Favoriten (Vienna district)

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Favorites is a district of Vienna in the same 10th district of Vienna favorites and one of the 89 Wiener Katastralgemeinden .

geography

View over the district of Favoriten

Favoriten is located in the north of the municipality and borders in the south on the districts of Inzersdorf-Stadt and Oberlaa . The cadastral municipality extends over an area of ​​526.14 hectares , of which 2 hectares are in the Landstrasse municipal district.

history

The imperial baroque castle Favorita , which houses the Theresian Academy and is located in the municipality of Wieden , was the namesake of Favoriten. When Linienwall near the castle a small settlement arose. A large part of Favoriten consisted of fields, vineyards and pastureland until the 19th century.

Parts of Favoriten were incorporated into Vienna in 1850. In 1874 the 10th district of Favoriten was created, which initially only consisted of the later district of Favoriten.

population

The cadastral community of Favoriten has about 68,000 inhabitants (2001).

Culture and sights

Christ Church at the Matzleinsdorf Evangelical Cemetery

The Gothic stone column Spinnerin am Kreuz stands on the border with Inzersdorf-Stadt and is a landmark of Favoriten, which was mentioned as early as 1296. Well-known church buildings in Favoriten are the Antonskirche , the Johanneskirche and the Katharina-von-Siena-Kirche . These, like the Trinity Church , the Parish Church of Our Lady of the Three Miracles and the Parish Church of the Holy Family, are listed as historical monuments. The Ernst-Kirchweger-Haus , a center of the autonomous scene, is also located in Favoriten . On Matzleinsdorf Protestant Cemetery many famous people are buried. Nearby is the Waldmüllerpark , which was created in 1922 on the site of the Matzleinsdorf Catholic cemetery. In Favoriten there are several listed municipal buildings of the Red Vienna , including the George-Washington-Hof , the Hueber-Hof , the Pölzerhof and the Victor-Adler-Hof .

The coat of arms of Favoriten dates from 1905 and shows the apostle Johannes , to whom the Johanneskirche on Keplerplatz is consecrated.

Economy and Infrastructure

The Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Spital is located in Favoriten ; The Gottfried von Preyer Children's Hospital existed until June 2016, and its facilities were then moved to the Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Spital. The Favoriten fire station and the Amalienbad are also located in the Favoriten district .

In the north of the district is the new Vienna Central Station . The district of Favoriten is connected to the subway line U1 with the stations Südtiroler Platz / Hauptbahnhof, Keplerplatz , Reumannplatz , Troststraße and Altes Landgut .

From 2010 onwards, two new city quarters were built on the area of ​​the former 3rd Südbahnhof or its freight station: the Belvedere quarter directly around the main station , followed by the Sonnwendviertel . The large Helmut-Zilk-Park was laid out in this until 2016/2017 .

literature

  • Maria Kinz: Favorites worth living in . Youth and People, Vienna 1992.
  • Christine Klusacek, Kurt Stimmer: Favorites. Between yesterday and tomorrow . Mohl, Vienna 2004. ISBN 3-90176-138-1 .
  • Wilfried Konnert: Favorites through the ages . Mohl, Vienna 1974.
  • Carola Leitner: Favorites. Vienna's 10th district in old photographs . Ueberreuter, Vienna 2007.
  • Helfried Seemann (Ed.): Favorites 1880–1930 album . Album Verlag, Vienna 1992.
  • Helfried Seemann (Ed.): Favorites 1890–1960 album . Album Verlag, Vienna 2003.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistics Austria (Ed.): Ortverzeichnis 2001: Wien . Verlag Österreich, Vienna 2005, ISBN 3-902452-48-X , p. 55 ( PDF file [accessed October 18, 2014]). PDF file ( Memento of the original from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.statistik.at
  2. ^ Freytag-Berndt Guide through Vienna and the Surrounding Area , Vienna 1967. P. 51.
  3. ↑ Statistics Austria (Ed.): Ortverzeichnis 2001: Wien . Verlag Österreich, Vienna 2005, ISBN 3-902452-48-X , p. 58–60 ( PDF file [accessed October 18, 2014]). PDF file ( Memento of the original from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. - Note: At least 63,131 residents (counting districts 91001 01, 91001 02, 91001 03, 91001 04, 91001 06, 91001 09, 91001 22; counting districts 91001 050, 91001 051, 91001 052, 91001 053, 91001 080, 91001 230, 91001 231 , 91001 232, 91001 233), maximum 74,481 inhabitants (plus counting district 91001 070, 91001 072, 91001 073, 91001 081, 91001 083, 91001 234).  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.statistik.at

Coordinates: 48 ° 11 '  N , 16 ° 23'  E