List of street names in Vienna / Neubau

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List of streets, alleys and squares in Vienna's 7th district, new building

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A.

Candle factory in the former Apollo Hall (between 1839 and 1859)
  • Ahornergasse , named in 1938 after the entrepreneur Karl Ahorner (1873–1934), owner of a factory for footwear and for the factory production of military equipment made of leather on the new building; he earned merits as a benefactor. The street was called Kreipelgasse from 1938 (shortly after the previous name) to 1946 .
  • Andlergasse , named after the von Andler family (also von Andlern ) in 1803 ; she owned a piece of land in this area from 1679 to 1793. After it was parceled out, Andlergasse was built in 1794.
  • Andreasgasse , named in 1897 after the entrepreneur Andreas Ditscheiner (1753–1808), middle-class trader and silk goods manufacturer. In 1791 he bought the former Pichlerhof at No. 1 and had the land blocked from 1798–1809, which resulted in the alley.
  • Apollogasse , named in 1862 after the entertainment establishment Apollosaal in the former suburb of Schottenfeld (Zieglergasse 15). The dance hall, which opened in 1808, was built in 1807 by the doctor and mechanic Sigmund Wolfssohn (1767–1852) and offered space for 8,000 visitors. Wolfssohn went bankrupt in 1812 and died impoverished. In 1819 the confectioner Johann Baptist Höfelmayer bought the establishment. In 1839 the Apollo hall was sold to the First Austrian Soap Boiler Trade Association "Apollo" , which operated the Apollo candle factory there until 1876 . The street was previously called Zwerchgasse and originally Fiakerdörfl .
  • Arthur-Schnitzler-Platz , named after the writer Arthur Schnitzler (1862–1931) in 2016 ; he wrote dramas and prose in which he focused primarily on the psychological processes of his characters. The plot of his works mostly takes place in Vienna at the turn of the century; many of his stories and dramas live not least of all from the local color. His play Reigen was one of the greatest theater scandals of the 20th century. The traffic area is the forecourt of the Volkstheater and has no addresses.
  • Augustinplatz , named twice in 2008 after the banter , bagpiper and impromptu poet Marx Augustin (1643–1685) and the singer, Diseuse , actress and voice actress Liane Augustin (1927–1978). Marx Augustin is said to have been very popular because he cheered up the city's population with his disgusting songs, especially during the plague in Vienna in 1679. The ballad O du dear Augustin is ascribed to him, but it is only recorded in Vienna around 1800. The legend of "Dear Augustine" could in fact go back to the book The Plague in London (1772) by Daniel Defoe . In the post-war period Liane Augustin sang upscale Viennese songs as well as German and international evergreens. In the radio hit parades, the artist was particularly successful with cover versions of American hits. In 1958 she took part in the Eurovision Song Contest in Hilversum for Austria without much success .

B.

The New Castle , the newest part of the Hofburg. The Burggasse in the 7th district has been named after the castle since 1862; Until then, today's Josefstädter Straße in the 8th district was called that.
  • Badhausgasse , named in 1862 after the Marienbad bathing establishment , which was located here from 1814 (according to other sources: 1841) to 1921. Before that, part of the alley was called Badgasse .
  • Bandgasse , named in 1862 after the silk ribbon factories located here at the beginning of the 19th century. Silk ribbons ( trimmings ) are stocking items that have no independent function, but merely as decorative elements to other textile end products such as clothing, upholstered furniture, lampshades, curtains and other home textiles applied to. The products were often sold by bandlemen ; they were peddlers who mainly sold haberdashery , including ribbons of fabric. See also Seidengasse . The alley was originally called Langenkellergasse , Windmühlzwerchgasse until 1780 and then Herrengasse until 1862 .
  • Bernardgasse , named in 1862 after the manufacturer Franz Alois Bernard (1791–1851); he owned a silk fabric factory, was a member of the "Outer Council" and promoted the building of the Zollerschule; see Zollergasse . Bernard was one of the most popular men of the Vormärz in Vienna. 1825–1827 he had the house “Zum Segen Gottes” built in Hermanngasse 25 and from 1833–1836 the “Bernardhof” in Josefstadt . 1834–1862 the part between Schottenfeldgasse and Zieglergasse was called Strohmayergasse (after the mayor of Schottenfeld, Josef Strohmayer, 1797–1880). The part between Schottenfeldgasse and Kaiserstraße was called Seillergasse from 1848–1863 (after the Viennese mayor Johann Kaspar von Seiller , 1802–1888, the first of the city that was enlarged by the suburbs incorporated in 1850). In 1897, a section of Hasnerstrasse, which has only run in the 16th district since then, was incorporated into Bernardgasse.
  • Breite Gasse , named (date unknown, around 1850) after the width of the alley, which was unusual for the circumstances at the time. In 1905, the much narrower part between Siebensterngasse and Mariahilfer Strasse was separated as Karl-Schweighofer-Gasse . The back entrance of the Museum Quarter is on Breiten Gasse .
  • Burggasse , named in 1862 after its orientation towards the Hofburg ; it is one of the oldest streets in the district. The Hofburg was the residence of the Habsburgs in Vienna from the 13th century until 1918 (with interruptions) . It has been the official residence of the Federal President since 1945 and houses museums, the national library and a congress center. The Burggasse originally ended in the west at Kaiserstraße, in 1885 it was extended to the Gürtel (there since 1898 Burggasse tram station, since 1989 Burggasse-Stadthalle underground station ). On the city center side, the alley between the Volkstheater ( underground station ) and the Museum Quarter ends on the double line . Before that, the street was called (depending on which suburb the section was located) Steig to St. Ulrich , Am Zeißelbühel , Am Anger , Am Bergel , Auf der Wendelstatt , Entengasse , Wendlgasse , Lange Kellergasse and Rittergasse .

