List of street names in Vienna / Währing

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List of streets, alleys and squares in Vienna's 18th district, Währing

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A.

Anton Baumann Park: Währinger water tower
View of the Aumannplatz
  • Abt-Karl-Gasse (Währing), named in 1887 (date possibly wrong) after the Benedictine Alexander Karl (1824–1909), abbot of Melk Abbey , member of the liberal constitutional party in the Herrenhaus (from 1876), member of the Lower Austrian state parliament (1878– 1908). He primarily took care of the economic interests of the town and monastery of Melk and ensured that the grammar school was enlarged by building a Konviktsbau . The street was originally called Untere Quergasse and from 1864 to 1887 Karlsgasse .
  • Albert Dub Park , named (date unknown) after the industrialist and landowner Albert Dub (1841–1908), who in 1887 donated the grounds for the park
  • Alsegger Straße (Gersthof), named in 1878 after the name of a Weingartenried that was mentioned in a document as early as 1241. The Alsegg vineyard is located between Pötzleinsdorf and Dornbach and is one of the most prominent locations in Vienna's viticulture. The street was previously called Bachgasse .
  • Anastasius-Grün-Gasse (Währing), named in 1876 after the politician and writer Anastasius Grün (actually Anton Alexander Graf von Auersperg, 1806–1876), member of the Frankfurt National Assembly (1848), member of the Krainer Landtag (1861–1867), member of the manor house (from 1861). As a political poet, he was an influential and celebrated representative of Austrian liberal political poetry and was considered a pioneer for freedom in the time of the Vormärz . The alley was laid out during the establishment of the cottage district .
  • Anna-Figl-Weg , named in 2008 after the hairdresser and telephone operator Anna Figl (1926–2005), district councilor in Währing (1967–1997, ÖVP), volunteer at the Währing district museum .
  • Anna-Frauer-Gasse (Währing), named after Anna Frauer (1765–1848) in 1894; she supported the school in Weinhaus , donated contributions to the preservation and beautification of the former Währinger Friedhof (today Währingerpark ), and set up several foundations to support the poor.
  • Anton-Baumann-Park , named in 1932 after the wine merchant and politician Anton Baumann (1848–1926), district chairman of Währing (1894–1918). During his term of office, the construction of the Kaiser-Jubiläums-Stadttheater (1898; its location belonged to Währing until 1905), the new construction of the Währing high school (1906), the extension of the Türkenschanzpark (1910) and the expansion of the sewerage system all took place. The small park , located directly on the Währinger Gürtel near the Michelbeuern - Allgemeine Krankenhaus underground station, is interesting because of the well-preserved but functionless water tower of the Kaiser-Ferdinand-Wasserleitung .
  • Anton-Frank-Gasse (Währing), named in 1894 after the coffee maker Anton Frank (1835–1880); he helped shape the townscape in Währing and made a significant contribution to the building of houses in the cottage district .
  • Antonigasse (Währing), named in 1894; Naming unclear, possibly after Anton Klettenhofer (1815–1897), mayor of Währing (1864–1871 and 1873–1882); see also Klettenhofergasse and Theresiengasse . According to another version, the name refers to a statue of St. Anthony of Padua .
  • Argauergasse (Währing), named in 1895 after the merchant Karl Argauer (1817–1890), councilor.
  • Aumannplatz (Währing, Weinhaus), named in 1913 after the clergyman Ignaz Aumann (1816–1896), pastor of Währing ; he left a fortune to build a church. The project could not be realized because of the First World War .

B.

  • Bäckenbrünnlgasse (Währing), named in 1911 after a spring ("Brünnl") that dried up in 1880. According to a legend, a baker's apprentice bent over a well to drink, bent too low, fell into the well and drowned. The alley is a connection between Gersthofer Straße and Severin-Schreiber-Gasse and is largely a staircase.
  • Bastiengasse (Gersthof, Pötzleinsdorf), named in 1874 after Karl Bastien (1860–1888), Mayor of Gersthof .
  • Batkagasse (Pötzleinsdorf), named in 1960 after the Czech-Austrian musicologist , music critic and librettist Richard Batka (1868–1922); he taught music history at the Vienna Music Academy (1909–1914). Furthermore, he wrote music-historical and music-aesthetic works, created libretti and worked as a translator of musical and literary texts from Czech, Polish, Italian and French.
  • Bauernweg (Pötzleinsdorf), unofficial name.
  • Baumschulweg (Pötzleinsdorf), unofficial name.
  • Bischof-Faber-Platz (Gersthof), named in 1894 after the bishop and humanist Johann Fabri (also Faber, actually Johann Heigerlin, 1478–1541); From 1523 he was a diplomat and advisor to the future Emperor Ferdinand I. In 1530 he became Bishop of Vienna , worked here as an avid preacher and wrote numerous polemical writings. He founded the student convict “St. Nikolaus ”in Vienna. See also Heigerleinstraße in the 16th district of Ottakring and 17th district of Hernals .
  • Blaselgasse (Pötzleinsdorf), named in 1925 after the actor and theater director Karl Blasel (1831–1922); From 1885 to 1900, Blasel successively headed the Theater in der Josefstadt , the Carltheater , the Theater auf der Wieden and the Etablissement Colosseum .
  • Blumengasse (Währing), named (date unknown) after the flower-filled surroundings. Was called Wohlrabgasse from 1938 to 1945 .
  • Brunnenstubenweg (Pötzleinsdorf), named in 1993 after the allotment garden settlement "Brunnenstube".
  • Buchleitengasse (Pötzleinsdorf), named in 1914 after a field name that was mentioned as the Lang Buchleuthen in 1642 . A Leite is a mountain slope, which in this case was obviously covered with beeches .
  • Buchleitenweg , unofficial name.
  • Büdingergasse (Pötzleinsdorf), named in 1929 after the historian Max Büdinger (1828–1902), professor of general history at the University of Vienna (1872–1900). He wrote numerous scientific papers, such as B. the "Austrian history up to the end of the 13th century" (1858). His most sensational work in 1859 was the proof that the Koeniginhof manuscript , which the Czechs considered to be identity-creating, was a forgery. The street was called 1942–1945 Hans-Hirsch-Gasse after the historian Hans Hirsch .
  • Bürgermeisterweg (Pötzleinsdorf), unofficial name.

C.

  • Canongasse (Währing), named in 1894 after the painter Hans Canon (actually Johann Strašiřipka, 1829–1885), history and portrait painter of historicism and the Vienna Ringstrasse era and contemporary of Hans Makart . He was based on the old masters, especially Peter Paul Rubens and Titian . In addition to his oil paintings, Canon also created a number of monumental paintings on public buildings from the Ringstrasse era.
  • Chamissogasse (Währing), named in 1927 after the German naturalist and poet Adelbert von Chamisso (originally Louis Charles Adélaïde de Chamissot de Boncourt, 1781–1838). Although his mother tongue was French, he succeeded in creating permanent works in German, including “ Peter Schlemihl's miraculous story ” (1814) and the poem “ Das Riesenspielzeug ” about Nideck Castle in Alsace . As a natural scientist, he was mainly concerned with botany ; Over 150 plant species and also some animal species have been named in his honor.
  • Colloredogasse (Währing), named in 1894 after the entrepreneur and politician Ferdinand Graf von Colloredo-Mannsfeld (1777–1848); in 1809 he took part in the battles of Aspern and Wagram as a major in a Landwehr battalion . From 1822 he was a member of the Lower Austrian gentry and brought the country's tax system in order. In 1844 Colloredo founded Austria's first sugar factory in Dürnkrut . He was also President of the First Austrian Spar-Casse (1826), President of the Lower Austrian Trade Association and, during the revolution of 1848, temporarily commander of the Academic Legion. Before that, the street was called Stefanigasse .
  • Cottagegasse (Währing), named in 1886 after the villa district Wiener Cottage . The Währinger and Döblinger Cottageviertel is one of the finest and most expensive residential areas in Vienna. It is located on the Türkenschanze , half in the 18th and half in the 19th district of Vienna.
  • Czartoryskigasse (Gersthof), named in 1894 after the art collector and former Polish officer Prince Konstantin Adam Czartoryski (1773–1860); he took part in Napoleon's campaign against Russia and distinguished himself in the battle of Moscow . In 1816 he became adjutant general of the Russian Emperor Alexander I ; soon he withdrew from public life. He settled in Vienna in 1828, where he was active as a patron and built a valuable collection of paintings in his Czartoryski-Schlössel in the Weinhaus district of Währingen . The street used to be called Mandelgasse .

D.

