List of street names in Vienna / Wieden
List of streets, alleys and squares in Vienna's 4th district of Wieden
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- Anton-Burg-Gasse , named in 1876 after the entrepreneur Anton Burg (1767–1849); the carpenter and mechanic ("court machinist") set up the first factory for agricultural machines in Austria in Wieden in 1797 , the kk Hofackerwerkzeug- und Maschinenfabrik Anton Burg und Sohn . In addition, in 1818, almost at the same time as the German Karl Drais, he developed a balance bike , the original form of the bicycle . He rented these wheels and founded the first driving school. His son Adam von Burg (1797-1882) was a professor at the Polytechnic Institute and from 1849 its director.
- Apfelgasse , named in 1873 after the former inn "Zum Roten Apfel". The alley was built around 1870 as a connection between Paniglgasse and Frankenberggasse, and the inn had to be demolished.
- Argentinierstrasse , named after Argentina in 1921 . The eighth largest state of the earth supported under the President Hipólito Yrigoyen Austria after the First World War with a donation in the amount of 5 million pesos . The street was formerly called Haferpoint , around 1700 Alleegasse . The block between Plößlgasse and Theresianumgasse did not exist until around 1875. After the layout of today's Plößlgasse, the northern part of the street from the Karlskirche to Plößlgasse was called Untere Alleegasse , and until 1875 Plößlgasse was called Obere Alleegasse . Around 1875 the road was built in the missing section; Sophiengasse south of Theresianumgasse, which was already on the city map around 1830 , has now been incorporated into Alleegasse .
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- Bear mill passage , named in 1937 after the bear mill on the Mühlbach near the Wien River ( right Wienzeile 1), which was built in 1705 by master miller Georg Mackh. In 1794 the mill was relocated to a neighboring property; In 1856 it was closed after the Mühlbach had been filled in. The name of the mill referred to an adjacent inn "Zum Schwarzen Bären". A legend grew up around the mill about how the miller was saved from a bear. Today there is a house called Bärenmühle , which was built in 1937–1938 by Heinrich Schmid and Hermann Aichinger . The passage, designed as a lane in 1913, is a footpath leading through the residential building between Operngasse and Rechter Wienzeile. See also Mühlgasse .
- Belvederegasse , named around 1860 after Belvedere Palace , which was built by Johann Lucas von Hildebrandt (1668–1745) for Prince Eugene of Savoy (1663–1736) in the Landstrasse district , to which the alley leads. The Upper Belvedere and the Lower Belvedere including the orangery form a baroque ensemble with the connecting gardens . The name "Belvedere" comes from the Italian bel vedere ("beautiful view"). Before that, the street was called Ferdinandsgasse .
- Blechturmgasse , named in 1862 after the old field name tinny Thurm-Feld . The name is derived from a corner house that was adorned with a tin tower at the time and is considered to be one of the oldest houses in the suburb of Wieden . The alley has been the border with the 5th district since 1861. It was called Blecherne Thurmgasse around 1829 ; its extension outside the line wall was called Alter Bürgerweg .
- Brahmsplatz , named in 1898 after the German composer , pianist and conductor Johannes Brahms (1833–1897). His compositions are mainly classified as romantic ; however, through the simultaneous inclusion of classical forms, they go way back and beyond them. He is considered one of the most important European composers in the second half of the 19th century. From 1862 Brahms worked again and again in Vienna and died at Karlsgasse 4 in Wieden.
- Brucknerstraße , named in 1901 after the composer , organist and music teacher Anton Bruckner (1824–1896). Connected to the Romantic style , he was one of the most important and innovative composers of his time and through his works had a great influence on the development of music well into the 20th century. His most important compositions are his large-scale symphonies . He has also enriched church music with important works - including three large masses and a Te Deum . Before that, the street was called Brucknergasse . The composer spent the last year of his life in the nearby Belvedere .
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- Cissy-Kraner-Platz , named in 2013 after the actress, singer and cabaret artist Cissy Kraner (actually Gisela Kraner, 1918–2012). From 1938 she worked on various cabaret stages in Bogotá and Caracas . From 1948 to 1965 she worked in the Simpl cabaret , from 1950 to 1951 she played in the “Laughing Cabaret” in the Melodies Bar in St. Annahof . Most of the songs interpreted by Cissy Kraner were written by her husband Hugo Wiener ; see the nearby Hugo-Wiener-Platz in Wieden and Hugo-Wiener-Weg in the 22nd district of Donaustadt . The square is a traffic area without house numbers on a widening of the Mittersteig in the section in which it forms the border to the 5th district.
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- Danhausergasse , named in 1862 after the painter and graphic artist Josef Danhauser (1805–1845); he was a portrait , history and genre painter. His greatest importance lies in the field of genre painting , in which he is considered the most important painter of the Biedermeier period in Vienna, alongside Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller and Peter Fendi . There is a clear socially critical note in his works. He was born at today's address 6., Linke Wienzeile 16, and died on Wieden, Paniglgasse 7.
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- Erzherzog-Johann-Platz , named in 1997 after Archduke Johann of Austria (1782-1859), Austrian field marshal and German imperial administrator . In Styria , for half a century he was a promoter and modernizer of industry, agriculture and the railway system as well as in the cultural and educational sectors. One of his services was the implementation of the route of the southern railway from Vienna to Trieste over the Semmering and through Mürz- and Murtal to Graz . The square is a previously unnamed square-like extension at the junction between Gusshausstrasse and Favoritenstrasse in the section closest to the center. There is only one house number on the square: No. 1, identical to Gusshausstraße 30.
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- Faulmanngasse , named in 1913 after the typesetter and shorthand theorist Carl Faulmann (1835–1894); In 1878 he published his book of writing , which dealt with all known writing systems in an unprecedented completeness. His main occupation, however, was shorthand. He developed " Gabelsberger " letters , which he then used in continuously improved versions for almost four decades to print shorthand magazines and textbooks. He also worked as a shorthand teacher at secondary schools.
- Favoritenstrasse , named (date unknown) after the imperial pleasure palace Favorita (today: Theresianum ), after which the 10th district, Favoriten ,created in 1874, is named. The traffic route has always been the southern artery of the city towards Ödenburg and Hungary. At the imperial pleasure palace the street was previously called Kaiserallee or Kaiserweg , in 1830 the name Favoriten Linien Strasse appears, later shortened to Favoritenstrasse ( line = gate in the Linienwall ).
- Fleischmanngasse , named in 1825 after the coachman Georg Fleischmann (1765–1832), bourgeois grandfather and member of the “Outer Council”.
- Floragasse , named after the Florabad in 1859 at Klagbaumgasse 4. The Florabad was a public bath ("Tröpferlbad") with shower and tub baths, which offered the lower classes in particular the opportunity for regular body care. The owner Johanna Wieser caused a stir in the 1870s because she was the first woman to run a bathing establishment. After the baths were closed in 1978, the Wieden District Museum was set up in the building in 1983 .
- Frankenberggasse , named after Heinrich Frankenberg (1809–1869) in 1873; from 1865 to 1869 he was deputy district chairman of Wieden. At that time, the district chairman was Anton Burg, son of the entrepreneur of the same name; see Anton-Burg-Gasse .
