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Encyclopedia > Hietzing
13th District of Vienna
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Name: Hietzing
Area: 37.70 km²
Population: 49,574 (as of 2001)
Density: 1,315 people per km²
Postal code: A-1130
Address of
District Office:
Hietzinger Kai 1-3
A-1130 Wien
Official Website: www.wien.gv.at/hietzing/ (German)
E-Mail: post@b13.magwien.gv.at
Politics
District Director Heinrich Gerstbach (ÖVP)
First Deputy Dorothea Drlik (ÖVP)
Second Deputy Reinhard Feistritzer (SPÖ)
Representation
(42 Members)
ÖVP 16, SPÖ 14, FPÖ 6,
Greens 5, LIF 1

Hietzing is the 13th municipal District of Vienna. Vienna (German: Wien [viːn]; Hungarian: Bécs) is the capital of Austria, and also one of Austrias nine federal states (Bundesland Wien). ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (875x1113, 796 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Hietzing ... Image File history File links Map_Vienna_13. ... This article explains the meaning of area as a physical quantity. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... Density (symbol: ρ - Greek: rho) is a measure of mass per unit of volume. ... A postal code is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a postal address for the purpose of sorting mail. ... The Austrian Peoples Party or Österreichische Volkspartei is an Austrian political party. ... The Austrian Peoples Party or Österreichische Volkspartei is an Austrian political party. ... The Social Democratic Party of Austria (Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs, SPÖ) is a political party in Austria. ... The Austrian Peoples Party or Österreichische Volkspartei is an Austrian political party. ... The Social Democratic Party of Austria (Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs, SPÖ) is a political party in Austria. ... The Austrian Freedom Party (Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs, abbreviated to FPÖ) is an Austrian political party usually associated with the name of Jörg Haider. ... The Greens-Green Alternative (Die Grünen - Die Grüne Alternative (Grüne) in German) is a political party in the Austrian parliament. ... This article is part of or related to the Liberalism series Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Liberal parties | Austrian political parties ... This article is about the city and federal state in Austria. ...


Geography

The thirteenth district is located at the western end of the city where it borders the Wienerwald. Liesing is to the south, Meidling to the east and Penzing, which was part of Hietzing until 1954, and Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus, to the north. Most of the northern border is formed by the River Wien. Wienerwald near Breitenfurt The Wienerwald (English: Vienna Woods) is a wooded promontory of the Alps in eastern Lower Austria, located at the border between the Mostviertel and the Industrieviertel, two of the four quarters of Lower Austria. ... Liesling is the 23rd district of Vienna. ... Meidling is the 12th district of Vienna. ... Penzing is the 14th District of Vienna and consists of the boroughs of Penzing, Breitensee, Baumgarten, Hütteldorf and Hadersdorf-Weidlingau. ... 1954 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus is the 15th district of Vienna. ... The Wienfluss in the Stadtpark The Wien is a river that flows through the city of Vienna. ...


Traditionally, it is subdivided into six parts: Hietzing (northeast), Unter Sankt Veit (northwest), Ober Sankt Veit (west of Unter Sankt Veit), Hacking (northwest of Ober Sankt Veit), Lainz (geographic centre) and Speising (south).


Furthermore, the Lainzer Tiergarten, a large park in the Wienerwald populated by boars, and Schönbrunn Palace and the surrounding parks are part of Hietzing. Binomial name Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758 The Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) is the wild ancestor of the domesticated pig. ... Schönbrunn Palace, as seen from the gardens Fountains The Schönbrunn Palace near Vienna is one of the most important cultural monuments in Austria and since the 1860s has also been one of the major tourist attractions in Vienna. ...


Sights

  • Various single- or multi-family homes which are interesting for reasons of architecture or history
  • Hackinger Steg, a pedestrian bridge over the River Wien
  • Kennedybrücke (Kennedy Bridge)
  • ORF-Zentrum
  • Varius churches
  • Schönbrunn Palace
  • Palmenhaus Schönbrunn
  • Tiergarten Schönbrunn Zoo Vienna
  • Lainzer Tiergarten
  • Residences
  • Wildsau, a traditional restaurant located at the edge of the Lainzer Tiergarten with a good view over Vienna
Schönbrunn Palace is located in Hietzing.
Schönbrunn Palace is located in Hietzing.

ORF (Österreichischer Rundfunk) is the National Austrian Broadcasting Corporation. ... Schönbrunn Palace, as seen from the gardens Fountains The Schönbrunn Palace near Vienna is one of the most important cultural monuments in Austria and since the 1860s has also been one of the major tourist attractions in Vienna. ... The Tiergarten Schönbrunn Zoo Vienna is located near the famous Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, Austria. ... Vienna (German: Wien [viːn]; Hungarian: Bécs) is the capital of Austria, and also one of Austrias nine federal states (Bundesland Wien). ... ImageMetadata File history File links Palacio_de_schönbrunn_01. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Palacio_de_schönbrunn_01. ... Schönbrunn Palace, as seen from the gardens Fountains The Schönbrunn Palace near Vienna is one of the most important cultural monuments in Austria and since the 1860s has also been one of the major tourist attractions in Vienna. ...

External link

Link to a German language website Official web site Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...



Districts of Hietzing
Hietzing - Hacking - Lainz - Ober Sankt Veit - Unter Sankt Veit - Speising


This article is about the city and federal state in Austria. ...

Districts of Vienna
I. Innere Stadt | II. Leopoldstadt | III. Landstraße | IV. Wieden | V. Margareten | VI. Mariahilf | VII. Neubau | VIII. Josefstadt | IX. Alsergrund | X. Favoriten | XI. Simmering | XII. Meidling | XIII. Hietzing | XIV. Penzing | XV. Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus | XVI. Ottakring | XVII. Hernals | XVIII. Währing | XIX. Döbling | XX. Brigittenau | XXI. Floridsdorf | XXII. Donaustadt | XXIII. Liesing

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