Street sign Dänenstraße and Peter-Jordan-Straße
Street sign Dr. Heinrich Maier-Strasse with additional board
  • Dänenstrasse (Währing), named in 1930 in memory of the Kingdom of Denmark , which helped starving Vienna after the First World War . The street was originally called Meridiangasse , then Dänenplatz until 1919 .
  • Dempschergasse (Währing), named in 1894 after the clergyman Johann Dempscher (1723–1733), pastor of Währing ; he had the rectory built at his own expense. The street was previously called Andreasgasse and originally Obere Quergasse .
  • Monument path (Pötzleinsdorf), unofficial name.
  • Dittesgasse (Währing), named in 1894 after the German pedagogue Friedrich Dittes (1829–1896), director of the municipal teacher education center in Vienna (from 1868), member of the Austrian Reichsrat (from 1873). He campaigned vigorously and successfully for a liberal organization of the school system and tried to reduce the influence of the clergy on the schools. The Ditteshof in Döbling is also named after him.
  • Dr.-Heinrich-Maier-Straße (Pötzleinsdorf), named in 1949 after the priest Heinrich Maier (1908–1945), chaplain in the Gersthof parish church . During the Nazi era , he and others founded the Maier-Messner-Caldonazzi resistance group . The group was betrayed and Maier was arrested in 1944 and executed in 1945. See also Walter-Caldonazzi-Platz in the 13th district of Hietzing . Before 1874 the street was called Feldgasse, from 1874 to 1938 after Julie von Ladenburg Julienstraße and was named Ulmer Straße by the Nazi dictatorship.
  • Dürwaringstraße (Pötzleinsdorf), named in 1912 after the stream of the same name. With the Dürwaringbach in the area of ​​the Schafbergbad south of the Ladenburghöhe, a last, open source brook of the Währinger Bach has been preserved, which flows into the Währinger Bach below Alt-Gersthof.

E.

The Edmund-Weiß-Gasse at the observatory park
Erndtgasse
  • Ebner-Eschenbach-Park , named in 1930 after the writer Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach (1830–1916); With her psychological stories she is considered one of the most important German-speaking women narrators of the 19th century. In 1887 her novel “ Das Gemeindekind ” appeared , which is still very important in literature today.
  • Eckpergasse (Pötzleinsdorf), named in 1903 by Matthias Eckper († 1599), owner of the manor in Pötzleinsdorf .
  • Edelhofgasse (Währing), named in 1864 after a former aristocratic residence "Edelhof". Before that it was called Neue Gasse .
  • Edmund-Weiß-Gasse , named in 1918 after the astronomer Edmund Weiss (1837–1917), professor of astronomy at the University of Vienna (from 1869), director of the university observatory in Währing (1883–1909). In 1892 he published the popular star atlas "Atlas of the Star World". The Weiss lunar crater is also named after him. Before that, the traffic area was called Spöttelgasse.
  • Eduardgasse (Währing), named approx. 1864/1871, naming unclear; possibly after the entrepreneur Eduard Astleithner (life dates unknown).
  • Erndtgasse (Gersthof), named in 1888 after the master potter Franz Bernhard Erndt (1836–1909); Owner of the Gersthof Palace, local councilor in Gersthof ; he ceded the reason for building the alley free of charge.

F.

Felix Dahn
  • Feistmantelstraße (Währing), named in 1897 after the forester Rudolf von Feistmantel (1805–1871), Section Councilor in the Court Chamber for Minting and Mining (from 1838), Head of the State Forestry Administration (from 1851). In 1852 Feistmantel played a key role in the revision of the Austrian forest laws. Before that, the street was called Hochschulstraße .
  • Felix-Dahn-Straße (Währing), named in 1912 after the German professor of law , writer and historian Felix Dahn (1834–1912); its popularity was based above all on a historical novel that is one of the learned professorial novels that enjoyed extraordinary popularity in the founding years of the German Empire: A Battle for Rome (1876). With a total of about 30,000 printed pages comprehensive oeuvre Dahn counts undoubtedly the most prolific scribblers of his century.
  • Ferrogasse (Gersthof), named in 1894 after the doctor Pascal Joseph de Ferro (1753–1809); As a city ​​physician , he introduced the modern medical and rescue services as well as the cowpox vaccination in Austria.
  • Finkenweg (Pötzleinsdorf), unofficial name after the finch bird species .
  • Franz-Barwig-Weg (Pötzleinsdorf), named in 1954 after the sculptor Franz Barwig the Elder (1868–1931), professor at the Vienna School of Applied Arts (1909–1921); he was one of the most important Austrian sculptors of the Art Nouveau period. He mainly worked in wood and created numerous animal sculptures as well as nudes. Barwig also dealt with sacred art. He tried to combine elements of modernity with tradition.
  • Franz-Klein-Gasse (Oberdöbling), named in 1926 after the lawyer and politician Franz Klein (1854–1926), civil servant in the Ministry of Justice (from 1891). Klein became known in particular as the author of the Code of Civil Procedure from 1898. He also brought about innovations in the field of commercial law and the protection of minors. The street was originally called Gaswerkstraße and from 1917 Exportakademiestraße , after the kk Exportakademie founded in 1898 and housed here since 1917, the predecessor of today's business university .
  • Franz-Schubert-Weg (Pötzleinsdorf), unofficial name after the composer Franz Schubert (1797–1828). The Schubertring in the 1st district of Innere Stadt , the Schubertgasse in the 9th district of Alsergrund and the Franz-Schubert-Straße in the 14th district of Penzing are also named after him.
  • Friedrich-Wagner-Gasse (Gersthof), named in 1889 after Friedrich Wagner (1828–1897), Mayor of Währing (1882–1889).

G

Friedrich von Gentz
One of the oldest preserved buildings in Währing: The former seat of the patrimonial jurisdiction in Gentzgasse
View into Gymnasiumstrasse
  • Gentzgasse (Währing, Weinhaus), named in 1894 after the writer, state thinker and politician Friedrich von Gentz (1764–1832), political officer with Prince Metternich . From 1815 Gentz ​​was a regular summer guest in the still rural suburb of Weinhaus ; from 1819 he owned a house at Währinger Strasse 169–171 and later lived here with Fanny Elßler . The street was previously called Herrengasse . It's up on vacant lots obstruction throughout founder temporally installed and between belt and Vorortelinie one of the busiest east-west thoroughfares of the district. No. 7: The house where the writer and actor Egon Friedell lived and died . The Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Queen Silvia Parish has been located at No. 10 since 1986 in the revitalized former free house of the Barnabite Monastery of St. Michael ; the building was the official seat of the patrimonial jurisdiction for the Währinger dominion area. No. 31: Memorial plaque for Franz Schubert . No. 142: Weinhauser parish church St. Josef built in neo-Gothic style and the parsonage belonging to it.
  • Geroldgasse (Neuwaldegg), named in 1896 after the brothers Moriz von Gerold (1815–1884) and Friedrich Gerold (1813–1885), both booksellers, printers and publishers. They expanded their bookstore into a publishing house and a printing company. A number of important works and magazines appeared in her publishing house; With the development of the Austrian school system, the publication of school books was particularly cultivated.
  • Gersthofer Straße (Gersthof, Währing), named in 1894 after the once independent municipality of Gersthof , which was first mentioned in 1497 as Gerstlerhof and incorporated in 1892. The name goes back to a farm that belonged to a Georg Gerstler. Before that , the street was called Hauptstraße , the section Schöffelgasse – Czartoryskigasse 1909–1912 Tetmayergasse .
  • Gertrudplatz (Währing), named in 1894 after the Währing parish church "To the Saints Laurence and Gertrud" , built in 1753 and named after Saint Laurence of Rome († 258) and Gertrud von Nivelles (allegedly 626–659). The square in front of it was called Kirchenplatz .
  • Geyergasse (Pötzleinsdorf), named in 1912 after master selcher Franz Geyer (1839–1903), local councilor (1891–1903).
  • Geymüllergasse (Pötzleinsdorf), named in 1894 after the Swiss banker Johann Heinrich Geymüller (1754–1824), owner of the bank “Geymüller & Co” together with his brother Johann Jakob Geymüller (1760–1834). He is considered a co-founder of the Austrian National Bank . In 1817 he first became a member of the first board of directors and shortly afterwards vice governor of the National Bank. In addition to the bank, he owned numerous estates in Lower Austria , Bohemia and Vienna, including Pötzleinsdorf Castle and its manorial estate from 1801 .
  • Gillingerweg (Gersthof), named in 1996 after the detective Christian Gillinger (1950–1995), officer at the Währing District Police Department; he was shot while pursuing a violent criminal who was fleeing.
  • Gregor-Mendel-Straße (Währing), named in 1934 after the natural scientist Gregor Mendel (1822–1884); he succeeded in attempting to cross with pure cultivated forms of peas , which differ only in a few genetic traits ( genes ), to describe the laws of inheritance ( Mendel's rules ). He is therefore often referred to as the "father of genetics ". The street was previously called Hochschulstraße , after the adjacent university, later the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences .
  • Gustav-Tschermak-Gasse (Währing), named in 1935 after the mineralogist Gustav Tschermak (1836–1927), professor at the University of Vienna (from 1868). His research areas were the chemistry of silicate minerals and meteorites . In 1864 he discovered the principle of isomorphic replacement . Tschermak founded the magazine "Mineralogische Mittheilungen" in 1871. The alley was previously called Dittesgasse .
  • Gymnasiumstraße (Währing), named in 1894 after the Döblinger Gymnasium which opened in 1885 and has been at No. 83 since 1887. In the second half of the 16th century, the road was laid out as a developed path between Währing ( called Feldgasse there) and Döbling ( called Währinger Gasse there). From the second half of the 18th century, the traffic route between Michaelerstraße and Gentzgasse was built on both sides and further developed in the course of the 19th century with the construction of the cottage district . The western side of the street between Haizingergasse and Billrothstraße belongs to the Währinger and Döblinger Cottage (district border: Hasenauerstraße). The rest of the street is built with apartment buildings that loosen up towards Döbling. The southern part is under ensemble protection because of the numerous preserved historical facades. To the east, between Mollgasse and the district border, the Währingerpark , which was laid out in 1923 on the site of the former General Währinger cemetery , connects .