C.

Ceija Stojka Square
  • Ceija-Stojka-Platz , named in 2014 after the market driver and author Ceija Stojka (1933–2013); it belonged to the Lovara - Roma and survived as a child three Nazi concentration camps . From 1988 she wrote several autobiographical books about it.

D.

  • Döblergasse , named in 1907 after the magician Ludwig Döbler (1801–1864); The trained physicist began a career as a magician in the theater in der Josefstadt in 1839 . In the following years he was one of the most distinguished magicians of his time and frequented the highest circles. Döbler was also a scientist and inventor. With the help of one of the magic lantern , called a similar apparatus Phantaskop he produced moving images and is now considered one of the early pioneers of the movie. The lane was called Spindlergasse until 1882 (after the abbot of the Schottenstift Anton Spindler von Hofegg, 1570–1648) and then from 1882–1907 “ Cabinet Lane” (see there). In 1907 the names of the two streets were swapped.

E.

  • Emil-Maurer-Platz , named in 2013 after the lawyer and politician Emil Maurer (1884–1967); he was a functionary of the SPÖ , commander of the Republican Protection Association in the 7th district and from 1932 to 1934 district chairman of Neubau. From 1952 to 1963 he was President of the Israelitische Kultusgemeinde Wien .
  • Enzingergasse , named in 1903 after the entrepreneur Karl Enzinger (1820–1889), silk manufacturer; from 1872 to 1889 he represented the new building in the municipal council and from 1882 was chairman of the poor section.
  • Europaplatz , named in 1958 to document the idea of ​​Europe advocated especially by Mayor Franz Jonas . In October 1957 the Council of Europe passed a resolution in which the European municipalities were advised to name a public building or a traffic area after Europe. The idea for this came from the Austrian National Council member Karl Czernetz ; see also Czernetzplatz in the 22nd district, Donaustadt . The mid-1950s was made a fundamental reconstruction of the course of the new belt before the Westbahnhof nearby square, another end of the 1980s during the construction of 1991 opened new subway station Westbahnhof and commissioned in 1993 U3 , the here the U6 , the former belt light rail, crosses.

F.

  • Fassziehergasse (until 1999 officially: Faß ...), named in 1770 after the cooperative of Fasszieher that was located here. The “barrel pullers” were transport workers who transported barrels to the customers with muscle power - less often with carts. Transporting heavy barrels over steep wine cellar stairs was considered a heavy and dangerous activity. Before 1770 the street was called Hintere Gasse .

G

Gutenberggasse
  • Gardegasse , named in 1909 after the Hungarian bodyguard stationed in Palais Trautson . Maria Theresa bought the palace in 1760 for 40,000 guilders and made it available to the Hungarian Guard. This led to some renovations, the garden in front of the building became a riding school, and stables were built instead of the garden wall and the orangery . In 1848 the Hungarian Guard was disbanded and the palace became the seat of the Lower Austrian Provincial Army Command. After the Austro-Hungarian Compromise , a new Hungarian bodyguard was established, which had its headquarters in the palace. The alley was originally called Kandlstiege , then Kandlgasse until 1862 and was then part of Spittelberggasse from 1862–1909 .
  • Gutenberggasse , named after the printer Johannes Gutenberg (actually Johannes Gensfleisch , around 1400–1468) in 1862 ; He is considered to be the inventor of printing with movable metal type in Europe. He also developed particularly practical alloys of tin , lead and antimony , an oily ink and a hand-pouring instrument. Gutenberg also invented the printing press . The adjacent Gutenbergpark is also named after him. The street was previously called Johannesgasse .