- Freundgasse , named in 1862 after the master painter Martin Freund (1748–1825), member of the “Outer Council”. Before that, the street was called Salvatorgasse .
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- Goldegggasse (until 1999 officially: Goldeggasse), named in 1862 after the former vineyard Am Goldegg , which was mentioned as early as 1381. The vineyard was between Theresianumgasse, Prinz-Eugen-Straße, today's Kolschitzkgasse and Favoritenstraße. Up until the 17th century, viticulture was the most important economic factor in Vienna alongside trade. Before that, the street was called Annagasse .
- Graf-Starhemberg-Gasse , named in 1938 after the general Ernst Rüdiger von Starhemberg (1638–1701); since the 1660s he was a military leader in the wars against the French and Turks under Raimondo Montecuccoli . From 1680 he was Vienna city commander and defender of Vienna in the Second Turkish Siege in 1683. Starhemberg was appointed Field Marshal by Emperor Leopold I in gratitude for saving Vienna and was given the dignity of State and Conference Minister. From 1691 he was president of the court war council and responsible for the organization of the Austrian army. The Rüdigergasse in the 5th district, Margareten , is also named after him. The street was called Starhemberggasse from 1884 and before that, after Czeike, Karolygasse from 1825 (after the later built Karoly Garden , acquired in 1792 by Maria Josepha Countess Károlyi ). However, Starhemberggasse is already entered on the map of the KK Polizey district of Wieden by Carl Graf Vasquez , published after 1830 , from Maierhofgasse (see Mayerhofgasse) to the line wall at the Favoriten line , with a brief interruption . Karolygasse is not on the map.
- Große Neugasse , named around 1830 after a district that was newly laid out around 1745. Before that, the street was called Neue Gasse on Neue Wieden and was also known as Grosse Neue Gasse .
- Grüngasse , named in 1862 after Vinzenz Grün (1812 – around 1871), landowner; he opened this street in 1850 with the construction of four houses. The naming would have been made during his lifetime, although his rumored year of death is unclear and unproven. The extension of the alley in the 5th district was created in place of the Mühlbach, which was filled in in 1856.
- Gusshausstraße (until 1999 officially: Guß ...), named in 1873 after the former kk cannon foundry ("Gusshaus"), which was founded in 1750. The factory was relocated to the newly built kk artillery arsenal in 1851 ; Instead, the "kk Kunsterzgießerei" was set up in the foundry, which served to train young artists in the various techniques of ore foundry . Its first director was Anton Dominik von Fernkorn . Many Viennese monuments were made here. In 1869 the history painter Hans Makart set up his studio in the cast house. From 1896 the buildings were used for a girls' painting school and demolished from 1916.
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- Hauslabgasse , named in 1891 after the general and cartographer Franz von Hauslab (1798–1883), General Artillery Director (1854–1860), head of the War Ministry's scientific committee (1860–1865). In 1843 he was the teacher of the Archduke and brothers Franz Joseph (1848–1916 Emperor) and Ferdinand Max (shot dead in 1867 as Emperor of Mexico). As a cartographer he created, among other things, the color scale for contour lines in maps and dealt with geological studies. In 1826 he introduced color lithography to cartography . The Hauslabkogel and Hauslabjoch in the Ötztal Alps near the place where the glacier mummy " Ötzi " was found are also named after him.
- Heumühlgasse , named (before 1830, date unknown) after the Heumühle , a former water mill , which in its current form dates back to the 14th century. The building, called a stone mill until the 17th century, is considered to be the oldest secular building in Vienna. In the 13th century a Mühlbach was created in the Wiental , which branched off from the Wien River at Gumpendorf and was re-introduced at the level of today's Naschmarkt . Three mills were built on this mill stream, which was later filled in: the hay mill, the grinding mill and the bear mill ; see Schleifmühlgasse , Bärenmühldurchgang and Mühlgasse . The hay mill was in operation until 1856.
- Hoyosgasse , named in 1900 after the court official and officer Johann Ernst Hoyos-Sprinzenstein (1779–1849); In 1821 he became Real Privy Councilor and then Chief Steward of Archduke Ferdinand I , who was crowned King of Hungary in 1830, while his father was still alive, and in 1835 became Emperor of Austria . In 1826 he received the Grand Cross of the Leopold Order , in 1836 he was made Knight of the Golden Fleece and Major General , and around 1838 Lieutenant Field Marshal . After the outbreak of the March Revolution in 1848, Hoyos, already 70 years old, was briefly commander of the Vienna National Guard .
- Hugo-Wiener-Platz , named in 1999 after the composer and cabaret artist Hugo Wiener (1904–1993); From 1950 he was a member of the “ Simpl ” ensemble , where he wrote a large part of the famous double conférences for Karl Farkas and Ernst Waldbrunn . In total, Wiener created over a hundred cabaret programs and around 400 chansons, often interpreted by his wife Cissy Kraner . The Hugo-Vienna route in the 22nd district, Donaustadt is also named after him. The square is a traffic area without addresses.
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- Ida-Margulies-Platz , named in 2017 after the resistance fighter Ida Margulies (1910–2003), mother of Jean Margulies .
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Irene-Harand-Platz in front of the Paulanerkirche , Wiedner Hauptstraße
- Irene-Harand-Platz , named after the writer Irene Harand (1900–1975) in 2008 ; together with Moriz Zalman, she founded the “world movement against racial hatred and human misery” in 1933, which appeared as an antithesis to the NSDAP “Hitler movement” . The staunch Catholic was a monarchist and a supporter of Austrofascism until the 1940s . The "Harand Movement" became part of the Fatherland Front and defended the authoritarian course of the governments of Engelbert Dollfuss and Kurt Schuschnigg until the end . After emigrating, Harand headed the exile organization “Austrian Forum” from 1960 to 1975. In the inner city is Gemeindebau Irene Harand Hof (Judengasse 4) also named after her. The square in front of the Paulanerkirche is a traffic area without addresses.
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- Johann-Strauss-Gasse , named in 1899 after the conductor and composer Johann Strauss Sohn (1825–1899), who lived on this lane from 1878–1899; he composed around twenty operettas, five hundred waltzes, polkas and quadrilles, a ballet and an opera and is considered the founder of the " golden era of Viennese operetta ". The waltz on the beautiful blue Danube (better known as the Danube Waltz ) became something of an unofficial hymn of Vienna. The street was named 30 days after the composer's death; the spelling is not entirely correct. Although the name "Strauss" can often be found with " ß " in modern reference works , the members of the Strauss family always spelled their name with "ss" (except for Eduard Strauss). Anna-Strauss-Platz in Hietzing (13th district) was named after Johann Strauss' mother in 2006 ; No traffic area in Vienna is named after his father of the same name . Before that, the street was called Igelgasse .