H

Street sign Haizingergasse
Hans Sachs, woodcut by Hans Brosamer
Hasenauerstrasse around 1900
  • Haizingergasse (Währing), named in 1894 after the German actress Amalie Haizinger (1800–1884); she came to Vienna in 1846 at the Burgtheater , where she worked with great applause until her death in 1884, among other roles in the role of “comical old people”. The street was previously called Ferstelgasse , after the Ringstrasse architect Heinrich von Ferstel , who was also one of the founders of the Viennese Cottage Association. The Haizingergasse grammar school, which was founded in 1921 as a "middle school for girls", is located at number 37.
  • Händelgasse (Währing), named in 1927 after the German-English composer Georg Friedrich Händel (1685–1759); his main work comprises 46 operas and 25 oratorios - including the Messiah with the well-known choral work " Hallelujah " - as well as numerous works for orchestra and chamber music. Handel's works have been part of the performance repertoire for more than 250 years, longer than any other composer's.
  • Hans-Bock-Park , named in 2005 after the politician Hans Bock (1914–2002), social democratic district councilor (1946–1949), member of the Vienna Parliament (1948–1977), Vienna City Councilor (1964–1973) and Vice Mayor (1970–1973 ). He served under four mayors.
  • Hans-Sachs-Gasse (Währing), named in 1894 after the German poet , master singer and playwright Hans Sachs (1494–1576); his work is considered to be an important testimony to the imperial city bourgeois culture of the 16th century. Hans Sachs is considered the most talented and famous of the Mastersingers and is arguably the only one with lasting fame. He wrote over 6,000 pieces of various kinds, including more than 4,000 master chants. Before that, the street was called Wildemanngasse .
  • Hasenauerstraße (Währing), named in 1894 after the architect Karl von Hasenauer (1833–1894), an important representative of historicism in Vienna, especially the Vienna Ringstraße . With Gottfried Semper he designed the Hofbautenkomplex with the Kunsthistorisches Museum and the Natural History Museum (1871-1891), the Burgtheater (1874-1888) and the Neue Hofburg (1881-1894, completed in 1913). Before that, the street was called Parkstrasse . Between Gymnasiumstrasse and Gregor-Mendel-Strasse it forms the border between the districts of Währing and Döbling . Existing as a simple footpath since 1800, the road was expanded and paved in the course of the second construction phase of the cottage .
  • Hawelgasse (Pötzleinsdorf), named in 1925 after the elementary school teacher and writer Rudolf Hawel (1860–1923); he was an important representative of the Viennese folk piece and a popular narrator, with subjects from the life of the lower social classes.
  • Heinz-Holecek-Platz (Neustift am Walde), named after Heinz Holecek (1938–2012) in 2017 . He was a singer, a member of the ensemble of the Vienna State Opera and Vienna Volksoper , but also a Viennese song interpreter, actor, parodist and entertainer.
  • Herbeckstrasse (Gersthof, Pötzleinsdorf), named in 1894 after the conductor and composer Johann von Herbeck (1831–1877), Hofkapellmeister (from 1866), Kapellmeister of the Vienna Court Opera (1869–1875) and its director from 1870 to 1875. He was an important figure in the history of music in Vienna and had numerous contacts with other musicians; for example, he became a sponsor of Anton Bruckner . Herbeck discovered “ The Unfinished ” by Franz Schubert and premiered it in 1865. Before that, the street was called Neuwaldegger Straße .
  • Hermann-Pacher-Gasse (Währing, Pötzleinsdorf), named in 1914 after Hermann Pacher (1834–1914), local councilor in Währing (1900–1912). Before that it was called Trepperweg .
  • Hermann-Pacher-Weg (Währing, Pötzleinsdorf), named in 1959, see Hermann-Pacher-Gasse .
  • Hildebrandgasse (Währing), named in 1894 (incorrectly spelled) after Johann Lucas von Hildebrandt (1668–1745), one of the most important builders in Central Europe during the Baroque era . Among other things, he built (or contributed to): City Palace of Prince Eugen (1695–1698), Palais Schwarzenberg (1697–1723), St. Peter's Church (1702), Palais Schönburg (1700–1706), Palais Auersperg (1706–1710) , Palais Daun-Kinsky (1713–1726), Belvedere Palace (1714–1716 and 1721–1723), Piarist Church (1716) and Palais Harrach (1727–1735).
  • Hockegasse (Gersthof, Pötzleinsdorf), named in 1894 after the town councilor Nicolaus Hocke (also Hoche, 1628–1691), Viennese town clerk who wrote a history of the Turkish siege of 1683 . The alley connects the Türkenschanzplatz with the place where a "Turkish cross" once stood (Schafberggasse). Before that it was called Parkgasse (as an extension of what was later to become Hasenauerstraße to Gersthof) .
  • Hofmanngasse (Währing), named in 1877 after Johann Hofmann (1767–1832), who built the first buildings in this street.
  • Hofstattgasse (Währing), named in 1892 after a field name. Hofstatt referred to a building site intended for the construction of a house.
  • Höhenstraße (Salmannsdorf), named in 1935; it connects the heights of the Kahlengebirge with Grinzing and Neustift and is the longest street in Vienna at 14.9 kilometers.
  • Hohenwarteweg (Währing, Gersthof), named in 1990 after a field name. When waiting is generally referred to an observation post or tower (see watchtower ), holds a place from which one out, or a viewpoint .
  • Höhnegasse (Gersthof), named in 1892 after the master builder Johann Höhne (1802–1886), local councilor in Währing.

I.

The Ignaz-Schreiner-Weg is a footpath
  • Ignaz-Schreiner-Weg (Pötzleinsdorf), named in 1988 after the grocer and innkeeper Ignaz Schreiner (1842–1921); In 1880 he bought what was then the only house on Schafberg, had the already dilapidated building repaired and opened a drinks bar, which was soon very popular.
  • Im Winkel , unofficial name.
  • Innozenz-Lang-Gasse (Währing), named in 1907 after the pedagogue Franz Innocenz Lang (1752–1835), member of the study auditing court commission (1795–1802), director of grammar schools and advisor for grammar school affairs in the study court commission (1808 -30). He had a strong influence on the further development of the higher education system in Austria, e.g. For example, the introduction of the subject teacher system (1806–1818), the extension of the study period at grammar schools to 6 years and the expansion of the teaching program through the inclusion of general education, particularly natural science subjects.

J

Johann Nepomuk Vogl
The Joseph Kainz monument, unveiled in 1911, has been located on the square of the same name since 1931
  • Jeitnerweg (Dornbach), named in 2002 after the cemetery gardener Heinrich Jeitner (1920–1991); In 1980 he founded the “Austria's Cemetery Gardeners Cooperative for Permanent Grave Maintenance” (FGÖ).
  • Johann-Nepomuk-Vogl-Platz (Währing), named in 1894 after the civil servant and part-time writer Johann Nepomuk Vogl (1802–1866); he mainly wrote poems , ballads , dramas , short stories and essays . The number of his (inventoried) works is in the hundreds. In addition, he published several almanacs and paperbacks , including the Austrian Wunderhorn (from 1834) and the Austrian Folk Calendar . The square was previously called Marktplatz . One of the Währing markets is still located on the square south of Kreuzgasse between Leitermayergasse and Teschnergasse.
  • Jörgerstraße (Währing), named in 1894 after Johann Quintin Graf Jörger (1624–1705), court chamberlain and important advisor to Emperor Leopold I. In this role he worked as a diplomat in the Habsburg wars with the Ottoman Empire and France . As governor of Lower Austria , he made important municipal political decisions for Vienna, such as the introduction of the city's first public lighting and the Rumorwache, the predecessor organization of the Vienna Security Guard . The street was previously called Alsbachstraße . It is only three blocks long to Währing (from Währinger Gürtel to Martinstraße, with the houses to the north of it), otherwise it belongs to the 17th district ( Hernals ).
  • Josef-Bindtner-Gasse (Pötzleinsdorf), named in 1969 after the writer and local historian Josef Bindtner (1866–1939); he wrote a biography about Adalbert Stifter "His life and work" (1929), and gave the "Memoirs of my life. Found and felt ”(1914) by Ignaz Franz Castelli and“ Memories from Old Vienna ”(1923) by Eduard von Bauernfeld .
  • Josef-Redl-Gasse (Dornbach), named in 1951 after the teacher Josef Redl (1876–1937), Christian Social District Chairman of Hernals (1934–1937).
  • Joseph-Kainz-Park (Währing), naming date unknown; see Joseph-Kainz-Platz .
  • Joseph-Kainz-Platz (Währing), named in 1931 after the actor Josef Kainz (1858–1910); he played at the Deutsches Theater Berlin (1883–1888) and at the Vienna Burgtheater (from 1899), where he designed 28 major roles and became a role model for the following generation of actors. Kainz is considered to be one of the most important character actors in German-speaking theater of his time. Before that, the place was called Meridianplatz . Together with the surrounding park, it has been part of the Vienna Green Belt nature reserve since 2007 .

