Leopold Figl - Honours and Awards

Honours and Awards

This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the German Wikipedia.
  • Grand Cross of the Order of Pius IX
  • Honorary Ring of Lower Austria (1952)
  • Grand Gold Decoration with Sash of the Order for Services to the Republic of Austria (1954)
  • Golden Commander's Cross with the Star of Honour for Services to the Province of Lower Austria

Various locations have been named for Figl:

  • Leopold Figl Museum in Michelhausen in Tulln, Lower Austria
  • Leopold Figl observatory on the Schöpfl (mountain in the northern Vienna Woods overlooking the Tullnerfeld, Figl's home region)
  • Leopold Figl observatory on Tulbinger Kogel in Lower Austria (ditto)
  • Leopold Figl court: Vienna 1, District, Franz-Josef-Kai 31-33 (Home, 1963-1967)
  • Leopold Figl Lane: Vienna 1, District (next to the historic Lower Austrian House)
  • Monument: Vienna 1, District Minoritenplatz (bust, 1973, between Villa and the Federal Chancellery)
  • Plaques: Vienna 1, District Schenkenstraße 2 (Home, 1928-1932) and Plaque: Vienna 3, District Kundmanngasse 24 (Home, 1937-1946)


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