H

  • Halbgasse , named (date unknown) because it was only half as long as the parallel streets . The street was called Lange Gasse until 1770 and then Herrengasse until 1800 .
  • Hermanngasse , named in 1862 after the Benedictine Hermann Gaunersdorfer (1791–1844), treasurer and office director of the Schottenstift . The street was called Neue Gasse around 1700 , Neubauzwerchgasse until 1770 and then Rauchfangkehrergasse until 1862 . Until 1824 it only reached as far as Kandlgasse and only got an exit to Burggasse when the house at Burggasse 69 was demolished. The name Hermanngasse for this new piece was carried over to the entire street in 1862.

J

K

Kaiserstraße and Neustiftgasse
  • Kaiserstraße , named (date unknown, end of 18th century) after Emperor Joseph II , Roman-German King (from 1764), Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (1765–1790), King of Bohemia , Croatia and Hungary (from 1780) ; he is considered an exponent of enlightened absolutism . For him rulership was an office or service to the state as a whole, and he tried to reduce the influence of the nobility and clergy . The street was originally a field path that connected today's Mariahilfer Straße with today's Lerchenfelder Straße and on which the first houses were built after the line wall was built (1704); it was called Kaiserweg until 1760 .
  • Kandlgasse , named (date unknown) after the former house sign "To the golden Kandl". The alley was extended from Wimbergergasse to the Gürtel in 1894; the two most westerly blocks of houses bordering the belt belonged to what was then the 15th district, Fünfhaus , until 1905 .
  • Karl-Schweighofer-Gasse , named in 1905 after the piano maker Karl Schweighofer (1839–1905), from 1852 owner of the Schweighofer company , which was founded in 1792 by his grandfather Michael Schweighofer (1771–1809). In 1869 he and his brother Johann Michael Schweighofer (1840–1889) were awarded the title “ kk Hof-Pianoforte-Fabrikanten ”. The company existed until 1938. The street was called Neue Gasse around 1839 and Gardegasse or Gardehausgasse until 1862 , when it became part of the Breite Gasse ; as its southern part, it was named independently again in 1905.
  • Kellermanngasse , named in 1910 after the leather dealer Georg Kellermann (1820–1895); In his will he donated an amount of 600,000 kroner for the establishment of the Georg Kellermann Children's Hospital, from which the children's department of the Wilhelminenspital emerged . The Georg Kellermann'sche Kinderspitalstiftung still exists today. Your income will benefit the Vienna Hospital Association KAV. The Viennese control office puts the dividends made between 2000 and 2004 at around 11,600 euros.
  • Kenyongasse , named after Eugenie Louise Kenyon (née Turovsky , 1806–1877) in 1892 ; she bequeathed her fortune in a will to the Archduchess Sophien Hospital , which was built from 1879–1881 under the direction of Rudolph von Vivenot (today the Kenyon Pavilion of the Social Medical Center Sophienspital ). See also the Vivenotgasse in the 12th district, Meidling .
  • Kirchberggasse , named after Wolf von Kirchberger († 1498) in 1862; he came from an old Lower Austrian family and had leased land on the Spittelberg in Vienna . The street was previously called Glockengasse ; In 1910 part of it was separated as Zitterhofergasse .
  • Kirchengasse , named in 1862 after the Mariahilfer Church in the 6th district, to which it leads south. The church was built from 1686 to 1689 by Sebastian Carlone the Younger and the stonemason Ambrosius Ferrethi and consecrated on August 14, 1689 under Bishop Leopold Karl von Kollonitsch . From 1711 the building master Franziskus Jänckl rebuilt the church in its present form. The street was previously called Grosse Kirchengasse .

L.

  • Lerchenfelder Gürtel , named in 1883 after the former place name Lerchenfeld , which was first mentioned in 1295. The name can either be traced back to the existence of a larch forestor to the fact that the imperial court wasbusy catching larks there (both theses were combined in the later local coat of arms of Lerchenfeld, it showed a tree and three birds). However, an older Slavic or Celtic field or place name is even more likely. The newly laid-out street wascalled Gürtelstraße after 1868, and in 1883 it was named today. The border with the 16th district runs along the western edge of the underground line.
  • Lerchenfelder Straße , named in 1862 after the formerly independent municipality of Lerchenfeld ; see Lerchenfelder Belt . The street was called Kremser Strasse around 1314 ; later the lower part (up to No. 40) was called Rofranogasse until 1862 (after the former owners of the Palais Auersperg ) and the upper part was called Alte Lerchenfelder Hauptstrasse or Hauptstrasse in Altlerchenfeld . The buildings with uneven house numbers are in the 7th district; the middle of the street forms the border to the 8th district.
  • Lindengasse , named in 1913 after the former tavern sign "To the golden linden tree" at number 24. The street was previously called Josefigasse , Josefibrunnengasse , Leopoldigasse , Obere Brunngasse and Dreilaufergasse .