K

The Kutschkergasse with the Kutschkermarkt
  • Kalbeckgasse (Pötzleinsdorf), named in 1925 after the German music writer, music critic and translator Max Kalbeck (1850–1921). In addition to translating opera librettos, especially those of Tchaikovsky , Verdi , Puccini and Smetana , he wrote new librettos a. a. for Mozart's Bastien and Bastienne and La Finta Giardiniera . His most important achievement is his extensive biography of Johannes Brahms , published between 1904 and 1914 .
  • Karlweisgasse (Währing), named in 1919 after the civil servant and writer Carl Karlweis (actually Karl Weis, 1850–1901), civil servant and later director of the Southern Railway Company . He was a columnist for the Neue Wiener Tagblatt , the Neue Freie Presse and the Gartenlaube . He wrote numerous short stories and novels, including in the Viennese dialect . He also wrote comedies and folk plays with Hermann Bahr and Vinzenz Chiavacci . Between 1938 and 1945 the street was called Hans-Thoma-Gasse , after the German landscape painter Hans Thoma (1839-1924).
  • Keylwerthgasse (Salmannsdorf), named in 1894 after Ignaz Keylwerth (1811–1885), honorary citizen of Salmannsdorf ; In 1875 he built house number 16 in today's Keylwerthgasse. The street was previously called Karolinengasse .
  • Khevenhüllerstrasse (Pötzleinsdorf), named in 1894 after the statesman Johann Joseph Khevenhüller-Metsch (1706–1776), high official at the court of Empress Maria Theresa with considerable political influence. His diary, which he kept for more than 33 years, is of importance for historical research. Khevenhüller was in the possession of the manor over the place Pötzleinsdorf . The street was originally called Pötzleinsdorfer Hohlweg and then Bergsteiggasse . It is a connecting road between the Heurigen villages Pötzleinsdorf and Sievering . Sights are the Geymüllerschlössel and the Agydius Church in late baroque style .
  • Klettenhofergasse (Währing), named in 1882 after Anton Klettenhofer (1815–1897), Mayor of Währing (1864–1871 and 1873–1882). See also Antonigasse and Theresiengasse .
  • Klostergasse (Währing), named in 1868 after the monastery of the Lazarist Order in Währing, which was built in that year . Today it houses the Antonigasse school center of the Archdiocese of Vienna . The Lazarist Church , built between 1876 ​​and 1878 by the architect Friedrich von Schmidt , also belongs to the monastery . See also Lazaristengasse and Vinzenzgasse .
  • Knorrweg (Pötzleinsdorf), named in 1990 after Adolf Knorr (1880–1947), he ran the Heuriger "Adolf Knorr's Buschenschenke" on the Schafberg .
  • Köhlergasse (Weinhaus), named after Josefine Köhler (1821–1858) in 1884; she left 26,900 guilders for the construction of a poor house. The “Josefine Köhler Foundation” still exists today; it grants benefits to needy, old, incapable of working or chronically ill people who have their main residence in Vienna.
  • Krenngasse (Gersthof), named in 1909 after the doctor Roderich Krenn (1848–1909), City Councilor in Vienna. He was a co-founder of the Volksoper and worked part-time as a song composer and poet.
  • Kreuzgasse (Währing), named (date unknown) after a crucifix erected in an open field and renewed in 1759 . Built entirely with buildings from the Wilhelminian style, the alley extends as a typical Viennese suburban street between Währinger Gürtel and Simonygasse on the suburb line and forms an important east-west connection of the district. The last block on the left before the Kreuzgassenbrücke and the southern half of the bridge belong to the 17th district. See also: Remise Kreuzgasse and Lindenhof . There is also a Kreuzgasse in the 10th district .
  • Kreuzgassenbrücke (Währing), naming date unclear, connects Kreuzgasse with the extending Czartoryskigasse between Simonygasse and Gersthofer Straße over the suburb line running in the cut.
  • Kreuzwiesengasse (Pötzleinsdorf), named in 1894 after an old field name.
  • Krütznergasse (Währing), named in 1933 after the teacher Gustav Krützner (1871–1930), school director and founder of a school care center . The street was previously called Exnergasse, just like its extension on the other side of the Gürtel, today's Achamergasse in the 9th district, since 1862 . The alley section in the 9th district was renamed in 1903; until 1905 it belonged to the 18th district.
  • Kurzböckgasse (Gersthof), named in 1914 after the printer , bookseller and translator Josef Kurzböck (1736–1792), owner of the university bookstore . He introduced improvements in type casting and letterpress printing. He also translated several writings from Italian and in 1779 published an enlarged and improved edition of the “Almanac de Vienne en faveur des étrangers” published in 1766 in German and French. 1776 he became Joseph Ritter von Kurzböck ennobled .
  • Kutschkergasse (Währing), named in 1894 after the Archbishop and Cardinal Johann Rudolf Kutschker (1810–1881); he was a recognized moral theologian and expert on canon law . Kutschker was instrumental in bringing about the Austrian Concordat of 1855. His predecessor was Joseph Othmar von Rauscher (see Rauscherstraße in the 2nd and 20th districts Leopoldstadt and Brigittenau , Othmargasse in the 20th district, and Kardinal-Rauscher-Platz in the 15th district of Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus ); his successor was Cölestin Josef Ganglbauer (see Ganglbauergasse in the 16th district of Ottakring ). The street runs from the Währinger Gürtel in the south to Gentzgasse in the north. The part between Schulgasse and Gentzgasse is now the market area or pedestrian zone and, together with the crossing Währinger Straße, forms the business center of the district.

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  • Lacknergasse (Währing, Weinhaus), named after Matthias von Lackner in 1894 (life data unknown), around 1720 landowner in Weinhaus. The street was originally called Fürstengasse in Währing and Johannesgasse in Weinhaus .
  • Ladenburghöhe (Pötzleinsdorf), naming date unknown; the path leads along the Ladenburghöhe ridge of the same name. This is named after the bank director Ludwig Graf Ladenburg, owner of the Pötzleinsdorfer castle ; in 1872 he promoted the Payer-Weyprecht expedition to the Arctic Ocean .
  • Lazargasse (Gersthof), named in 1962 after the pediatrician Erwin Lazar (1877–1932), head of the “curative education station” of the Vienna University Children's Clinic (from 1911), where neurological , nervous and mental disorders in children were researched for the first time worldwide . Furthermore, Lazar improved the education of the educators, developed an early form of the intelligence test and had a decisive influence on the design of the Austrian juvenile criminal law , which was considered to be one of the most progressive of its time. Lazar's superior at the University Children's Hospital was Clemens von Pirquet ; see Pirquetgasse in the 22nd district of Donaustadt .
  • Lazaristengasse (Währing), named in 1894 after the Catholic male order of the Lazarists , which was founded by Vincent von Paul in Paris in 1625 . The order built a monastery in Währing in 1868 and the Lazarist Church from 1876–1878 . See also Klostergasse and Vinzenzgasse . Before that, the street was called Bockgasse .
  • Leitermayergasse (Währing), named in 1894 after the musician and music teacher Michael Leitermayer (1799–1867), choir regent and organist of the Lichtentaler parish church in Alsergrund (from 1827); he was a classmate and friend of Franz Schubert and led numerous world premieres of his church works, u. a. 1829 Schubert's Mass in E flat major (D 950) . His son Alexander Leitermayer (1826–1898) became a popular conductor and composer. The street was previously called Josefigasse in Währing .
  • Leopold-Ernst-Gasse (Währing), named in 1894 after the architect Leopold Ernst (1808–1862), cathedral builder of St. Stephan in Vienna (from 1853). In addition to the restoration of the cathedral, he redesigned the Palais Niederösterreich in Vienna's Herrengasse and Grafenegg Castle . The alley was originally called Gebhartgasse , then Gstättengasse , and then until 1894 Leopoldigasse .
  • Leopold-Rosenmayr-Park , named (date unknown) after Leopold Rosenmayr (1900–1981), District Councilor in Währing. The green area is a Beserlpark at the entrance of the Gersthofer Friedhof .
  • Leopoldsplateau (Pötzleinsdorf), naming date and meaning unknown; small place on the northern slope of the Schafberg.
  • Leo-Slezak-Gasse (Währing), named in 1960 after the singer and actor Leo Slezak (1873–1946), hero tenor at the Vienna State Opera (from 1901). In 1932 he began his second career as a star in German films, in which he played mostly comic roles and almost always sang. The better known titles are “La Paloma” (1934), “Gasparone” (1937), and “It was a glittering ball night” (1939). As a writer, Leo Slezak wrote four books in which he describes his eventful life in a humorous way. The street was previously called Czermakgasse .
  • Leschetitzkygasse (Pötzleinsdorf), named in 1932 after the Polish musician, pianist , composer and music teacher Theodor Leschetitzky (actually Teodor Leszetycki, 1830–1915); He came to Vienna in 1878 and trained numerous - later famous - pianists. Leschetizky was one of the most important and influential piano teachers of his time. He was also active as a composer, wrote two operas , a piano concerto , songs and over 70 piano pieces.
  • Privet Drive (Pötzleinsdorf), named in 1967 after the genus Privet .
  • Littrowgasse (Währing), named in 1879 after the astronomer Karl Ludwig von Littrow (1811–1877), son of the important astronomer Joseph Johann von Littrow , professor of astronomy at the University of Vienna , director of the university observatory (from 1842), the construction of which he initiated. The “Annals of the Vienna Observatory” have become one of the most important astronomical yearbooks under his leadership .
  • Ludwiggasse (Pötzleinsdorf), named in 1876 after the master locksmith Ludwig Galler (1792–1854); he is listed in the chronicle as a "benefactor".

