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WilhelminenbergWilhelminenberg Palace, palace on a hill of the same name in Vienna's 16th district (also called Gallitzinberg Hill); obtained by Prince Montléart in 1824, who named it after his wife Wilhelmine; purchased by the municipality of Vienna in 1927 and turned into a children's home of the Kinderübernahmsstelle (Foster Care Service); after its closure in 1977, a family and youth hostel was opened in 1986-1988. There is also a Biological Station on the Wilhelminenberg Hill. Literature: F. Czeike, Ottakring, Wiener Bezirkskulturführer, 1981; idem, Historisches Lexikon Wien, 5 vols., 1992-1992.
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