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Liesing Lage Kalksburg
Liesing () is the 23rd district of Vienna. It is on the southwest edge of Vienna, Austria. It was formed after Austria's ''Anschluss'' with Germany, when Vienna expanded from 21 districts to 26. Fifteen Lower Austrian districts, especially the old legal jurisdiction of ''Liesing'', were incorporated into the 25th district.Vienna Districts data, wien.gv.at, 2008, webpage: -->bezirksportraets08.pdf wien.gv.at-portraets08-PDF. Wien.gv.at webpage (see below: References). After the allied occupation of Vienna, this law was not recognized and Liesing became a part of Lower Austria in the Soviet occupation zone. In 1946, a law intended to alter the districts of Vienna was vetoed by the occupation authorities. In 1954 the objection was withdrawn. Liesing was one of only two districts that remained in Vienna in the new organization. The areas Breitenfurt bei Wien, Laab im Walde, Purkersdorf, Perchtoldsdorf, Vösendorf, and Kaltenleutgeben returned to Lower Austria. Since 1954, the 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austria
Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Austria, most populous city and state. Austria is bordered by Germany to the northwest, the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia to the northeast, Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The country occupies an area of and has Austrians, a population of around 9 million. The area of today's Austria has been inhabited since at least the Paleolithic, Paleolithic period. Around 400 BC, it was inhabited by the Celts and then annexed by the Roman Empire, Romans in the late 1st century BC. Christianization in the region began in the 4th and 5th centuries, during the late Western Roman Empire, Roman period, followed by the arrival of numerous Germanic tribes during the Migration Period. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vösendorf
Vösendorf (Central Bavarian: ''Vesnduaf'') is a town in the district of Mödling in the Austrian state of Lower Austria Lower Austria ( , , abbreviated LA or NÖ) is one of the nine states of Austria, located in the northeastern corner of the country. Major cities are Amstetten, Lower Austria, Amstetten, Krems an der Donau, Wiener Neustadt and Sankt Pölten, which .... Population References External links * * Cities and towns in Mödling District {{LowerAustria-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hietzing
Hietzing () is the 13th Districts of Vienna, district of Vienna (). It is located west of the central districts, west of Meidling. Hietzing is a heavily populated urban area with many residential buildings, but also contains large areas of the Vienna Woods, along with Schönbrunn Palace.Statistik Austria, 2007, webpage statistik.at-23450. Wien.gv.at webpage (see below: References). Geography The thirteenth district is located at the western end of the city where it borders the Vienna Woods, Wienerwald. Liesing is to the south, Meidling, Vienna, Meidling to the east and Penzing (Vienna), Penzing, which was part of Hietzing until 1954, and Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus, to the north. Most of the northern border is formed by the Wien (river), River Wien. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meidling
Meidling () is the 12th district of Vienna (). It is located just southwest of the central districts, south of the River Wien, west of the Gürtel belt, and east and southeast of Schönbrunn Palace. Meidling is a heavily populated urban area with many residential buildings, but also large recreational areas and parks. Vienna Districts data, wien.gv.at, 2008, webpage: wien.gv.at-portraets08-PDF. Wien.gv.at webpage (see below: References). In sports, it is represented by the FC Dynamo Meidling. Former Chancellor of Austria Sebastian Kurz was born and raised in Meidling and his private residence is there. Geography Location The 12th District lies in southwest Vienna, about from the Innere Stadt. It stretches from Wiental south of the River Wien in the region between the Wienerberg hill in the 10th District and the Grünen Berg hill, part of Schönbrunn Palace, in the 13th District. District parts The former suburb, after which the "Meidlinger L" of the South-Vienna dialec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Favoriten
Favoriten (; ), the 10th district of Vienna, Austria (), is located south of the central districts. It is south of Innere Stadt, Wieden and Margareten. Favoriten is a heavily populated urban area with many residential buildings, but also large recreational areas and parks. Wien-Vienna.at webpage (see below: References). Wien.gv.at webpage (see below: References). The name comes from ''Favorita'', a semi-baroque palace complex that once served as a hunting castle but today is the Theresianum a Gymnasium (middle and high school) in the 4th district ( Wieden). The customs facilities at the original southern border of Vienna were known as the ''Favoriten-Linie'' (Favoriten Line) while nearby houses were known as the ''Siedlung vor der Favoriten-Linie'' (Settlement in front of the Favoriten Line). District sections The Favoriten District includes 6 sections: Katastralgemeinden Favoriten, Inzersdorf-Stadt, Rothneusiedl, Unterlaa, Oberlaa-Stadt and Oberlaa-Land, as well as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wien - Wotrubakirche (2)