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Schubert's house where he died in Kettenbrückengasse 6
- Karlsgasse , named in 1812 after the Karlskirche , which was built 1716–1737 by Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach and his son Joseph Emanuel Fischer von Erlach ; see also Erlachgasse and Erlachplatz in the 10th district, Favoriten . The church is located on the south side of Karlsplatz , is one of the most important baroque church buildings north of the Alps and one of Vienna's landmarks. It was made by Emperor Charles VI. donated; see Karlsplatz . It is named after Cardinal Karl Borromeo (1538–1584), Archbishop of Milan and an important representative of the Counter Reformation . The Karlskirche has been looked after by the Knights of the Cross with the Red Star since 2000 ; see Kreuzherrengasse .
- Karlsplatz , named after Emperor Karl VI in 1899 . (1685-1740). The Pragmatic Sanction was issued during his reign; this not only made possible the succession of female members of the House of Habsburg to the throne if there was no male heir to the throne, but was central to the emergence of the great power of Austria by emphasizing the idea of union among the Habsburg countries. In 1713, after a year of plague, Karl vowed tobuild the Karlskirche for his namesake Karl Borromeo ; see Karlsgasse . The square was created through the regulation and arching of the Vienna River carried out between 1894 and 1900 .
- Karolinengasse , 1844 (or before 1830) named after Karoline Auguste von Bayern (1792–1873); In 1816 she married Emperor Franz I, who had already been widowed three times, in the Augustinian Church and thus became Empress. Childless and playing no role in politics, she devoted herself to charitable activities. Through their efforts, several children's detention centers and other social institutions were established. The street is already registered as Carolingasse on a city map around 1830. Today's Stadtparksteg was called Karolinenbrücke after the Empress until 1919 . In Salzburg, the Carolino-Augusteum Museum (today: Salzburg Museum ) and the Karolinenbrücke bear her name.
- Kettenbrückengasse , named in 1828 after the former chain bridge over the Wien River , which was later called Rudolfsbrücke . The bridge was built in 1828-1830; it was dismantled from 1913 to 1915 when the vault of the Wien river was extended. The Kettenbrücke area with the Kettenbrückengasse underground station is the western end of the Naschmarkt . The street was previously called Lumpertgasse (after Mayor Anton Lumpert , 1757–1837); The border between the 4th and 5th district has run through it since 1861.
- Klagbaumgasse , named (date unknown, before 1830) after the former infirmary at Klagbaum , a hospital for lepers ("lepers") in what was then the suburb of Hungelbrunn . It was located at today's no. 64–66 on Wiedner Hauptstrasse and Klagbaumgasse 1–4. The hospital was founded in 1266, attached to the citizens' hospital in 1706 and closed in 1785. The name of the infirmary for the Klagbaum was a linden tree , which, according to popular legend, supposedly announced approaching catastrophes with plaintive noises.
- Kleine Neugasse , named in 1732 because the alley was rebuilt that year after the Wiesenthal garden had been parceled out; it was also called Kleine neue Gasse (e.g. city map around 1830) .
- Kleinschmidgasse , named in 1862 after the police officer Friedrich August Kleinschmid (1749–1838), police commissioner (from 1786), police district director (from 1791), director of the Breeding and Police House Vienna (from 1810), councilor (from 1812). During the occupation of Vienna by the French in 1805, he prevented state property from being carried away. He also made an outstanding contribution to the care of convicts and in 1810 founded a foundation for released prisoners. In 1837 he set up a foundation for orphans.
- Kolschitzkygasse , named in 1862 after the soldier , spy and interpreter Georg Franz Kolschitzky (1640–1694); during the second Turkish siege (1683) it belonged to a Polish unit under the command of King Jan III. Sobieski and worked successfully as a spy. The fact that he is said to have opened the first coffee house in Vienna in 1686 is a free invention that the piarist Gottfried Uhlich launched in a chronicle in 1783. Kolschitzky died completely impoverished in Vienna at the age of 54. The first Viennese coffee house opened in 1685 Johannes Theodat (also Johannes Diodato , actually Owanes Astouatzatur , around 1640-1725); Johannes Diodato Park was named after him in 2004 in the 4th district . The street was previously called Liniengasse from 1813–1862 (after the Linienwall ).
- Kreuzherrengasse , named in 1902 after the Bohemian Order of Knights of the Cross with the Red Star, founded in 1233 . The order experienced the greatest expansion under Emperor Charles IV , when he administered around 60 hospitals, houses and parish churches in the Czech lands and in Hungary. The Kreuzherren have a commandery in Vienna and have been looking after the Karlskirche since 2000 ; see Karlsgasse . The Kreuzherrengasse is a short alley between the Karlskirche and the Kreuzherrenhof behind it .
- Kühnplatz , named in 1913 after the philanthropist Josef von Kühn (1833–1913); for a short time (until 1865) he was a civil servant and then a privateer . 1873–1885 he was a member of the Vienna City Council . In 1873 he founded and headed the First Vienna People's Kitchen Association , which became an international model. He also earned services for the establishment of the cafeteria at the University of Vienna and for serving schoolchildren. In 1908 he was ennobled .
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- Lambrechtgasse , named after the master weaver Johann Christoph Lambrecht in 1862 (life dates unknown); he built the first house in this alley and thereby opened it. Before that it was called Schlösselgasse from 1787–1862 . In the 1830s, on Lambrechts Grund was the name of a neighboring area on which the parallel Phorusgasse (see there) runs today.
- Leibenfrostgasse , named in 1875 after the wine wholesaler Franz Leibenfrost (1790–1851); In 1812 he took over the “Jägerhorn” inn in Dorotheergasse ( Inner City ) from his father and earned the reputation of an excellent wine specialist. In 1820 he opened a coffee house ( "Leibenfrost'sches Caffe" ) on Neuer Markt 12, where many celebrities frequented. During the great flood of 1830, he played a key role in the rescue work; Among other things, he provided the survivors with food and gave water pumps to the affected communities. For this he received the medium gold civil honor medal with ear and ribbon . In 1831 he was appointed purveyor to the royal court and later entrusted with the supervision of the court cellar. In 1849 he donated considerable sums to the military hospitals in Rennweg, Mauer and Kaiserebersdorf.
- Lothringerstraße , named in 1904 after Emperor Franz I Stephan von Lothringen (1708–1765), who founded the House of Habsburg-Lothringen through his marriage to Maria Theresa in 1736 . In order to reinforce the claim to the Austrian, Bohemian and Hungarian countries and to reflect the real balance of power, the double name was chosen for the family, although the dynasty is actually a straight continuation of the House of Lorraine in the male line, but in the female line, Habsburg. Franz I. Stephan should not be confused with Franz II./I. Lothringerstraße was named before 1864 in the adjoining 1st district.
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Mozart Fountain or Magic Flute Fountain on Mozartplatz, unveiled in 1905, by Otto Schönthal and Carl Wollek
- Maderstrasse , named in 1900 after the sculptor Johann Christoph Mader (1697–1761); Originally a shepherd boy from Dux in Bohemia , he came to Vienna around 1718 and became a journeyman in the workshop of the sculptor Giovanni Stanetti . After his death in 1726 he was appointed court sculptor to Prince Eugene . Mader created u. a. 1724–1730 the spiral reliefs of the triumphal columns of the Karlskirche with depictions from the life of Karl Borromeo .