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Franz Molnár, February 16, 1941, photographer Carl van Vechten
  • Marsanogasse (Währing), named in 1895 after Lieutenant Field Marshal Wilhelm von Marsano (1797–1871), commander of several infantry regiments. In terms of writing, he was able to make a name for himself as a playwright and narrator of the late romantic era. His comedy “Die Helden” (1829) was performed at the Vienna Burgtheater . The small lane runs between Währinger Gürtel and Währinger Park ; it was previously called Stefaniegasse .
  • Martinstrasse (Währing), naming date unknown, meaning uncertain; possibly after the innkeeper Martin Neumayr (1777-1852), who had the grounds parceled out here, or after Martin Schmauser (life dates unknown), who built the first house here in 1840. The street was originally called Währinger Gasse . It is an important, busy connection through the Kreuzgassenviertel between Jörgerstraße in the south and Gentzgasse in the north (extension towards Döbling: Gymnasiumstraße). At no.25 is the Protestant parish church AB, which opened in 1898 as Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Jubiläumskirche (since 1918 Luther Church ), at no.100, between Währinger Strasse and Gentzgasse, is the former Währinger town hall, since 1892 the municipal district office for the 18th District.
  • Mautnerweg (Pötzleinsdorf), named in 1993 after the entrepreneur Konrad Mautner (1880–1924), head of the United Austrian Textile Industry Mautner Aktiengesellschaft , one of the largest European textile groups at the time with around 23,000 employees. However, Mautner spent most of the time in the Salzkammergut . In Gößl , where he owned a villa, he pursued folklore studies as a hobby. (The industrial family Mautner is not related to the industrial family Mautner Markhof .)
  • Max-Emanuel-Straße (Währing), named in 1910 after the Bavarian Elector Maximilian II. Emanuel (1662–1726); As part of the Second Turkish Siege of Vienna in 1683, he commanded the Bavarian contingents of the relief army in the Battle of Kahlenberg . See also Rimplergasse , Scherffenberggasse and Waldeckgasse .
  • Max-Schmidt-Platz (Pötzleinsdorf), named in 2000 after the Hungarian-Austrian furniture manufacturer Max Schmidt (1861–1935); Together with his brothers, he was the owner of the family business Friedrich Otto Schmidt . Schmidt primarily invested the wealth he had acquired in the years before the First World War in art and real estate. In 1920 Schmidt acquired the Pötzleinsdorf Castle and its park and around 1925 had it equipped with an outside staircase in a neo-baroque style. In 1934 he transferred this property to the City of Vienna.
  • Maynollogasse (Währing), named in 1886 after the clergyman Josef Maynollo (1818–1872), pastor of Währing .
  • Messerschmidtgasse (Gersthof), named after the sculptor Franz Xaver Messerschmidt (1736–1783) in 1894 ; he was an artist somewhere between baroque and classicism , with an odor of curiosity . He was very much appreciated by Maria Theresa , so that he became a kind of “court sculptor”. He became known to posterity above all for his so-called “character heads” exhibited in the Belvedere Palace , which show all kinds of physiognomic states ( affects ) to extreme grimaces. The alley was previously called Schmidtgasse .
  • Michaelerstraße (Währing), named in 1876 after the Catholic male order of the Barnabites ; In 1626 Ferdinand II ordered him to Austria, where he entrusted him with the Church of St. Michael in Vienna as a branch of the order. The order owned land in Währing.
  • Mitterberggasse (Währing), named (date unknown) after a field name that was mentioned in a document as early as 1355.
  • Möhnergasse (Gersthof), named in 1904 after the Benedictine monk Reginbald Möhner († 1672); Conventual in the monastery of St. Ulrich and Afra in Augsburg . He traveled through Austria (1635–1636 and 1646) during the Thirty Years' War and wrote down his experiences. The fun-loving imperial field chaplain made an interesting contribution to the knowledge of the people, nobility and clergy in Austria and Bavaria, spiced with humor and fine observations.
  • Mollgasse (Währing), named in 1894 after the sculptor Balthasar Ferdinand Moll (1717–1785), professor at the Academy of Fine Arts (1751–1765). He created numerous Rococo pompous sarcophagi for the Habsburg ruling family, which were buried in the imperial crypt of the Vienna Capuchin monastery. His main work is the double sarcophagus for Maria Theresa and Emperor Franz I. Stephan in the Capuchin Crypt from 1754. The street was previously called Friedhofgasse .
  • Molnargasse (Pötzleinsdorf), named in 1959 after the Hungarian writer and journalist Ferenc Molnár (1878–1952); he is considered the most important Hungarian playwright of the 20th century. His best-known work is the play Liliom (1909).
  • Mosenthalweg (Pötzleinsdorf), named in 1888 after the playwright and librettist Salomon Hermann Mosenthal (1821–1877); his best-known work is his libretto for Otto Nicolai's comic opera “ The Merry Women of Windsor ”. The way was called 1938–1948 Larischweg .

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  • Naaffgasse (Pötzleinsdorf), named in 1937 after the journalist and writer Anton August Naaff (1850–1918), editor of the magazine “Die Lyra. Vienna General Journal for the Literary and Musical World ” (from 1882). In addition to his journalistic activities, he wrote poems and stories with partly pronounced German national content. Before that, the alley was part of Herbeckstrasse .

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Pötzleinsdorf Palace Park
Pötzleinsdorfer Straße with the parish church of St. Egydius
  • Paradeweg (Pötzleinsdorf), unofficial designation of a path in the allotment gardens Brunnstube.
  • Paulinengasse (Währing, Weinhaus), named in 1894 after Pauline Baroness von Effinger-Wildegg (born Feronce von Rothenkreutz, 1808–1905), educator of Princess Wilhelmine Montléart-Sachsen-Curland , after Wilhelminenberg , Wilhelminenberg Castle , Wilhelminenspital , the Wilhelminenstraße that Montleartstraße and Curlandgasse in Ottakring and Hernals are named. The Paulinensteig and Effingergasse in Ottakring are named after Pauline von Effinger-Wildegg . The street was previously called Mayergasse .
  • Peter-Jordan-Straße (Währing), named in 1904 after the agricultural scientist Peter Jordan (1751–1827), professor of general natural history at the University of Vienna (from 1783), director of the imperial estates in Vösendorf and Laxenburg (from 1806). He was one of the founders of agricultural and forestry teaching and developed new methods of systematic tillage.
  • Philippovichgasse (Oberdöbling), named in 1926 after the economist and politician Eugen Philippovich von Philippsberg (1858–1917), professor at the University of Vienna (from 1893); he was one of the leading representatives of the social policy party founded in 1896 . Philippovich was a member of the Verein für Socialpolitik , founded in 1873, and was committed to building a welfare state and promoting moderate colonialism .
  • Pittelweg (Pötzleinsdorf), unofficial name.
  • Plenergasse (Währing), named in 1888 after the politician Ignaz von Plener (1810–1908), Austrian finance minister (1860–1865) and trade minister (1867–1870); he created the basis for the economic upswing of the early days . He was particularly interested in the expansion of the railway system through the licensing of many private railways, a reform of the major banks, the introduction of statistics and the liability law as well as the reorganization of the chambers of commerce . In January and February 1870 he acted temporarily as Imperial and Royal Prime Minister .
  • Pötzleinsdorfer Höhe (Pötzleinsdorf, Neustift am Walde), named in 1886; see Pötzleinsdorfer Straße .
  • Pötzleinsdorfer Schlosspark (Pötzleinsdorf), naming date unknown. The park was laid out in the eighteenth century by Philippina von Herberstein and expanded from 1797 by Johann Heinrich Geymüller ; see Geymüllergasse . Most recently it was in the possession of the furniture manufacturer Max Schmidt , who bequeathed it to the municipality of Vienna; see Max-Schmidt-Platz .
  • Pötzleinsdorfer Straße (Pötzleinsdorf), named in 1894 after Pötzleinsdorf , located on the edge of the Vienna Woods , which was first mentioned in 1112 as pezelinesdorf and incorporated into Vienna in 1892. The street was previously called Hauptstraße .

