Austria and Bohemia

Mödling

Beethoven stayed in the town of Mödling three years running - 1818-20.

Mödling lies off the main road south to Baden - in Beethoven's day it was on the main road.

The town is today preserved in a remarkably unspoiled state. The medieval square retains many of its original buildings.

This includes the church; and standing in it, it is possible to get an impression of what the town must have felt like in Beethoven's day.

During his stay of 1820, Beethoven worked on his Missa Solemnis.

© John Suchet