- Margaretenstrasse , named around 1900 after the former village of Margareten , which was first mentioned in a document in 1373 and has been part of the 5th district of Margareten since 1861. The name refers to St. Margaret of Antioch († around 305), according to legend, a consecrated virgin and martyr . The traffic route can be traced from around 1700 and, as Neu-Wiedner Straße, formed the main axis of the suburb of Neue Wieden . The section between Margaretenplatz and Reinprechtsdorfer Straße was called Griesgasse in the 18th century , the section up to the Linienwall Ziegelgasse (from 1862 Obere Bräuhausgasse ). The names Adlergasse (around 1830), Reinprechtstorfer Hauptstraße and Obere Schloßgasse have also been handed down for parts of the street .
- Mattiellistraße , named in 1901 after the sculptor Lorenzo Mattielli (around 1682–1748); he is one of the most important Italian baroque artists who worked north of the Alps. In Vienna he worked, among other things, on the sculptural furnishings of the Hofburg , on the side reliefs of the portals in the city palace of Prince Eugene , the Palais Schwarzenberg and the armory of the fire brigade on Am Hof . For the Karlskirche he created the gable figure of St. Karl Borromeo , the figures on the attic , the angel figures on the drum , the crowning eagles of the large columns, as well as the angels of the high altar.
- Mayerhofgasse , 1905 (or before 1780) named after an estate that was mentioned as early as 1386 as "the German gentlemen Meierhof before the Kärntnerthor". Around 1450 the manor belonged to Count Schaumburg. After that it was part of the Favorita palace complex around 1615 as the Angerfelderhof . The street was called Favoriten-Allee until 1770 , Mayerhöfel-Gasse around 1778 , and was mentioned as Maierhofgasse before 1830 .
- Mittersteig , named (date unknown) as a derivation of the name “Mittlere Steigg”, which was used around 1778. A steep path originally describes a narrow path that vehicles can not travel on. Today, Steig is also used as a synonym for all types of footpaths, such as B. in sidewalk used. The term riser with its dialectal derivatives in many place names retrieve. The street was originally called Arme Schulgasse and Kleine Neue Gassen .
- Möllwaldplatz , named in 1917 after the teacher and school director Alois von Egger-Möllwald (1829–1904), professor at the Academic Gymnasium in Vienna (1857–1877). From 1869 to 1873 he was on leave of absence to teach Crown Prince Rudolf and Archduchess Gisela , and in 1874 he was ennobled for this . In 1877/78 he was director of the St. Anna teacher training college and from 1878–1893 director of the Theresianum , on which Möllwaldplatz is located. Before that, the square was called Möllwaldhof from 1906–1917 .
- Mommsengasse , named in 1919 after the German historian Theodor Mommsen (1817–1903); he is considered the most important ancient scholar of the 19th century. His works and editions on Roman history are still of fundamental importance for research today. For his Roman history (1854-1856) he was honored in 1902 with the Nobel Prize for Literature . Before that, the street was called Luisengasse .
- Mostgasse , around 1865 named after the inn " Zurgrün Weintraube", which existed from 1732 to 1970 at 52 Wiedner Hauptstrasse . It was the largest restaurant on the Wieden. In 1846 a hotel - also "Zurgrün Weintraube" - was added.
- Mozartgasse , named after the composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) in 1862 ; his extensive work enjoys worldwide popularity and is one of the most important in the repertoire of classical music. In his short life he had composed about fifty symphonies , twenty-three piano concertos , five violin concertos , a number of great operas, and a host of other pieces of music. Occasionally he is referred to as the most complete musical genius of all time . In many Austrian towns there are traffic areas named after Mozart. His portrait adorned the 5000 Schilling banknote from 1989 and the Austrian 1 euro coin since 2002 . The street was called before 1789-1862 Platzgasse .
- Mozartplatz , named after the composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1899 ; see Mozartgasse . The square was originally a Paulaner garden near the Paulaner Church , which was then built in 1789–1802 and initially called Platzgasse .
- Mühlgasse , named in 1862 after the Mühlbach, a former artificial tributary of the Wien River , on which there were three mills: the hay mill , the grinding mill and the bear mill ; see Heumühlgasse , Schleifmühlgasse and Bärenmühlgang . The Mühlbach was filled in in 1856 when the Wien River was being built. The street was previously part of Schmiedgasse , and Mühlbachgasse was added in 1894 .
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- Neumanngasse , named in 1796 after the coachman Josef Neumann (1764–1849); from 1799–1801 he was the owner of the Kaiserhaus residence in Baden . In 1800/1801 he transported 200 quintals in kind free of charge to Upper Austria , which was occupied by the French , and was therefore appointed a member of the “Outer Council” in Vienna. Neumann owned 15 building plots, nine of them behind the Paulanerkirche in the Wieden; In 1802 he had a four-story house built in Favoritenstrasse 2 (or Neumanngasse 2). The naming was done during his lifetime.
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Bärenmühle residential building in the 4th district; to the left of the house: the Operngasse, to the right: the right Wienzeile
- Operngasse , in the 1st district in 1862, in the 4th district (in the project stage) 1913 named after today's Vienna State Opera , built as the first monumental building on the Ringstrasse 1861–1869; the alley runs on the left side of the opera. The building in the neo-renaissance stylewas created by the architects August Sicard von Sicardsburg and Eduard van der Nüll ; see Siccardsburggasse and Van-der-Nüll-Gasse in the 10th district, Favoriten . The Imperial and Royal Court Opera opened on May 25, 1869 with a premiere of Don Juan by Mozart . The opera house has 1,709 seats in the auditorium and a total of 567 standing places. The extension of the alley to the 4th district and the new building lines for it were established in 1913; the realization could only take place in the 1930s after the demolition of the Freihaus .
- Olga-Wisinger-Florian-Platz , named in 2019 after the painter Olga Wisinger-Florian (1844–1926); her work consists of landscape and flower pictures in the style of impressionism . Later, the painter, who was also involved in the bourgeois women's and peace movement, used brighter colors for her pictures, reminiscent of Expressionism . The square adjoins Karlsplatz to the south at Argentinierstrasse with a green area.
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- Paniglgasse , named (date unknown) after the Panigl family who once lived here . The alley can be found in a document as early as 1397; it was also written on Pänigklstrasse , and was now called Plenkelgasse or Plenklergasse .
- Paulanergasse , named in 1862 after the male order of the Paulaner , which was founded in Cosenza in 1454 by Franz von Paola (around 1436–1507). In the course of the Counter Reformation, Emperor Ferdinand II summoned the order to Vienna in 1626, which built the Paulan monastery and 1627–1651 the Paulan church. The order was canceled in 1784 and the monastery was demolished. Its garden was parceled out, which made it possible to extend Paulanergasse and create (today's) Mozartplatz. Before that, the street was called Kirchengasse .
- Petzvalgasse , named in 1904 after the mathematician and physicist Josef Maximilian Petzval (1807–1891). He was one of the founders of geometric optics , modern photography and cinematography , inventor of the portrait lens , opera glasses , one of the discoverers of the Laplace transformation , and discoverer of the modern anastigmatic lens system . The Petzval lens is named after him, as is the Petzval sum and the asteroid 3716 Petzval .
