1630. Beneath the
church you will find the crypt
R Domkirche of the powerful local dynasty,
Domplatz 1a. the Esterházy family.
This late­Gothic church was built
in the 15th century on the site of E Haydn-Haus
an earlier medieval structure. Joseph­Haydn­Gasse 21. Tel (02682)
As with many other churches in 719 6000. Open Apr & May: Tue–Sat;
this part of Austria, its builders Jun–mid­Nov: daily. &
were conscious of the permanent ∑ haydn-haus.at
threat of Turkish invasion, and its The house where Joseph Haydn
lofty steeple is therefore full of lived in 1766–78 is now a small
loopholes which leave no doubt museum displaying a number of
as to their purpose. the composer’s possessions. From
The eclectic­style interior 1761, Haydn was employed by Haydn’s home for 12 years, now a museum
features some medieval tomb­ the Esterházy family as their devoted to the composer

Eisenstadt City Centre
1 Bergkirche 6 Franziskanerkirche 0 metres 250
2 Jüdischer Friedhof 7 Haydn­Haus 0 yards 250
3 Landesmuseum
Burgenland
4 Schloss Esterházy Jüdischer
5 Domkirche Friedhof GLORI ETTEAL LEE Schlosspark
CARL-MOREAU-STRASSE Landesmuseum Museum Franziskanerkirche SCHUBERT-
Haydn-
J O SE F -H AY DN -GA S S E
FRANZ-
Esterházy
Österreichisches Burgenland Schloss Rathaus PLATZ
Jüdisches Museum H A U P T S T R A S S E S TADTTOR

UNTERBERGSTRASSE
E S T E R H Á Z Y S T R A S S E ESTERHÁZY- DOMPLATZ
PLATZ
G.-J.-WERNER-STR.
KALVARIENBERG- ST-ANTONI-STRASSE
PLATZ P FA R R G AS S E
BANK G A S S E Domkirche
Bergkirche
ST-ROCHUS-STRASSE
JOSEF-REICHL- GASSE
GARTENGASSE ÖDENBUR G E R STR.
R U S TE R S T R A S S E
KIRCHÄCKERG.
HO TT E R W EG
DR-KARL-RENNER-STR.
Hauptbahnhof
500 m (550 yards)
For map symbols see back flap
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