M.

Mariahilfer Straße, seen towards the city center, at the Zieglergasse underground station
  • Mariahilfer Straße , named in 1897 after the formerly independent municipality of Mariahilf . The name Mariahilf can be traced back to a copy of the miraculous image of Mariahilf by Lucas Cranach the Elder , which was located in a chapel of thecemetery builtby the Barnabites in this area in1660. This picture is now in the Mariahilfer Church . The street in the 7th district was originally called Kremser Strasse , then Bayrische Landstrasse , Laimgrubner Hauptstrasse and Mariahilfer Hauptstrasse . The border with the 6th district , Mariahilf,runs in the middle of the street.
  • Mechitaristengasse , named in 1843 after the Armenian Mechitarist Order and its Mechitarist Church, built in 1874 . In 1773 a branch of the order moved to Trieste and from there in 1805 to Vienna, where in 1810 it founded a new monastery in what is now the 7th district. The college has its own print shop (founded in 1811 and fully operational until 1999), where works can be printed in 41 oriental languages. The alley was laid out in 1788 on the site of the former Capuchin monastery. Here is a memorial for Franz Werfel , who in his novel The Forty Days of Musa Dagh described the Armenian resistance struggle against the Turks.
  • Mentergasse , named in 1877 after the entrepreneur Franz Menter (1815–1866), silk goods manufacturer; from 1861 to 1866 he was the representative of the new building in the Vienna City Council.
  • Mondscheingasse , named in 1862 after the historic house sign "To the golden moonlight". The alley was laid out on the area of ​​the St. Ulrich cemetery, which was abandoned in 1783. It was originally called Postgassel , then Maria Troster Gasse and Beim Gottesacker , and finally Spitalgasse in 1820–1825 .
  • Museumsplatz , named after the MuseumsQuartier (MQ) in 1996 . The square was originally called Am Glacis and was then part of Hofstallstrasse (after the imperial stables built here in 1725 ). In 1870 it was named Museumstrasse with its northern continuation after the two large court museums, the Kunsthistorisches and the Naturhistorisches Museum , which were built there and were to house imperial collections . The construction of the museums was planned in the course of the demolition of the city ​​wall from 1858 and the construction of the Ringstrasse and was based on designs by Gottfried Semper and Carl von Hasenauer from 1871. In 1888 the Maria Theresa Monument was unveiled between the two buildings , and in 1889 the natural history and in 1891 the Kunsthistorisches Museum opened. When the court stables were converted into the Messepalast in 1922 and adapted accordingly, the square was named Messeplatz from 1927–1996 . The Maria-Theresien-Platz connects to this on the other side of the border with the 1st district, which runs along the sidewalk on the city center side of today's Museumplatz. 1998–2001 it was converted into an MQ, at that time the eighth largest cultural area in the world with 60,000 m². The museum square is part of the double line ; at its ends are the Museumsquartier (U2) and Volkstheater (U2, U3) underground stations .
  • Museumstrasse , named in 1870 after the two large court museums, the Kunsthistorisches and the Naturhistorisches Museum (see Museum Square ). Since 1927 only the section of the two-way line between Bellariastraße and Lerchenfelder Straße has been used where there are no museums. Part of the street was called Hofstallstraße from 1862-1919 . The border with the 1st district runs along the sidewalk towards the city ​​center (along the side of the Palace of Justice ).
  • Myrthengasse , 1862 named for the myrtle , an evergreen, rich branched shrub can, the stature heights up to 5 meters reach. The myrtle played a major role in Greek mythology , and even today, myrtle wreaths or bouquets are occasionally worn by the bride to the wedding. Myrtle branches were considered a symbol of love that went beyond death. The street was called Schäffergassl around 1745 , then Obere Saugasse or Untere Saugasse around 1779 , and finally from 1818–1862 Grosse Rosmaringasse and Kleine Rosmaringasse .