- Phorusgasse , 1875 named after the social club (= Aktiengesellschaft) Phorus, who in 1824 with his new kk privileged Vienna's first wooden Reduction Institute has been successful. The company took on the task of chopping the firewood needed in the households with steam saws. This should avoid the annoying and traffic-hindering chopping of firewood. The company name "Phorus" is an acronym for the last names of the owners: Ferdinand Pálffy (called the Theatergraf ), H ackelberg, AR O ffenheimer, Mathias R einscher (machine inspector of the DDSG ), U nger and Ignaz von S chönfeld (co-founder of the First Austrian Spar-Casse ). The company had been granted a privilege in 1822 for its firewood shredding machine and in 1823 for inventing a new circular saw . It was liquidated in the early 1850s. The alley is located on the former company premises, which in Vasquez's Wieden plan of the 1830s had its entrance at Mittersteig, when Am Lambrechts Grund (see the parallel Lambrechtsgasse) was labeled and the address Wieden had no. 602-616. 1938-1945 the street was called Maitzengasse (after Ludwig Maitzen, participant in the unsuccessful National Socialist July coup in 1934). At the level of Leibenfrostgasse from Phorusgasse to Ziegelofengasse was Phorusplatz, named in 1881, with a market hall built in 1880 (most recently flower wholesale market until 1972); the square was abandoned in 1982 in favor of the construction of a communal retirement home.
- Plößlgasse , named in 1875 after the optician Simon Plößl (1794–1868); In 1823 he founded a company for optical devices and by 1845 had 36 employees. He built high quality telescopes and eyepieces , but his microscopes and spectacle lenses also enjoyed an excellent reputation. Plößl became a pioneer in the optical industry in Vienna. He died in 1868 after a falling glass plate cut his artery. Before that, the street was called Obere Alleestraße (see Argentinierstraße).
- Pressgasse (until 1999 officially: Preß…), named in 1862 after the press house , in whose wine press the local winegrowers brought their grapes to be pressed . In 1697 a tavern was attached, which was named "Zur große Presse"; In 1887 the press house was demolished. Pressgasse was laid out in 1782.
- Prinz-Eugen-Strasse , named in 1911 after the general Prince Eugen of Savoy (1663–1736); from 1697 he was Commander-in-Chief in the Great Turkish War . In addition to the Duke of Marlborough , he was during the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714) commander in chief of the anti-French allies. After the resumption of the war against the Ottomans (1714-1718) he secured Austrian supremacy in south-eastern Europe. In addition, he was for a long time President of the Court War Council, worked as a diplomat and held other high state offices. As a builder and art collector, he was one of the most important patrons of his time; among other things, he had the Belvedere Palace built. See also the Zentagasse in the 5th district Margareten , Am Belvedere and Belgradplatz in the 10th district, Favoriten , and the Höchstädtplatz in the 20th district, Brigittenau . Before that, the street was called Heugasse .
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Schönburg Palace in Rainergasse 11
- Radeckgasse , named in 1903 after the historical field name Im Radeck .
- Rainergasse , named in 1862 after the Feldzeugmeister Archduke Rainer (1827–1913), member of the Reichsrat (from 1857), nominal Prime Minister (1861–1865), commander in chief of the kk Landwehr (1868–1906). He promoted the arts and sciences; Among other things, he was president of the Vienna World Exhibition in 1873 , curator of the Academy of Sciences and protector of the Austrian Museum for Art and Industry . On the top third of the property rising from Wiedner Hauptstrasse 63 on Schönburgstrasse to Rainergasse (today the seat of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce ) was the Archduke Rainer Palace , which he had bought in 1854. The Hotel Erzherzog Rainer in Wiedner Hauptstrasse 27-29 is also named after him (with his consent). The street, of which the short part from Blechturmgasse lies westwards in the 5th district, was previously called Mittelgasse , and part of it was called Blecherne Turmgasse .
- Right Wienzeile , named in 1905 after its location on the right bank of the vaulted Wien River in the 4th district. In the late Wilhelminian era, the project consisted of vaulting the river from Schönbrunn Palace , the emperor's summer residence, to the oldtown and redesigningthe Wienzeile into a splendid boulevard between the old town and the palace. This plan remained unfinished. Thestreet thatbegins at the border between 12th and 13th district, on the northern border of districts 12, 5 and 4 and on the city center side in the 1st districtopensinto Karlsplatz is in sections, in the 4th district in its entirety, part of today's main entrance to the central urban area from the direction of Linz , St. Pölten and the A1 western motorway . With the parallel Linke Wienzeile , the street that was previously called Flussgasse , An der Wien and Wienstraße framesthe Naschmarkt .
- Resselgasse , named in 1862 after the forest clerk and inventor Josef Ressel (1793–1857), imperial-royal naval forest manager of the coastal domain inspection in Trieste (from 1821). In his free time he was busy solving technical problems. He invented the first usable ship propeller , but could not profit from his invention and remained without recognition during his lifetime. The neighboring Resselpark in front of the Technical University is named after him, as is Josef-Ressel-Straße in the 14th district, Penzing .
- Rienößlgasse , named in 1917 after the bank employee Franz Rienößl (1853–1915); he was district councilor (from 1896), chairman of the local school council, district chairman of the 4th district (1897–1915), member of the Lower Austrian state parliament (1902–1908), member of the Reichsrat (1907–1915) and curator of the Lower Austrian state mortgage company. The street was called Neue Gasse around 1776 and Hechtengasse around 1797 .
- Rilkeplatz , named in 1957 after the poet Rainer Maria Rilke (1875–1926), one of the most important German-language poets . He has also written short stories , a novel and essays on art and culture as well as numerous translations of literature and poetry, including from the French language . His extensive correspondence forms an important part of his literary work. The square was called 1902–1919 Rainerplatz (after Archduke Rainer ), 1919–1938 Suttnerplatz (after the Nobel Peace Prize winner Bertha von Suttner ), 1938–1945 Anton-Lehner-Platz (after Anton Lehner, Austrian National Socialist) and 1945–1957 again Suttnerplatz . (The reasons for Suttner's "exile", which was only honored again in 1986 by naming a remote street on the edge of Kagran in the 22nd district, are not known.)
- Rittergasse , named (date unknown) after the former sign “Zum Ritter”. The alley was laid out in 1792 on land owned by Prince Esterházy .
- Rubensgasse , named in 1876 after the Flemish painter Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640); he was one of the most famous painters of the Baroque and diplomat of the Spanish Habsburg crown. Rubens left around 1,500 pictures, most of which, however, were executed by students and only supplemented by him. An important collection of his works can be found in the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna . The neighboring Rubenspark is also named after him.
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- Schäffergasse , named in 1862 after the master tailor Johann Michael Schäffer (1779–1848); In 1845 he set up a foundation for impoverished civic daughters. Before that, the street was called Ankergasse and Kapaunergasse .
