Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 5 engagements

Vienna: contested ground

The ground around Vienna was fought over 5 times between 1485 and 1683: 1 battle and 4 sieges, in 4 different wars. All 5 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of ViennaFirst Turkish Siege of ViennaSiege of ViennaSecond Turkish Siege of ViennaBattle of ViennaBattle of ViennaBudapestBratislavaBrnoLinzGrazSalzburgGyőrZlín200 km48.214N, 16.365E
5 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Vienna, 1485First Turkish Siege of Vienna, 1529Siege of Vienna, 1619Second Turkish Siege of Vienna, 1683Battle of Vienna, 168314851683
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
29 January 1485Siege of ViennaViennaAustrian–Hungarian War
27 September 1529First Turkish Siege of ViennaViennaAustro-Turkish Wars
1619Siege of ViennaViennaBohemian Revolt
14 July 1683Second Turkish Siege of ViennaViennaGreat Turkish War
12 September 1683Battle of ViennaKahlenberg

Contested ground is computed: recorded sites within six kilometres of one another, three or more engagements, in more than one war or across more than fifty years. Coordinates are those recorded in Wikidata and can be approximate.