May 22, 2020 - Large memorial directly above the Wachau Railway. You can climb briefly or get on the path from above. Was built to celebrate the Austro-Russian victory over Napoleon's troops at the Battle of Dürnstein in November 1805.

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December 10, 2017

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French monument near Dürnstein. The monument to Franzos commemorates the victory of the Austro-Russian troops against the Napoleonic troops.

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August 7, 2019

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The Battle of Dürnstein (also known as the Battle of Loiben) was a battle of the Third Coalition War of the Napoleonic Wars. It took place on November 11, 1805 (three weeks after the Battle of Ulm and three weeks before the Battle of Austerlitz) in Loiben (today part of Dürnstein in the Wachau).

de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schlacht_bei_D%C3%BCrnstein

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Location: Dürnstein, Bezirk Krems, Waldviertel, Lower Austria, Austria

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