- Schaumburgergasse , named (date unknown) after the 1848–1850 independent municipality of Schaumburgergrund ; the alley was created in 1813 when the land around the Starhemberg-Schönburg palace in Rainergasse was parceled out . From 1700 the finance expert Gundaker Thomas Starhemberg bought numerous grounds here. The property was named Schaumburgergrund (in the wrong spelling) after the previous owners, the Counts of Schaunberg , who died out in 1559 . The place was incorporated into today's Wieden district in 1850.
- Schaurhofergasse , named in 1937 by the dictatorial city administration after the clergyman and social politician August Schaurhofer (1872–1928), Catholic worker and academic chaplain, co-founder and general director (1910–1912) of the “Katholischen Volksbund”, diocesan president of the Catholic workers' associations (from 1914 ). He was a socially committed representative of left- wing Catholicism . His special concern was the pastoral care of convicts in the Vienna youth prison, where he worked as a pastor from 1922. The Freihaus was located on the area of the alley until the 1930s . In 1963 the alley was published as projected.
- Schelleingasse , named in 1891 after the restorer and painter Karl Schellein (1820–1888); He founded a restoration school in Vienna in 1867 and directed it until his death. He was also a member of the kk Central Commission for the Research and Conservation of Architectural Monuments (today: Federal Monuments Office ). Schellein was considered to be one of the most knowledgeable experts in the field of preservation and identification of old paintings and made the Vienna School of Restoration one of the most respected of its kind.
- Schikanedergasse , named in 1861 after the actor , singer , director , poet and theater director Emanuel Schikaneder (1751–1812); In 1785 he leased the Kärntnertortheater and from 1789 headed the Freihaus theater on the Wieden. In 1791 he played Papageno here at the world premiere of Mozart's Magic Flute , and he also wrote the libretto; see also Papagenogasse in the 6th district, Mariahilf . In 1801 he opened the Theater an der Wien that he had founded there . He wrote a total of 44 opera and musical play libretti and 55 spoken pieces. The street was previously called Schmidtgasse .
- Schleifmühlgasse , named around 1667 after the former grinding mill . In this area there was once a tributary of the Wien River , which was used as a mill stream to operate the mills located there, including a weapon grinding and polishing mill that was documented as early as 1582. A settlement around this mill was called Schleifmühl and later Mühlfeld . See also Heumühlgasse , Bärenmühldurchgang and Mühlgasse . Before that, the street was called Obere Schleifmühlgasse and Untere Schleifmühlgasse . At the north-western end of the alley, the Leopoldsbrücke was connected over the Wien River , which was replaced around 1900 by the arching of the river.
- Schlüsselgasse , named in 1862 after the former house sign "To the two white keys". The street used to be called Guglgassel and Tischlergasse .
- Schmöllerlgasse , named (date unknown) after Josef Schmöllerl (1763–1848), house owner, prince bailiff of the parish of St. Karl .
- Schönbrunner Strasse , named in 1898 after the Schönbrunn Palace to which this street leads. Its name goes back to a saying attributed to Emperor Matthias , who is said to have "discovered" an artesian well here while hunting and exclaimed: "What a beautiful well" . The castle was built from 1696–1701 to designs by Fischer von Erlach and redesigned by Nikolaus Pacassi from 1743–1749 . Before that, the street was called Lange Gasse , Hundsturmer Strasse , Gaudenzdorfer Hauptstrasse and Meidling-Schönbrunner Strasse .
- Schönburgstrasse , named in 1892 after the diplomat and politician Alexander Prince Schönburg-Hartenstein (1826–1896); From 1847 he was active in the diplomatic service in numerous European countries. In 1863 he withdrew to his Bohemian estates. In 1872 he inherited his father's seat in the Austrian manor house , and in 1879 he became its vice-president. His family owned the Schönburg Palace from 1841 . Before that, the street was called Hungelbrunngasse .
- Schwarzenbergplatz , named in 1880 after Field Marshal Karl Philipp zu Schwarzenberg (1771–1820); He had been in Austrian military service since 1788 and waspromoted to major generalafter participating in the Turkish War in 1789 and in the First Coalition War in 1796. In 1813 he was the commander-in-chief of the allied armed forces against Napoleon in the Battle of Leipzig andentered Paris victoriouslyas field marshal in 1814; In 1815 he became President of the Court War Council. The Schwarzenberg barracks in Wals-Siezenheim (Salzburg) is also named after him. The square originally extended from the Ring to Lothringerstraße and was expanded to include the 3rd and 4th district in 1904; the part of the square there was called 1946–1956 Stalinplatz .
- Schwindgasse , named in 1874 after the painter Moritz von Schwind (1804–1871); Alongside Carl Spitzweg, he was the most important and popular painter of the German Late Romantic period . His pictures on topics from German sagas and fairy tales are popular and poetic. In addition to oil painting, he also created significant things in fresco painting and book illustration . In 1866/67 he worked on the painting of the newly built Vienna Court Opera in the later so-called "Schwind Foyer". In the loggia there are frescoes by Schwind depicting scenes from Mozart's “Magic Flute”, in the foyer there are frescoes from works by other composers.
- Seisgasse , named in 1889 after the civil servant Matthias Seis (1783–1854), court paymaster; he was 1850-1851 the retirement chairman of the local council.
- St. Elisabeth Square , named in 1932 after the St. Elisabeth Church , which was built in the neo-Gothic style in 1859–1868 . It is named after the German Countess Elisabeth of Thuringia (1207–1231), who is considered the "patron saint of the poor" and was canonized in 1255. The square was originally called In der Sand Gestädten until 1856 , then Karolinenplatz from 1856–1919 (see the Karolinengasse crossing the square), then Am Goldegg in 1919–1922 and Karolinenplatz again in 1922–1932 .
- Südtiroler Platz , named in 1927 after the autonomous Italian province of South Tyrol , which until 1918 was part of the Fürstete Grafschaft Tirol , a crown land in imperial Austria . The place was previously called Favoritenplatz from 1898. He is since 1962 the S-Bahn station , since 1978 metro station and from 2013 inner-city transport hub for the new central station . The square is mostly in the 4th district and is crossed in north-south direction by Favoritenstrasse and in east-west direction by Wiedner Gürtel (underpass). Laxenburger Strasse and Sonnwendgasse branch off to the south, in the 10th district.
- Symphonikerstraße , named in 1961 after the Vienna Symphony Orchestra on the occasion of their 60th anniversary. The orchestra was founded in 1900 as the Vienna Concert Association with the aim of allowing the general public to participate in cultural life by attending affordable concerts. The first conductor was Ferdinand Löwe ; see Ferdinand-Löwe-Strasse in the 10th district, Favoriten . Before that, the street was part of Technikerstraße .
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Palace of the Apostolic Nunciature in Theresianumgasse
- Taubstummengasse , named around 1816 after the Imperial and Royal Taubstummeninstitut . The institute was founded in 1779 by the pedagogue Johann Friedrich Stork, who also directed the institute until 1792; see Storkgasse in the 5th district, Margareten . The institute was initially located in the premises of the Bürgerspital am Lobkowitzplatz, 1784–1803 on Dominikanerplatz, 1803–1808 in Bäckerstraße and 1808–1912 in Favoritenstraße 13. Today the Federal Deaf- Mute Institute is located at Speisinger Straße 105 in Hietzing ; see Maygasse in the 13th district.
