| Schottenkirche | |
|---|---|
.JPG) Schottenkirche, Freyung, Vienna | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Catholic Church |
| Leadership | P. Nikolaus Poch o.s.b[1] |
| Location | |
| Location | Vienna, Austria |
  Shown within Vienna  Schottenkirche, Vienna (Austria) | |
| Geographic coordinates | 48°12′43″N 16°21′53″E / 48.2119°N 16.3647°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Church,[2] Basilica Minor |
| Style | Baroque |
| Specifications | |
| Direction of façade | W |
| Length | 55 m[3] |
| Width | 25 m[3] |
| Width (nave) | 15 m[3] |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Schottenkirche (English: Scots Church) is a parish church in Vienna attached to the Schottenstift, founded by Irish (in Medieval Latin scoti) Benedictine monks in the 12th century. In 1418, the Duke Albert V of Austria transferred it to the German-speaking Benedictine monks from the Melk Abbey during the Melker Reform initiated after the Council of Constance.[4] The church was elevated to the rank of Basilica Minor in 1958.
The Schottenkirche is located in the Freyung in the first district of Vienna's Innere Stadt.
- ^ "Official Website of the Schottenkirche".
- ^ "Pfarre Unsere Liebe Frau zu den Schotten" (in German). Erzdiözese Wien. Retrieved 12 November 2007.
- ^ a b c Estimated from satellite images provided by Google Earth
- ^ Niederkorn-Bruck, Meta (1994). Die Melker Reform im Spiegel der Visitationen. Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag. p. 262. ISBN 3-486-64830-6.