|
|
|
|
|
Hietzing | colspan="2" | 13th District of Vienna | colspan="2" | 200px | Name: | Hietzing | Area: | 37.70 km | Population: | 49.574 (as of 2001) | Disctrict director: | Heinrich Gerstbach (VP) | First deputy: | Dorothea Drlik (VP) | Second deputy: | Reinhard Feistritzer (SP) | Hietzing is the 13th municipal District of Vienna. 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-Fnfhaus, to the north. Most of the northern border is formed by the River Wien. Traditionelly, 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 center) und Speising (south). Furthermore, the Lainzer Tiergarten, a large park in the Wienerwald populated by boars, and Schnbrunn Palace and the surrounding parks are part of Hietzing. Sights - Various family or shared homes which are interesting for reasons of architecture or history
- Hackinger Steg, a pedestrian bridge over the River Wien
- Kennedybrcke (Kennedy Bridge)
- ORF-Zentrum
- Varius churches
- Schnbrunn Palace
- Palmenhaus Schnbrunn
- Tiergarten Schnbrunn Zoo Vienna
- Lainzer Tiergarten
- Residences
- Wildsau, a tradtional restaurant located at the edge of the Lainzer Tiergarten with a good view over Vienna
External links - http://www.wien.at/hietzing
|
 |
|
| Copyright 2005-2009 OnPedia.com. All Rights Reserved |
|
|