- Tausigplatz , named in 2013 after the actor, screenwriter and director Otto Tausig (1922–2011) and his mother, the cook and author Franziska Tausig (1895–1989). Otto Tausig worked from 1970 to 1983 as a member of the ensemble and director at the Burgtheater , after which he worked as a freelance artist in the entire German-speaking region. In addition to his theater career, he also worked as an actor and director for film and television productions and as a professor at the Max Reinhardt Seminar . The traffic area is the intersection between Karlsgasse and Gusshausstraße.
- Technikerstraße , named after the technical university in 1862 . It was founded in 1815 as a kk polytechnic institute by Emperor Franz I of Austria with the aim of training engineers for the military, mining and civil engineering. The first director was Johann Joseph von Prechtl ; see Prechtlgasse in the 9th district of Alsergrund . The institute was opened in 1815; In 1818 it moved to a newly built building on Karlsplatz . In 1872 the institute was converted into the Technical University , in 1975 it was renamed the Technical University . The street was originally called Tandelmarktgasse and Tandelmarktplatz , then Am Glacis until 1862 .
- Theresianumgasse , named in 1862 after the Theresianum Academy , whose southern boundary is the alley. In 1746, Empress Maria Theresa sold the baroque palace Neue Favorita with the condition that the Jesuits set up an educational institution for young aristocrats. In 1749/1751 she had the institution converted into an imperial foundation. The main task of the "Theresian Academy" was to attract educated and loyal state officials and diplomats . The academy was dissolved in 1938; The Theresianum grammar school has been located in the building since 1957 , and the Vienna Diplomatic Academy since 1964 . Before that, the street was called Feldgasse .
- Tilgnerstrasse , named in 1897 after the sculptor and portraitist Viktor Tilgner (1844–1896); he is the main representative of neo-baroque in the sculpture of the Vienna Ringstrasse . His work includes architectural sculptures for the court museums , the Burgtheater , the Neue Hofburg and the Hermesvilla as well as fountains, monuments, portrait busts and grave monuments. The Tilgnergasse in the 23rd district Liesing is also named after him.
- Trappelgasse , named (date unknown) after the worker Josef Trappel (life data unknown), brick maker, and his son Karl Trappel (1809–1868), home owner and local school supervisor. The reason for naming these rather insignificant people is unknown.
- Treitlstrasse , named in 1913 after the businessman Josef Treitl (1804–1895); In 1848 he was a member of the Wieden community committee and from 1861–1884 a member of the Viennese community council . He was also a member of the economic commission of the Citizens Hospital , administrator of the First General Pension Fund, a member of the management of the Sankt Josef Children's Hospital on the Wieden, and director of the First Austrian Spar-Casse . In 1880 Treitl bequeathed his entire fortune of 1,200,000 guilders to the Academy of Sciences . The “Treitl Foundation” still exists today; their interest benefits scientific research. The road was planned in the course of the demolition of the Freihaus , which was decided in 1913 but was not carried out until 1930, and was actually laid out in the 1930s.
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- Vicki-Baum-Platz , named in 1999 after the harpist and writer Vicki Baum (1888–1960). The trained musician began to write on the side from 1914. From 1926 to 1931 she was a publishing clerk and magazine editor in Berlin. Her numerous novels, many of which have been made into films and translated into several languages, are still published today.
- Viktorgasse , named in 1862 after Archduke Anton Viktor (1779–1835), the eighth son of the future Emperor Leopold II ; his political successes were small. He was Grand Master of the Teutonic Order from 1804–1835 and briefly (1816–1818) Viceroy of the Lombardy-Venetian Kingdom . After that he only took on honorary posts, such as the protectorate of the "Society of Flower Friends of Vienna". Before that, the street was called Antonsgasse .
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- Waaggasse , named (date unknown) after the house sign “To the golden scales”; around 1734 this area was called Am Wagrein .
- Waltergasse , named (date unknown) after the innkeeper Michael Walter (1792–1861), local judge of Wieden (1849–1861).
- Weyringergasse , named (date unknown) after the gardener Josef Weyringer (1799–1869), pleasure gardener, ornamental gardener and seed dealer.
- Wiedner Gürtel , named in 1882 after the 1848–1850 independent municipality of Wieden , which was first mentioned in adocumentaround 1211 as Widem . Wieden is derived from the Widum (immobile assets of the parish plots) from Sankt Stephan . In fact, from 1137 to 1723, Wieden was largely owned by the cathedral monastery of St. Stephan. In 1850 the place was incorporated and eponymous district of the new 4th Viennese district of Wieden . The Wiedner Gürtel forms the northern boundary of the emerging Quartier Belvedere district . The street was previously called Vordere Südbahnstraße in the area of the Südbahnhof , otherwise it was rebuilt.
- Wiedner Hauptstrasse , named in 1862 after the formerly independent municipality of Wieden ; see Wiedner belt . Before that, the street was called Alte Wieden Hauptstraße , Matzleinsdorfer Hauptstraße and Matzleinsdorfer Straße (this should not be confused with a street of the same name in today's 12th district). Bridges from the walled city to today's Wiedner Hauptstrasse existed since 1211.
- Wohllebengasse , named in 1801 after the civil servant and mayor Stephan Edler von Wohlleben (1751–1823); from 1771 until his death he was a civil servant of the city of Vienna and 1804–1823 mayor of Vienna . During his term of office, Vienna was badly affected by the French occupations in 1805 and 1809. His predecessor was Josef Georg Hörl (see Hörlgasse in the 9th district of Alsergrund ), his successor Anton Lumpert (today's Kettenbrückengasse was called Lumpertgasse until 1828 ). The art-loving Jewish Gallia family from Vienna lived at No. 4 from 1914 to 1938 ; her descendant Tim Bonyhady published the book Wohllebengasse in English in Australia in 2011 and in Vienna in 2013 . The story of my Viennese family .
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- Ziegelofengasse , named in 1862 after the two municipal brick kilns in this area, which can be traced here around 1683–1770. See also Zieglergasse in the 7th district, Neubau , Ziegelofenweg in the 21st district, Floridsdorf , and Ziegelhofstrasse in the 22nd district, Donaustadt . Ziegelofengassen used to be in the 15th district (today Lichtgasse), in the 17th district (today Nattergasse), in the 21st district (today Ostmarkgasse or Siegfriedgasse), in the 22nd district in the Essling district (today Kiwischgasse), in the 22nd district. District in the Stadlau district (today Stralehnergasse) and in the 23rd district (today Kellerberggasse); there is also a Zieglergasse in the 3rd district (today Tongasse), in the 13th district (today Woltergasse) and in the 21st district (today Fahrbachgasse), a Ziegelgasse in the 9th district (today Schubertgasse), and Am Ziegelofen in the 11th district (closed ) and in the 17th district (closed). The street was previously called Piaristengasse , then this name was transferred to today's Piaristengasse in the 8th district.
