Salzgries barracks

The Salzgrieskaserne at Salzgries 10-16 in the 1st district of Vienna was the only barracks within the fortifications of Vienna .

Construction of the Salzgries barracks began on July 7th, 1745. The Kolowrat infantry regiment moved into the building , which was built according to plans by the city's master builder Daniel Dietrich , on March 12th, 1748. In 1880, the barracks of the Austro-Hungarian Army were demolished and the area that had become vacant was sold. On the ground floor there were Salzstadeln, which were in the possession of the "Kameralgefälle-Aerars", on September 27, 1844 these were acquired by the municipality of Vienna.

literature

• Robert Waissenberger : " Viennese utility buildings of the 19th century as an example of future-oriented building ", Jugend und Volk Verlagsgesellschaft mb H. ISBN 3-7141-6789-7
• Felix Czeike: Historical Lexicon Vienna . Kremayr and Scheriau, ISBN 3-218-00543-4

Coordinates: 48 ° 12 ′ 49 ″  N , 16 ° 22 ′ 15 ″  E