Krapfenwaldl

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Krapfenwaldl
The Krapfenwaldlbad in the Krapfenwaldl

The Krapfenwaldlbad in the Krapfenwaldl

height 354  m above sea level A.
location Vienna , Austria
Mountains Vienna Woods
Coordinates 48 ° 15 '57 "  N , 16 ° 19' 51"  E Coordinates: 48 ° 15 '57 "  N , 16 ° 19' 51"  E
Krapfenwaldl (Vienna)
Krapfenwaldl
View of Vienna from the Krapfenwaldl by Balthasar Wigand (ca.1840)

The Krapfenwaldl is 354  m above sea level. A. high hill and a wooded area in the 19th district of Vienna, Döbling . After him, Johann Strauss (son) also named a polka (“ Im Krapfenwaldl ”) and the Viennese legend “The Devil in the Krapfenwaldl” also played here.

The Krapfenwaldl is a ridge between the Muckental (Schreiberbach) and the Nesselbachtal east of the Reisenberg (Cobenzl). The elevation used to be more densely overgrown with pine trees than it is today, later the name was also carried over to the small settlement. The name "Krapfenwaldl" comes from the secret war councilor Franz Joseph Krapf , who had a forest house built here in the 18th century. At that time the area was also called "Musikantengehege", since Charles VI. had given the game reserve here to the members of his court band for hunting. After Krapf's death, the Grinzing winemaker Leopold Seidl acquired the house and converted it into an inn. From 1797 to 1800, sidewalks and benches were laid out in the surrounding forest. In 1806, Prince Johann of Liechtenstein acquired the area and had a pleasure house built on the top of the hill. He gave the Krapfenwaldl its characteristic design.

A trip to the “Krapfenwäldchen” is described in a hiking guide from the Biedermeier era , the work Vienna's Environs for Twenty Hours Around by Adolf Schmidl from 1835:

The donut grove is a surprisingly graceful place. A beautiful meadow stretches down into the valley here, framed by bushes and poplar trees, beneath which tables and benches wave to the weary. On the left a grove of oaks and pines covers the summit of the hill, at the foot of which the inn, the so-called Krapfenhütte, is located. Numerous tables, a wooden hall to protect against sudden storms, also serving as a dance hall, swings, etc. prove how busy the facility is, to which the fairly good catering also contributes. [...] Where does the name Krapfenhütte, 'Krapfenwaldel' come from? Is it because the hill lies like a donut , to use the figurative language of the people, between the two valleys?

The Krapfenwaldl was later incorporated into Gut Reisenberg. Baron Sothen had the inn expanded after 1867 and an annual Anna Festival was held. The flow of visitors increased especially after the construction of the cog railway to the Kahlenberg , as a separate station Krapfenwaldl was built. In 1909 the Krapfenwaldl was acquired by the municipality of Vienna, which on April 30, 1911, opened the large people's restaurant planned by city planner Josef Pürzl . This was converted into a reserve hospital during the First World War . In 1923 the Krapfenwaldlbad ( outdoor pool ) was built, which was later made accessible by the Vienna Höhenstraße . The inn was integrated into the new bathroom. The bath was renovated in 1952 and two new basins were added in 1978. In 1989 the upper basin was renovated. Today it offers space for 4,500 visitors on 50,000 m².

literature

  • Karl Kothbauer: Döbling - and its reed and field names . Dissertation, Vienna 2001.

Web links

Commons : Krapfenwaldl  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Adolf Schmidl: Vienna's surroundings for twenty hours in a circle. Described by Adolf Schmidl after his own hikes. Printed and published by Carl Gerold, Vienna 1835, p. 203.