N

Neubaugasse in front of the Mariahilfer Straße crossing (flea market September 2007)
  • Neubaugasse , named in 1862 to preserve the name of the former suburb of Neubau . In 1850, the new building was incorporated into thenew 7th district, Neubau ,together with the Schottenfeld adjoining to the westand the suburbs of Sankt Ulrich and Spittelberg to the east(numbered as the 6th district until 1861). The construction of the alley began in 1550. It ran first to Burggasse, from around 1700 to Neustiftgasse and from 1862 to Lerchenfelder Straße. Around 1683 the street was called Lange Gasse , after 1770 the new building was called Hauptstraße ; a part was called 1700–1820 Spittelberggasse , and then until 1862 Störergasse .
  • Neubaugürtel , named in 1864/69 to preserve the old suburb name of Neubau ; see Neubaugasse . The street was previously called Gürtelstraße .
  • Neustiftgasse , named in 1862 after the former suburb of Neustift , an extension of Sankt Ulrich , which was first mentioned in 1315 and wasincorporated intothe new Neubau district in 1850. The alley is one of the oldest traffic routes in the 7th district and should have existed as early as 1100. Around 1550 houses were built above (= west) today's Kirchengasse. Neustiftgasse was extended to Kaiserstraße in 1760 and to Gürtel in 1869. It was originally called in the lower part Am Platzel , Herrengasse , later also Kapuzinergasse ; the upper part was called Auf dem Acker or Auf dem Garten and Stadelgasse , and then until 1862 Strohplatzl , Am Platzl and Stadlgasse .

P

  • Human Rights Square , named in 2014. As human rights are individual rights referred that every person is entitled alike. The concept of human rights is based on the assumption that all human beings have equal rights simply because of their being human and that these egalitarian rights are universal, inalienable and indivisible. The "square" is at the intersection of Mariahilfer Strasse / Museumsplatz.

R.

  • Richtergasse , probably named in 1862 after the former house sign "Zur Gerechtigkeit" at No. 1. Before that, from 1798 onwards, the street was called Herrengasse .

S.

Spittelberggasse
Stiftskaserne in Stiftgasse
  • Schottenfeldgasse , named in 1862 after Feldgasse in the formerly independent municipality of Schottenfeld , which was incorporated into the municipality in 1850. In the 13th century the area belonged to Dietrich the Rich , from 1629 the Schottenstift took over the fiefdom. From 1680 to the middle of the 18th century, the area along Mariahilfer Strasse was built up to Kaiserstrasse. The upswing began with the settlement of numerous silk manufacturers (the wealth of the manufacturers led to the name Brillantengrund ); see Seidengasse . Parts of the alley were previously called Mittergasse , Münchnerbotengasse and Feldgasse (since 1812 at the latest).
  • Cabinet Lane , named in 1907 after the teacher and politician Johann Ferdinand Cabinet (1830–1881), Vienna City Council (1866–1881), member of the Lower Austrian Parliament (1870–1881), Member of the Reichsrat (1873–1879), 2nd Vice Mayor of Vienna (from 1880). In 1878 he founded the faction of the United Left and was its chairman until 1879. Cabinet campaigned primarily for the development of commercial teaching and for the education of girls; In 1870 the first advanced training school for girls was opened in Zieglergasse. The street was called Herrengasse until 1862 and then from 1862–1907 Döblergasse (see there). In 1907 the names of the two streets were swapped.
  • Seidengasse , named in 1862 after the numerous silk manufacturing and processing facilities located here. From the end of the 18th century, silk manufacturers became a dominant branch of production in the Viennese economy; they mainly concentrated on the suburbs of Neubau and Schottenfeld . The wealth of the manufacturers led to the name Brillantengrund . In 1813, at the height of development, there were around 600 manufacturers and 235 foremen. See also Andreasgasse , Bandgasse , Bernardgasse , Enzingergasse and Mentergasse . The street was previously called Fuhrmannsgasse from 1726 ; a part was called Schildkrotgasse until 1810 . In 1894 the part of the street between Kenyongasse and Neubaugürtel , which until 1905 belonged to the Fünfhaus , which was incorporated in 1892 , was included.
  • Siebensterngasse , named in 1862 after the former house sign "To the seven stars" at No. 13. The street was previously called Schwabengasse , Am Holzplatzl and Kleine Stiftgasse . From 1938 to 1945 it was called Straße der Julikäufer , because in 1934 the unsuccessful National Socialist July coup began in agym on the corner with Stiftgasse.
  • Siebensternplatz , named in 2009 after the adjacent Siebensterngasse ; see this. Until 1994 the square was an unsightly traffic junction. The bus line 13A drove north through Zollergasse and Mondscheingasse across the square. The definitive design of the square was only possible when the bus route through the Kirchengasse was changed. Originally the space between Siebensterngasse, Mondscheingasse and Kirchengasse was called Holzplatzl , because forest owners brought their goods - the bundled wood - for sale here.
  • Sigmundsgasse , named in 1837 after the Benedictine Sigismund Schultes (1801–1861), abbot of the Schottenstift (1831–1861), vice director of theological studies at the University of Vienna (1834–1849), rector of the university (1850–1851). He initiated the reconstruction of the parish church of Platt and the rectory of Gumpendorf . During his term of office, the expansion of the Schottengymnasium to eight classes , which became necessary in 1849 due to the restructuring of the teaching system, also fell. The alley was laid out in 1837 as a narrow connecting alley between Siebensterngasse and Burggasse and then built as planned.
  • Spittelberggasse , named in 1862 after the formerly independent municipality of Spittelberg , which was incorporated into the municipality in 1850. The area was acquired by the Bürgerspital in 1525 , from which the original name Spitalberg was derived. The area around the Spittelberg was originally pastureland, which was cultivated by various farms. In contrast to many other suburbs , it did not develop from a village. As a result, Baron Sigmund von Kirchberg was able to lease the land to immigrants for a profit in 1675. Today this district is an example of a luxury renovation or gentrification . The street was previously called Fuhrmannsgasse and Kandlgasse ; the part between Burggasse and Neustiftgasse was separated as Gardegasse in 1909 .
  • Stiftgasse , named in 1862 after the foundation house of the chemist, mint specialist and patron Johann Konrad Richthausen von Chaos (1604–1663), mint master in Brno and Vienna, colonel hereditary mint master in Austria under and above the Enns (from 1654). In his will he established the Chaos Foundation as heir, which established an orphanage called the Chaos Foundation House . The house later became a convalescent home and then an academy for aristocrats, which developed into the national defense academy . Today the monastery barracks stand at this point . The street was called Mordgassel around 1577 and later Grosse Stiftgasse or Pelikangasse .
  • Stollgasse , named in 1896 after the doctor Maximilian Stoll (1742–1787), professor at the University of Vienna (from 1776), personal doctor to Wenzel Anton Kaunitz and Gideon Ernst von Laudon . He worked in teaching and research and was able to present his multi-volume Ratio medendi in 1783 . In it he propagated an exact and constantly updated medical history of the patient. B. to infer current problems from previous illnesses. Among many others, Josef von Škoda and Carl von Rokitansky were his students, who developed and continued Stoll's theories.
  • Stuckgasse , named in 1809 after the former house sign "Zum golden Stuck" (stucco = cannon) at No. 15, the entrance to Johann Achamer's "stucco and bell foundry" . He made u. a. 1711 the Josephine bell for St. Stephen's Cathedral, later called Pummerin ; see Achamergasse in the 9th district, Alsergrund . The alley was built in 1809 and extended in 1818 after the demolition of the foundry and the parceling of Achamer's garden.
  • St.-Ulrichs-Platz , named in 1862 after the formerly independent municipality of Ortisei , which was incorporated in 1850. The place Zeismannsbrunn was mentioned in a document as early as 1202 , from which the first settlement of today's 7th district started. The mint master and city ​​judge Dietrich der Reiche owned an estate here and in 1211 donated a chapel that was consecrated to St. Ulrich of Augsburg . Over time, the name Ortisei was transferred to the surrounding village. The square was originally called Am Anger and Am Bergl , then from 1780–1862 Kirchengasse after Ulrichskirche.