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Richard-Kralik-Platz
View of Riglergasse
  • Ranftlgasse (Währing), named in 1894 after the painter and graphic artist Matthias Johann Ranftl (1804–1854); Artist of the Viennese Biedermeier period . His subjects ranged from landscape painting to portraits and historical and religious altarpieces to genre painting , for which he is still best known today. After 1831, during his time in Vienna, he mainly turned to the genre. Pictures from the rural area and scenes from Vienna were created. Before that, the street was called Währinger Gasse .
  • Richard-Kralik-Platz (Währing), named in 1934 after the writer and cultural philosopher Richard Kralik (1852–1934); he wanted to see the present and the future emerge as a cultural bloom that grew out of religion and nationality and thatwould be equivalent to antiquity . He dedicated his life and work to the realization of this romantic Catholic cultural program. The square was called Carl-Ludwig-Platz until 1920and then Weimarer Platz until 1934.
  • Riglergasse (Währing), named in 1886 after the master baker Karl Rigler (1823–1895), municipal councilor in Währing .
  • Rimplergasse (Währing), named in 1910 after the fortress builder and miner Georg Rimpler (also Rümpler, 1636–1683); His main work was the reinforcement of the Vienna Fortress for the Second Turkish Siege of Vienna . His technical knowledge contributed significantly to Vienna being able to hold out until the relief army arrived. See also Max-Emanuel-Straße , Scherffenberggasse and Waldeckgasse .
  • Rügenweg (Pötzleinsdorf), unofficial name.
  • Ruhrhofergasse (Gersthof), named in 1908 after the wine maker and councilor Karl Ruhrhofer (1824–1889). Part of the alley was called Weißkerngasse until 1920 .
  • Rupoldengasse (Pötzleinsdorf), named in 1925 after a field name.

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Emil Jakob Schindler
Gottfried Semper, lithograph 1848
The former cottage sanatorium on Sternwartestrasse
  • Salierigasse (Gersthof), named in 1894 after the Italian-Austrian composer , conductor and music teacher Antonio Salieri (1750–1825), court conductor and composition teacher . As a composer he wrote 40 operas as well as chamber and church music. Salieri later taught such famous composers as Ludwig van Beethoven , Carl Czerny , Franz Liszt , Franz Schubert , and also Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart , the youngest son of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart . After his death he was the victim of character assassination , with his little talent hostility to Mozart and even his assassination were imputed. The street was previously called Weinberggasse .
  • Schafberggasse (Pötzleinsdorf), named in 1894 after the 390 meter high Schafberg, attested as early as 1366, a hill in the Vienna Woods. Was previously called Badgasse .
  • Schalkgasse (Gersthof), named in 1894 after the large landowner Ignaz Schalk (1831–1876), who gave the Gersthof community some properties free of charge. The alley was previously called a dead end .
  • Scheibenbergstrasse (Gersthof), named in 1894 after a field name. The street was previously called partly Friedhofsstraße (Gersthof) and partly Schönbrunner Straße .
  • Scheidlstraße (Gersthof), named in 1889 after the driver Johann Scheidl (life data unknown), who had this street built. The Scheidl family was one of the oldest families in this community.
  • Scherffenberggasse (Währing), named in 1910 after Friedrich Sigismund Scherffenberg (1647–1688), one of the commanders of the relief army that victoriously ended the second Turkish siege in the Battle of Kahlenberg in 1683 . See also Max-Emanuel-Straße , Rimplergasse and Waldeckgasse .
  • Schindlergasse (Gersthof), named in 1894 after the landscape painter Emil Jakob Schindler (1842–1892). In contrast to the romanticizing tendencies of contemporary landscape painting, Schindler strove for realistic representation. For his landscapes, painted in oil , he initially selected the motifs with particular preference from the Prater , and later from Moravia , Hungary and Holland . His style of painting is commonly referred to as mood impressionism. Schindler is the father of Alma Mahler-Werfel . Before that, the street was called Bergsteiggasse .
  • Schmiegergasse (Pötzleinsdorf), named in 1963 after the soccer player Wilhelm Schmieger (1887–1950), striker at the Wiener Sport-Club ; from 1907 to 1912 he was a member of the national team , for which he scored six goals. At the end of his career he works as a high school teacher. He also worked as a sports journalist and wrote the standard work “Der Fußball in Österreich” (1925).
  • Schöffelgasse (Gersthof), named (date unknown, before 1900) after the journalist , politician , homeland and nature conservationist Josef Schöffel (1832–1910), Mayor of Mödling , member of the Reichsrat . He became known as the “savior of the Vienna Woods ” when, through a journalistic initiative in 1872, he prevented a quarter of the wooded area of ​​the Vienna Woods from being sold to a timber merchant for felling . The Schöffel place in the 14th district Penzing is also named after him. Part of Schöffelgasse was called Reformvereinsgasse in 1877 . Around 1900 the alley reached in the south to Richthausenstraße, where the border between the 17th and 18th district was at that time. In 1908 the southern section up to Czartoryskigasse, where the district border had been located in this section since 1910, was renamed Lidlgasse . Later the border was moved a little south to Gersthofer Straße, Lidlgasse was shortened accordingly and the part that came back to the 18th district was renamed Schöffelgasse.
  • Schönbrunner Graben (Pötzleinsdorf), named in 1962 after an area with good springs that were used by Maria Theresa's hunting societies .
  • Schopenhauerstraße (Währing), named in 1894 after the German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860); he designed a teaching that equally encompasses ethics , metaphysics and aesthetics . He saw himself as the successor of Immanuel Kant , whose philosophy he understood as a preparation for his own teaching. As one of the first philosophers in the German-speaking world, he was convinced that the world was based on an unreasonable principle . The street was previously called Wiener Straße . A synagogue stood at No. 39 until the November pogrom in 1938 . At number 49 there is a federal high school, opened in 1880 as a lower high school.
  • Schrottenbachgasse (Währing), named in 1992 after the police officer Ferdinand Schrottenbach (1957–1991), district inspector; he was shot dead in 1991 while on duty by the robbery perpetrator.
  • Schubertpark (Währing), created in 1924 on the site of the abandoned Währing local cemetery and named after the composer Franz Schubert , who was buried here in 1828. His tomb can still be found on the eastern wall, and the body itself was transferred to an honorary grave in the central cemetery in1888.
  • Schulgasse (Währing, Weinhaus), named 1864/71 in memory of the elementary school built in 1867 in the municipality of Währing . The street used to be called Turmgasse and Karlsgasse . The primary school is still at number 57 today.
  • Schumanngasse (Währing), named in 1894 after the German composer Robert Schumann (1810–1856), an important representative of German Romanticism . Schumann worked in Leipzig , Dresden and Düsseldorf . He wrote four symphonies , as well as concerts , chamber music , piano works and song cycles . The street used to be called Annagasse and Ganserlberggasse .
  • Schwendenweingasse (Pötzleinsdorf), named in 1894 after the architect August Schwendenwein von Lanauberg (1817–1885); together with his partner Johann Romano vonringen u. a. the Viennese Palais Festetics , Dumba , Ofenheim and Henckel von Donnersmarck . He dedicated a foundation for the poor and donated to the school in Pötzleinsdorf . Before that, the street was called Dead End .
  • Semperstrasse (Währing), named in 1894 after the German architect Gottfried Semper (1803–1879). In Vienna he built the Burgtheater (1874–1888) together with Karl von Hasenauer and drafted the general plan for the “ Kaiserforum ”, within the framework of which he designed the Art History Museum , the Natural History Museum and the New Hofburg from 1872 . The street was originally called Leichenhofstraße , then Freithofstraße , and finally Döblinger Straße until 1894 .
  • Severin-Schreiber-Gasse (Währing), named in 1918 after the entrepreneur Severin Schreiber (1829–1892); From 1883 he got involved in the construction of the Türkenschanzpark and donated part of the land needed for it.
  • Simonygasse (Währing, Weinhaus), named in 1907 after the geographer and alpine researcher Friedrich Simony (1813–1896), professor at the University of Vienna (1851–1885), where he founded the chair for geography . He is best known for the development of the Dachstein area. In 1840 he began researching the Dachstein Plateau for the first time and exploring the geomorphology and the eight glaciers of the Dachstein Mountains. In 1847 he made the first winter ascent. The Simonyhütte and the Simony-Scharte are named after him in the Dachstein area .
  • Sommarugagasse (Währing), named in 1894 after the lawyer Franz Seraph von Sommaruga (1780–1860), Rector of the University of Vienna (1832), member of the Lower Austrian Court of Appeal , from 1848 its President, Second President of the Supreme Court (1857–1860). In the revolutionary year of 1848 he was briefly Minister of Education and Minister of Justice under Prime Minister Franz von Pillersdorf . The alley was previously called Uniongasse .
  • Sommerhaidenweg (Neustift am Walde), named in 1901 after a field name. A “ heath ” or “heath” is the name for a type of landscape with often nutrient-poor and acidic soil.
  • Sonnenbadweg (Pötzleinsdorf), named in 1995 after a name that has been customary for a long time.
  • Spitzergasse (Pötzleinsdorf), named in 1925 after the lawyer, journalist and writer Daniel Spitzer (1835–1893); In his civil profession he was initially a civil servant and later a journalist . From his publications in almost all literary fields ( novels , poetry , essays , feature -Kolumnen) his humorous are satires and aphorisms best known today. His main works are the “Viennese walks” (7 volumes, 1869–1886). The street was called Barwiggasse from 1938 to 1945 .
  • Starkfriedgasse (Pötzleinsdorf), named in 1900 after Starkfried (Starichfried) von Patzelinesdorf (life dates unknown); around 1136 he was the owner of the Pötzleinsdorf estate .
  • Staudgasse (Währing, Weinhaus), named in 1894 after the clergyman Johann Staud (1737–1808), pastor of Währing (1772–1808); he left money to build a poor house . Before that , the street was called Johannesgasse , part of it around 1866 Mitterberggasse .
  • Sternwartestrasse (Währing), named in 1875 after the university observatory , the current building of which was built in 1874. See also Edmund-Weiß-Gasse and Littrowgasse . Running between Währinger Gürtel and Severin-Schreiber-Gasse, the street was laid out as part of the construction of the cottage district . No. 71: Memorial plaque for Arthur Schnitzler , who lived here from 1910 until his death in 1931. The building of the former cottage sanatorium , designed by Johann Kazda and constructed between 1907 and 1908, is located at number 74 , a block-like complex between Josef-Kainz-Platz and Littrowgasse. The adventurer Slatin Pascha died here in 1932 . From 1940 the facility was a hospital for city officials instead of a private sanatorium, in 1945 it was confiscated by the US Army and sold to the USSR in 1955. Today it is a residential complex for members of the Russian diplomatic organizations in Vienna.

