Frauenkirchen

Also known as Boldogasszony, Svetica za Jezerom

Frauenkirchen () is an Austrian town in the district of Neusiedl am See, Burgenland.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Frauenkirchen
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Basilika Frauenkirchen.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Basilica church with the Franciscan monastery
Settlement.image_shield: AUT Frauenkirchen COA.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 80x110px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Austria
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 270
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location within Austria
Settlement.map_caption: Location within Neusiedl am See district
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name

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Frauenkirchen () is an Austrian town in the district of Neusiedl am See, Burgenland.

== History == The first mentioning of Frauenkirchen was in 1324 as "Szent Maria". During the Siege of Vienna (1529) and the Battle of Vienna, the village and the church were destroyed by Ottoman forces. Under Paul I, Prince Esterházy, reconstruction of the village would begin.