U

View from the main library onto Urban-Loritz-Platz

W.

  • Westbahnstraße , named in 1862 after its proximity to the Westbahnhof . The station was opened in 1858 on the occasion of the commissioning of the "kk priv. Kaiserin Elisabeth-Bahn" from Wien Westbahnhof via Linz Hauptbahnhof to Linz Südbahnhof. See also Europaplatz . The street was originally called Lammgasse (after the house sign “Zumgrün Lamm”), then until 1830 Pfarrgasse and 1830–1862 Kirchengasse .
  • Wimbergergasse , named in 1890 after the hotelier Karl Wimberger (1834–1926). The trained waiter took over the “Alte Hühnersteige” inn on the Mariahilfer line in 1860; In 1865 he built his "Gasthaus Wimberger" on the corner of Neubaugürtel / Märzstrasse and in 1870/71 the "Hotel Wimberger" on the inner Neubaugürtel. From 1878 he delivered provisions for the Austro-Hungarian army, founded a "Schnellfahrts-Omnibus" company and was the organizer of numerous legendary balls. 1891–1918 he was a member of the Vienna City Council ; On his initiative, the light rail between Westbahnhof and Burggasse was run underground.

Z

  • Zeismannsbrunngasse , named in 1900 after the village of Zeismannsbrunn, which was first mentioned in 1202 as Zeizmanebrunnen and from which the first settlement of today's 7th district started. The mint master and city ​​judge Dietrich der Reiche owned an estate here and in 1211 donated a chapel that was consecrated to St. Ulrich of Augsburg . Over time, the name Sankt Ulrich was transferred to the village of Zeismannsbrunn.
  • Zieglergasse , named in 1862 after the brickworks that were located here at the beginning of the 19th century. The street was built in around 1720, and the Zieglergasse was first mentioned in 1750. The lane was originally called Untere Gasse and then Ziegelofengasse or Ziegelgasse ; the part up to today's Apollogasse was called Pfauengasse until 1840 .
  • Zitterhofergasse , named in 1898 after the Benedictine Ambros Gustav Zitterhofer (1824–1894), capitular priest of the Schottenstift , pastor of Sankt Ulrich . The alley was formed from parts of Fassziehergasse and Kirchberggasse .
  • Zollergasse , named in 1862 after the cloth merchant Michael von Zollern (1665–1756); in 1753 he laid the foundation stone for the Währing parish church . He also set up a school foundation for poor children in Neubau, which he provided with 41,600 guilders and with which the "Zollerschule" could be built. The Michael von Zoller Foundation still exists today and finances scholarships for schoolchildren and students from Lower Austria, Tyrol and the 7th district of Neubau. Relatives of the founder or persons bearing his name are preferred. The street used to be called Beim Gottesacker , Obere Gasse , Rittergasse and Wenzelsgasse .

Historic street names

The current districts of Neubau, St. Ulrich, Spittelberg and Schottenfeld around 1830
  • Alte Lerchenfelder Hauptstrasse: see Lerchenfelder Strasse
  • Am Anger: see St.-Ulrichs-Platz or Burggasse
  • On the mountain: see Burggasse
  • On the mountain: see St.-Ulrichs-Platz
  • At the Glacis: see Museum Square
  • At the Holzplatzl: see Siebensterngasse
  • On the line wall: see Lerchenfelder Gürtel
  • At the Platzel: see Neustiftgasse
  • At the Zeißelbühel: see Burggasse
  • In the field: see Neustiftgasse
  • In the garden: see Neustiftgasse
  • On the Wendelstatt: see Burggasse
  • Badgasse: see Badhausgasse
  • Bayrische Landstrasse: see Mariahilfer Strasse