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Entrance to the Türkenschanzpark
  • Teschnergasse (Währing), named in 1956 after the Art Nouveau artist Richard Teschner (1879–1948); As a painter, graphic artist, sculptor and puppeteer , he created the figure mirror in the 1930s , which has been preserved in the Austrian Theater Museum in the Lobkowitz Palace since 1953 . In addition to the figure mirror, Teschner also created paintings, sculptures, bookplates , handicrafts, etc. The street was called Karl-Beck-Gasse from 1894 to 1938 , Gustloffgasse after Wilhelm Gustloff from 1938 to 1945 , then again until 1956 Karl-Beck-Gasse .
  • Theresiengasse (Währing), naming date unknown, naming unclear; possibly after Theresia Klettenhofer (1813–1898), wife of Währing mayor Anton Klettenhofer (term of office 1873–1882). See also Antonigasse and Klettenhofergasse .
  • Thimiggasse (Gersthof), named in 1948 after the actor, director and theater manager Hugo Thimig (1854–1944), actor at the Vienna Burgtheater (from 1874), its director from 1912 to 1917 . After retirement, he moved in 1924 seventy year to the of his later son Max Reinhardt directed theater in Josefstadt , where he remained until the 1933rd The street was originally called Feldgasse , from 1894 to 1938 Ladenburggasse , and from 1938 to 1948 Heilbronner Straße .
  • Tichyweg (Pötzleinsdorf), named in 1993 after the travel writer , geologist , journalist and mountaineer Herbert Tichy (1912–1987); In 1933 he took a trip on a Puch - Motorcycle by India . After his promotion to the doctor of geology , he traveled in 1938 in Alaska . In 1954 he was the first to climb the 8,188 m high Cho Oyu . Herbert Tichy wrote numerous books about his travels.
  • Hit path (Pötzleinsdorf), unofficial name.
  • Türkenschanzplatz (Währing), named in 1910, see Türkenschanzstrasse .
  • Türkenschanzstraße (Währing, Weinhaus), named in 1875 after the former Türkenschanze on a significant increase in terrain north of the Währinger Bach, which is now built up . It is possible that provisions or powder magazines were located here during the first Turkish siege of Vienna in 1529, which had been entrenched. The Second Turkish Siege of Vienna in particular may have contributed to the consolidation of the name Türkenschanze . In 1683 the Turks erected a fortification system that was quickly thrown up to protect the siege ring from the relief army.

U

  • Utopiaweg (Pötzleinsdorf), named in 1954 after the novel De optimo statu rei publicae deque nova insula Utopia (From the best state of the state or from the new island of Utopia , 1516) by Thomas More ; see Thomas-More-Gasse in the 13th district of Hietzing . The book was so formative that from now on every novel that portrays an invented, positive society is called a utopia or a utopian novel . The path was previously called Am Schafberg from 1874–1954 .

V

  • Vereinsweg (Pötzleinsdorf), unofficial name.
  • Vinzenzgasse (Währing), named around 1871 after the priest Vinzenz von Paul (1581–1660), who founded the Catholic male order of the Lazarists in Paris in 1625 . The order built a monastery in Währing in 1868 and the Lazarist Church from 1876–1878 . See also Lazaristengasse and Klostergasse . The alley extends from south to north between Antonigasse ( House of Mercy ) and Aumannplatz; a part belonged to Lazaristengasse until 1904.

W.