Vienna ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital, List of largest cities in Austria, most populous city, and one of Federal states of Austria, nine federal states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. Its larger metropolitan area has a population of nearly 2.9 million, representing nearly one-third of the country's population. Vienna is the Culture of Austria, cultural, Economy of Austria, economic, and Politics of Austria, political center of the country, the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, fifth-largest city by population in the European Union, and the most-populous of the List of cities and towns on the river Danube, cities on the river Danube. The city lies on the eastern edge of the Vienna Woods (''Wienerwald''), the northeasternmost foothills of the Alps, that separate Vienna from the more western parts of Austria, at the transition to the Pannonian Basin. It sits on the Danube, and is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mauer, Vienna
Mauer (German for ''"wall"''; Central Bavarian: ''Maua'') is a former village of Lower Austria that has been part of Vienna since 1938. Today's cadastral community belongs to the 23rd District of Vienna, called Liesing. In the west, Mauer borders the Vienna Woods. History A jasper mine was located in Mauer during the Neolithic. The first official mention of the village dates back to 1210. Wine production began during the Middle Ages, and still continues today. The Society of Jesus controlled the village from 1609 to 1773. In Biedermeier times Mauer was a famous Viennese summer retreat location. The first mayor took office in 1850, and the village was promoted to market town in 1902. After Nazi Germany annexed Austria, the City of Vienna was expanded greatly, which led to the incorporation of Mauer in 1938. The Rosenhügel Film Studios, which were built from 1919 to 1923 in the north of Mauer, were considered at their opening as the most modern and largest film studios in Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liesing (municipality)
Liesing () is the 23rd district of Vienna. It is on the southwest edge of Vienna, Austria. It was formed after Austria's ''Anschluss'' with Germany, when Vienna expanded from 21 districts to 26. Fifteen Lower Austrian districts, especially the old legal jurisdiction of ''Liesing'', were incorporated into the 25th district.Vienna Districts data, wien.gv.at, 2008, webpage: -->bezirksportraets08.pdf wien.gv.at-portraets08-PDF. Wien.gv.at webpage (see below: References). After the allied occupation of Vienna, this law was not recognized and Liesing became a part of Lower Austria in the Soviet occupation zone. In 1946, a law intended to alter the districts of Vienna was vetoed by the occupation authorities. In 1954 the objection was withdrawn. Liesing was one of only two districts that remained in Vienna in the new organization. The areas Breitenfurt bei Wien, Laab im Walde, Purkersdorf, Perchtoldsdorf, Vösendorf, and Kaltenleutgeben returned to Lower Austria. Since 1954, the 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalksburg
Kalksburg () is a former municipality in Lower Austria that is now a part of the 23rd Viennese district Liesing. Today, the cadastral commune Atzgersdorf has got an area of 375,7 hectare. Etymology The name ''Kalksburg'' stems from the surname of the noble house ''Chalbsperger'' – at times, the village also used to be called ''Kalbsberg'', ''Kalksdorf'' and ''Kadoltsperg''. Geography Geologically speaking, the wooden and meadow area in the northwest of Kalksburg belong to the ''flysch zone'' while the one in the northeast belong to the Northern Limestone Alps. The area in between is counted among the geological era of Holocene. History *In 1188 the family of the „Chalbsberger“ was mentioned for the first time in a document. *In 1463 the castle of Kalksburg was destroyed by viennese citizens who were attacking it. *Between 1609 and 1773, the Jesuits owned the dominion. During the Battle of Vienna The Battle of Vienna took place at Kahlenberg Mountain near Vie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inzersdorf (Vienna)
Inzersdorf (; before 1893 Inzersdorf am Wienerberge, between 1893 and 1938 Inzersdorf bei Wien; Central Bavarian: ''Inzasduaf'') was before 1938 an independent municipality, and is now a part of the 23rd Viennese district Liesing. Today, the cadastral commune Inzersdorf has got an area of and is so on the biggest part of the district. But in the 19th century, independent Inzersdorf had also got place in the today 10th Viennese district, and bordered on the villages Vösendorf, Leopoldsdorf, Oberlaa, Ober‑ and Unterlaa, and (in the west) on Erlaa (Vienna), Erlaa. Geography The village is located in a flat marsh, thus a lot of clay was deposited in the area by the Liesing (Schwechat), Liesing River. That was the basis for 19th-century brickworks, whose mining holes remain until today as lakes. Geologically spoken, most parts of Inzersdorf are built on rubble from Pleistocene. In the southeast and west of the village, quaternary loam exists. The north is counted among the geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