  • At Gottesacker: see Mondscheingasse or Zollergasse
  • Breite Gasse: see Karl-Schweighofer-Gasse
  • Döblergasse: see Closet Lane
  • Dreilaufergasse: see Lindengasse
  • Entengasse: see Burggasse
  • Feldgasse: see Schottenfeldgasse
  • Fiakerdörfl: see Apollogasse
  • Fuhrmannsgasse: see Spittelberggasse
  • Fünfhauser Hauptstrasse: see Mariahilfer Strasse
  • Gardegasse: see Karl-Schweighofer-Gasse or Spittelberggasse
  • Gardehausgasse: see Karl-Schweighofer-Gasse
  • Glockengasse: see Kirchberggasse
  • Grosse Kirchengasse: see Kirchengasse
  • Große Rosmaringasse: see Myrthengasse
  • Große Stiftgasse: see Stiftgasse
  • Belt road: see Lerchenfelder belt or new belt construction
  • Herrengasse: see Bandgasse, Halbgasse, Neustiftgasse, Richtergasse and Kniegasse
  • Back alley: see Fassziehergasse
  • Hofstallstrasse: see Museumsplatz or Museumstrasse
  • Holzplatzl: see Siebensternplatz
  • Johannesgasse: see Gutenberggasse
  • Josefibrunnengasse: see Lindengasse
  • Josefigasse: see Lindengasse
  • Kaiserweg: see Kaiserstraße
  • Kandlgasse: see Gardegasse or Spittelberggasse
  • Kandlstiege: see Gardegasse
  • Kapuzinergasse: see Neustiftgasse
  • Kirchberggasse: see Zitterhofergasse
  • Kirchengasse: see St.-Ulrichs-Platz or Westbahnstraße
  • Kleine Rosmaringasse: see Myrthengasse
  • Kleine Stiftgasse: see Siebensterngasse
  • Kremser Strasse: see Lerchenfelder Strasse or Mariahilfer Strasse
  • Laimgrubner Hauptstrasse: see Mariahilfer Strasse
  • Lammgasse: see Westbahnstraße
  • Lange Gasse: see Halbgasse or Neubaugasse
  • Long cellar lane: see Burggasse
  • Langenkellergasse: see Bandgasse
  • Leopoldigasse: see Lindengasse
  • Mariahilfer Hauptstraße: see Mariahilfer Straße
  • Maria Troster Gasse: see Mondscheingasse
  • Mittergasse: see Schottenfeldgasse
  • Mordgassel: see Stiftgasse
  • Münchnerbotengasse: see Schottenfeldgasse
  • Museumsstrasse: see Museumsplatz
  • New main street: see Neubaugasse
  • Neue Gasse: see Karl-Schweighofer-Gasse and Hermanngasse
  • Neubauzwerchgasse: see Hermanngasse
  • Obere Brunngasse: see Lindengasse
  • Obere Gasse: see Zollergasse
  • Obere Saugasse: see Myrthengasse
  • Pelikangasse: see Lerchenfelder Gürtel or Stiftgasse
  • Penzinger Strasse: see Mariahilfer Strasse
  • Pfarrgasse: see Westbahnstraße
  • Pfauengasse: see Zieglergasse
  • Porteplatz: see Lerchenfelder Gürtel
  • Postgassel: see Mondscheingasse
  • Rauchfangkehrergasse: see Hermanngasse
  • Rittergasse: see Burggasse or Zollergasse
  • Rofranogasse: see Lerchenfelder Straße
  • Rosmaringasse: see Myrthengasse
  • Schäffergassl: see Myrthengasse
  • Schlapfenpromenade: closed (near Museumstrasse)
  • Schönbrunner Strasse: see Mariahilfer Strasse
  • Cabinet Lane: see Döblergasse
  • Schwabengasse: see Siebensterngasse
  • Seillergasse: see Bernardgasse
  • Spindlergasse: see Döblergasse
  • Spitalgasse: see Mondscheingasse
  • Spittelberggasse: see Gardegasse or Neubaugasse
  • Stadelgasse: see Neustiftgasse
  • Climb to Ortisei: see Burggasse
  • Disturbers alley: see Neubaugasse
  • Strohmayergasse: see Bernardgasse
  • Strohplatzl: see Neustiftgasse
  • Untere Gasse: see Zieglergasse
  • Lower Saugasse: see Myrthengasse
  • Wendlgasse: see Burggasse
  • Wenzelsgasse: see Zollergasse
  • Windmühlzwerchgasse: see Bandgasse
  • Ziegelgasse: see Zieglergasse
  • Ziegelofengasse: see Zieglergasse
  • Zwerchgasse: see Apollogasse