Währinger belt from Michelbeuern to the south
The Währinger Strasse at Gertrudplatz
  • Währinger Gürtel (Währing), named in 1894; see Währinger Strasse . In the 18th district, the Währinger belt was previously called belt road . It is an approximately 2 kilometer long section of Wiener Gürtelstraße, extends from Döblinger Hauptstraße to Jörgerstraße, and forms the border between Währing and Alsergrund , with only the outer Währinger Gürtel belonging to Währing.
  • Währinger Straße (Währing, Weinhaus), named in 1894 to preserve the name of the formerly independent municipality of Währing , first mentioned as Warich around 1170. There are only guesses as to the origin of the name. Possibly it is of Slavic ( var for warm spring) or Germanic origin ( werich for day work, ie a field the size of a man can work it in a day), possibly it is also derived from Werigandus, the first abbot of the Michelbeuern monastery , from. Another possible origin of the name could be traced back to the Slavic conquest, as Döbling ( Toplica = warm brook) and Währing ( Varica = dark brook) go back to Slavic toponyms . The street used to be called Zwanzigerzeile and Zweiunddreißigerzeile , later in Währing Hauptstraße and in Weinhaus Währing-Weinhauser Straße . Together with Gentzgasse, it forms the main axis of the district. The street begins at Maria-Theresien-Straße (border between the 1st and 9th district), has had this name in the 9th district since 1862 and extends in the 18th district from the intersection with the Währinger Gürtel (height of the Volksoper ) to Gersthof suburban railway station at Simonygasse. Today it is the most important shopping street in the district.
  • Waldeckgasse (Währing), named in 1910 after the German General Field Marshal Georg Friedrich Fürst zu Waldeck (1620–1692); In 1683 he led the district troops of Bavaria , Franconia and Upper Hesse to the relief army in Vienna , which ended the second Turkish siege victoriously in the Battle of Kahlenberg . See also Max-Emanuel-Straße , Rimplergasse and Scherffenberggasse .
  • Wallrissstraße (Gersthof, Pötzleinsdorf, officially Wallriß until 1999), named in 1903 after a field name that was mentioned in a document as early as 1333. A small brook once flowed here to the Währinger Bach .
  • Waterway (Pötzleinsdorf), unofficial name.
  • Wegelergasse (Pötzleinsdorf), named in 1906 after the German physician Franz Gerhard Wegeler (1765–1848), professor at the Cologne University of Bonn (1789–1798), its rector in 1793; from 1798 teacher and doctor. His real importance for posterity comes from him as a friend and biographer of Ludwig van Beethoven ; he wrote the "Biographical Notes on Ludwig van Beethoven" (1838).
  • Weimarer Straße (Währing), named in 1920 as an expression of the solidarity with the newly founded first German republic . Weimar Republic refers to the German Reich in the years 1918/1919 to 1933. The republic was named after the Thuringian city of Weimar , the meeting place of the constituent national assembly . The street was originally called Lederergasse , then Gerbergasse and from 1881 to 1920 Carl- or Karl-Ludwig-Straße . Today it extends between Schubertpark and Hasenauerstraße in Währing and on to Krottenbachstraße in Döbling. Between Haizingergasse and Krottenbachstrasse it belongs to the area of ​​the Wiener Cottage Verein . As Karl-Ludwig-Straße it led z. B. 1902 only from Gentzgasse northwards; today's house numbers up to 13 or 18 did not exist at that time; After the extension, the plots were renumbered around 1910 from today's numbers 15 (formerly No. 1) and 20 (formerly No. 2) upwards.
  • Weinhauser Gasse (Währing), named in 1907 after the former suburb and now part of the Weinhaus district . The exact origin of the name Weinhaus is unknown. The name appears for the first time in a document in 1267 in a purchase contract, which names a "Chunradus dictus de Winhus".
  • Weißdornweg (Pötzleinsdorf), named in 1967 after the shrub genus hawthorn .
  • Weitlofgasse (Währing), named in 1886 after the lawyer and politician Moritz Weitlof (1835–1905), lawyer in Krems (1867–1873) and Vienna (from 1873). Weitlof was a member of the Lower Austrian Landtag (from 1871), a member of the Reichsrat (1881–1887) for the Progress Party and co-founder and chairman of the German School Association , which promoted the German ethnic groups in Central and Eastern Europe through building schools. See also Koppstrasse in the 16th district of Ottakring .
  • Wielemansgasse (Gersthof), named in 1912 after the architect Alexander Wielemans von Monteforte (1843–1911), senior building officer (from 1888), an important representative of late historicism ; he built u. a. the Palace of Justice (1881), the parish church of Breitenfeld (1893–1898), the Neuottakringer church (1894–1898) and the Graz town hall (1887–1895).
  • Wilbrandtgasse (Währing, Pötzleinsdorf), named in 1919 after the German writer and theater director Adolf von Wilbrandt (1837–1911); He wrote time-critical novels in the clef from the Munich circle of poets, as well as historical tragedies and poems. With Fridolin's secret marriage in 1875, he probably published the first “gay” novel in German literature. From 1881 to 1887 Wilbrandt was director of the Vienna Burgtheater .
  • Witthauergasse (Gersthof), named in 1894 after the journalist Friedrich Witthauer (1793–1846), theater critic in “ Bäuerle's Theaterzeitung ”, owner and editor of the “ Wiener Zeitschrift für Kunst, Literatur, Theater und Mode ” (1835–1844); he is considered one of the most important journalists of the Biedermeier period . The alley was previously called Kleingasse . It runs in a north-south direction between Thimiggasse and Gersthofer Straße.
  • Wurzingergasse (Pötzleinsdorf), named in 1910 after the painter Carl Wurzinger (1817–1883), professor at the Academy of Fine Arts (1856–1872), where he led a class for history painting; In addition to history pictures, he also painted portraits and genre pictures . However, he devoted himself more to teaching than to his own artistic activity.

Historic street names

  • Alsbachstrasse: see Jörgerstrasse
  • On the Schafberg: see Utopiaweg
  • Andreasgasse: see Dempschergasse
  • Annagasse: see Schumanngasse
  • Bachgasse: see Alsegger Straße
  • Badgasse: see Schafberggasse
  • Bergsteiggasse: see Khevenhüllerstraße or Schindlergasse
  • Bockgasse: see Lazaristengasse
  • Carl-Ludwig-Platz: see Richard-Kralik-Platz
  • Carl-Ludwig-Strasse: see Weimarer Strasse
  • Czermakgasse: see Leo-Slezak-Gasse
  • Dittesgasse: see Gustav-Tschermak-Gasse
  • Döblinger Strasse: see Semperstrasse
  • Exnergasse: see Krütznergasse
  • Exportakademiestraße: see Franz-Klein-Gasse
  • Feldgasse (Gersthof): see Thimiggasse
  • Feldgasse (Währing): see Gymnasiumstraße
  • Feldgasse (Pötzleinsdorf): see Dr.-Heinrich-Maier-Straße
  • Ferstelgasse: see Haizingergasse
  • Freithofstrasse: see Semperstrasse
  • Friedhofgasse: see Mollgasse
  • Friedhofsstraße (Gersthof): see Scheibenbergstraße
  • Fürstengasse: see Lacknergasse
  • Ganserlberggasse: see Schumanngasse
  • Gaswerkstrasse: see Franz-Klein-Gasse
  • Gebhartgasse: see Leopold-Ernst-Gasse
  • Gerbergasse: see Weimarer Strasse
  • Gstättengasse: see Leopold-Ernst-Gasse
  • Belt road: see Währinger belt
  • Hauptstraße (Gersthof): see Gersthofer Straße
  • Hauptstraße (Pötzleinsdorf): see Pötzleinsdorfer Straße
  • Hauptstraße (Währing): see Währinger Straße
  • Herrengasse: see Gentzgasse
  • Hochschulstraße: see Feistmantelstraße or Gregor-Mendel-Straße
  • Johannesgasse: see Staudgasse or Lacknergasse
  • Josefigasse: see Leitermayergasse
  • Julienstraße: see Dr.-Heinrich-Maier-Straße
  • Karl-Beck-Gasse: see Teschnergasse
  • Karlsgasse: see Abt-Karl-Gasse or Schulgasse
  • Karolinengasse: see Keylwerthgasse
  • Kirchenplatz: see Gertrudplatz
  • Kleingasse: see Witthauergasse
  • Ladenburggasse: see Thimiggasse
  • Lederergasse: see Weimarer Straße
  • Leichenhofstrasse: see Semperstrasse
  • Leopoldigasse: see Leopold-Ernst-Gasse
  • Lidlgasse: see Schöffelgasse
  • Mandelgasse: see Czartoryskigasse
  • Maridiangasse: see Dänenstrasse
  • Marketplace: see Johann-Nepomuk-Vogl-Platz
  • Mayergasse: see Paulinengasse
  • Meridianplatz: see Joseph-Kainz-Platz
  • Mitterberggasse: see Staudgasse
  • Neue Gasse: see Edelhofgasse
  • Neuwaldegger Strasse: see Herbeckstrasse
  • Obere Quergasse: see Dempschergasse
  • Parkgasse: see Hockegasse
  • Parkstrasse: see Hasenauerstrasse
  • Pötzleinsdorfer Hohlweg: see Khevenhüllerstraße
  • Reformvereinsgasse: see Schöffelgasse
  • Dead end: see Schwendenweingasse or Schalkgasse
  • Schmidtgasse: see Messerschmidtgasse
  • Schönbrunner Strasse (Gersthof): see Scheibenbergstrasse
  • Stefaniegasse: see Marsanogasse
  • Stefanigasse: see Colloredogasse
  • Tetmayergasse: see Gersthofer Straße
  • Trepperweg: see Hermann-Pacher-Gasse
  • Turmgasse: see Schulgasse
  • Ulmer Strasse: see Dr.-Heinrich-Maier-Strasse
  • Uniongasse: see Sommarugagasse
  • Untere Quergasse: see Abt-Karl-Gasse
  • Währinger Gasse: see Martinstrasse or Ranftlgasse
  • Währing-Weinhauser Strasse: see Währinger Strasse
  • Weimarer Platz: see Richard-Kralik-Platz
  • Weinberggasse: see Salierigasse
  • Weißkerngasse: see Ruhrhofergasse
  • Wiener Straße: see Schopenhauerstraße
  • Wildemanngasse: see Hans-Sachs-Gasse
  • Zwanzigerzeile: see Währinger Straße
  • Thirty-two line: see Währinger Strasse
1938-1945
  • Barwiggasse: see Spitzergasse
  • Gustloffgasse: see Teschnergasse
  • Hans-Hirsch-Gasse: see Büdingergasse
  • Hans-Thoma-Gasse: see Karlweisgasse
  • Heilbronner Strasse: see Thimiggasse
  • Josef-Hackl-Gasse: see Antonigasse
  • Larischweg: see Mosenthalweg
  • Wohlrabgasse: see Blumengasse

See also

Individual evidence

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  22. ^ Reginbald Möhner in Albin Czerny: The first peasant revolt in Upper Austria 1525, Linz 1882
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