Historic street names
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Carl Graf Vasquez : KK Polizey-Bezirk Wieden around 1830, consisting of nine suburbs, which have been incorporated since 1850 and since 1861 form today's districts 4, Wieden, and 5, Margareten
- Adlergasse: see Margaretenstrasse
- Alleegasse: see Argentinierstraße
- Alte Wieden Hauptstrasse: see Wiedner Hauptstrasse
- Old Bürgerweg: see Blechturmgasse
- At the Glacis: see Technikerstraße
- At Goldegg: see St.-Elisabeth-Platz
- At Wagrein: see Waaggasse
- Ankergasse: see Schäffergasse
- Annagasse: see Goldeggasse
- Antonsgasse: see Viktorgasse
- Poor Schulgasse: see Mittersteig
- Bärenmühlgasse: see Bärenmühlgang
- Blecherne Thurmgasse: see Blechturmgasse or Rainergasse
- Brucknergasse: see Brucknerstraße
- Carolingasse: see Karolinengasse
- Favorite Allee: see Mayerhofgasse
- Favoriten-Linienstraße: see Favoritenstraße
- Favorite place: see Südtiroler Platz
- Feldgasse: see Theresianumgasse
- Ferdinandsgasse: see Belvederegasse
- Freihausplatz: see Operngasse
- Gaudenzdorfer Hauptstrasse: see Schönbrunner Strasse
- Griesgasse: see Margaretenstrasse
- Guglgassel: see Schlüsselgasse
- Hechtengasse: see Rienößlgasse
- Heugasse: see Prinz-Eugen-Straße
- Himberger Strasse: see Favoritenstrasse
- Hundsturmer Strasse: see Schönbrunner Strasse
- Hungelbrunngasse: see Schönburgstrasse
- Igelgasse: see Johann-Strauss-Gasse
- In the Rosenlukken: see Operngasse
- In the sand cities: see St.-Elisabeth-Platz
- Kaiserallee: see Favoritenstrasse
- Kaiserweg: see Favoritenstraße
- Kapaunergasse: see Schäffergasse
- Karolinenplatz: see St.-Elisabeth-Platz
- Karolygasse: see Graf-Starhemberg-Gasse
- Kirchengasse: see Paulanergasse
- Kirchenplatz: see Favoritenstraße
- Kleine neue Gasse: see Kleine Neugasse or Mittersteig
- Lange Gasse: see Schönbrunner Strasse
- Liniengasse: see Kolschitzkygasse
- Luisengasse: see Mommsengasse
- Lumpertgasse: see Kettenbrückengasse
- Matzleinsdorfer Hauptstrasse: see Wiedner Hauptstrasse
- Matzleinsdorfer Strasse: see Wiedner Hauptstrasse
- Mayerhöfel-Gasse: see Mayerhofgasse
- Meidling-Schönbrunner Strasse: see Schönbrunner Strasse
- Mittelgasse: see Rainergasse
- Möllwaldhof: see Möllwaldplatz
- Mühlbachgasse: see Mühlgasse
- Neue Gasse on Neue Wieden: see Große Neugasse
- Neue Wieden Hauptstrasse : see Margaretenstrasse
- Neu-Wiedner Strasse: see Margaretenstrasse
- Obere Alleegasse: see Argentinierstraße
- Obere Alleestraße: see Plößlgasse
- Obere Bräuhausgasse: see Margaretenstrasse
- Upper Schleifmühlgasse: see Schleifmühlgasse
- Obere Schlossgasse: see Margaretenstrasse
- Pänigklstraße: see Paniglgasse
- Piaristengasse: see Ziegelofengasse
- Platzgasse: see Mozartgasse or Mozartplatz
- Plenkelgasse: see Paniglgasse
- Phorusplatz: see Phorusgasse
- Rainerplatz: see Rilkeplatz
- Reinprechtsdorfer Hauptstrasse: see Margaretenstrasse
- Salvatorgasse: see Freundgasse
- Schlösselgasse: see Lambrechtgasse
- Schmidtgasse: see Schikanedergasse
- Schmiedgasse: see Mühlgasse
- Sophiengasse: see Argentinierstraße
- Stalinplatz: see Schwarzenbergplatz
- Starhemberggasse: see Graf-Starhemberg-Gasse
- Suttnerplatz: see Rilkeplatz
- Tandelmarktgasse: see Technikerstraße
- Retail marketplace: see Technikerstraße
- Technikerstraße: see Symphonikerstraße
- Tischlergasse: see Schlüsselgasse
- Untere Alleegasse: see Argentinierstraße
- Lower Schleifmühlgasse: see Schleifmühlgasse
- Vordere Südbahnstraße: see Wiedner Gürtel
- Wampersdorfer Strasse: see Favoritenstrasse
- Wienstraße: see right Wienzeile
- Ziegelgasse: see Margaretenstrasse
1938-1945
- Anton-Lehner-Platz: see Rilkeplatz
- Maitzengasse: see Phorusgasse
Individual evidence
- ↑ Anton Burg on www.fahrradmuseum-rheinhessen.de, accessed December 12, 2011
- ↑ Anton Burg on www.fahrradmuseum-rheinhessen.de, accessed December 12, 2011
- ^ Georg Fleischmann in NN: Court and State Schematism of the Austrian Empire, Part 1 . kk Hof- und Staats-Aerarial-Druckerey, Vienna 1827, p. 674, accessed on December 16, 2011
- ^ Georg Fleischmann on http://forum.ahnenforschung.net , accessed on December 16, 2011
- ↑ Florabad (PDF file; 215 kB) at www.wieden800.at, accessed on December 16, 2011
- ↑ Am Goldegg (PDF file; 299 kB) at www.wieden800.at, accessed on December 18, 2011
- ↑ http://www.wien.gv.at/vtx/vtx-rk-xlink?SEITE=020081024007
- ^ History of the Wieden district. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on February 14, 2013 ; Retrieved January 4, 2012 . 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.
- ↑ Kleinschmid, Friedrich August. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 3, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1965, p. 392.
- ^ Kühn, Josef von. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 4, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1969, p. 322.
- ^ Franz Leibenfrost in NN: Nikolaus Lenau, works and letters . Deuticke / Klett-Cotta, Vienna 1992, p. 284, accessed on December 21, 2011
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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. Meaning, origin, earlier names. 6th revised, updated and expanded edition. Pichler Verlag, Vienna 2007, ISBN 978-3-85431-439-4 .
- Peter Simbrunner: Vienna. Street names from A to Z. 4. Completely revised and redesigned edition. Ueberreuter, Vienna 1989, ISBN 3-8000-3300-3 .
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- New street names on the Wieden and in Margareten .. In: Neue Freie Presse , November 4, 1913, p. 11 (online at ANNO ).
- Carl Graf Vasquez : KK Polizey District Wieden, consisting of suburbs of Wieden, Margarethen, Schaumburger-Grund, Hungelbrunn, Nickolsdorf, Reinprechtsdorf, Hundsthurm, Matzleinsdorf u. Lorenzergrund with 14 of the most excellent views , city map, Vienna undated (around 1830)
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Web links
- Resolutions of the Vienna City Council Committee for Culture and Science on new street names (naming a traffic area)
- Street Lexicon of the City of Vienna
- On the history of street names in Vienna