1938-1945

  • Kreipelgasse: see Ahornergasse
  • Street of the July Fighters: see Siebensterngasse

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Entry in Musiklexikon.ac.at
  2. ^ Emil Maurer ( Memento of July 24, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) In: gedenkdienst.at .
  3. ↑ Evelyn Adunka: The Vienna Israelitische Kultusgemeinde after 1945 and its problems today. ( Memento from February 26, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) In: christenundjuden.org .
  4. ↑ Europe in the Austrian cities. In: wien.gv.at . Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  5. ^ Jenny-Steiner-Weg in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna
  6. ↑ Georg Kellermann'sche Kinderspitalstiftung at www.wien.gv.at, accessed on September 22, 2012
  7. ↑ Kontrollamt.wien.at (PDF; 38 kB)
  8. ^ Cabinet, Johann Ferdinand von. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 11, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1999, ISBN 3-7001-2803-7 , p. 175 f. (Direct links on p. 175 , p. 176 ).
  9. ↑ Siebensternplatz ( Memento of the original from August 20, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , at www.wien.gv.at/bezirke/neubau, accessed on October 27, 2011 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.wien.gv.at
  10. ↑ Loritz, P. Urban. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 5, Publishing House of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 1972, p. 324 f. (Direct links on p. 324 , p. 325 ).
  11. ↑ Karl Wimberger (PDF; 1.2 MB) at www.bezirksmuseum.at, accessed on October 29, 2011
  12. ↑ Michael von Zoller Foundation at www.noe.gv.at/Bildung, accessed on October 30, 2011
  13. ↑ Michael von Zoller Foundation ( Memento of the original from April 26, 2012 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. at www.berufsinfo.at, accessed on October 30, 2011 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.berufsinfo.at

literature

  • Felix Czeike (Ed.): Historisches Lexikon Wien , 6 volumes, Kremayr & Scheriau, Vienna 2004, ISBN 3-218-00742-9 , ... 743-7, ... 744-5, ... 748-8 , ... 749-6
  • Peter Autengruber : Lexicon of Viennese street names. , Pichler Verlag, 6th edition, Vienna 2007, ISBN 978-3-85431-439-4 .
  • Peter Simbrunner: Vienna street names from A – Z , 1988, ISBN 3-8000-3300-3 .
  • Peter Csendes , Wolfgang Mayer: The Vienna Street Names , 1987.
  • Anton Behsel: Directory of everyone in the Kaiser. royal Capital and residential city of Vienna with its suburbs, with precise details of the older, middle and newest numbering, the current owners and signs, the streets and squares, the principal authorities, then the police and parish districts , Carl Gerold, Vienna 1829 .

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