Spittelberg (Vienna)
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The Spittelberg was an independent municipality until 1850 and is now a district of Vienna in the 7th district of Neubau .
history
The Spittelberg area was acquired by the Bürgerspital in 1525, from which the original name Spitalberg was derived. The area around the Spittelberg was originally pastureland, which was cultivated by various farms. In contrast to many other suburbs , it did not develop from a village. As a result, Baron Sigmund von Kirchberg was able to lease the land to immigrants for a profit in 1675. Because of the many Croatians who settled here, the Spittelberg was also popularly called Crobotendörfl.
During the second Turkish siege of Vienna , the area was badly affected, depending on the sources, by the besieging Turks or by the defenders who wanted to deny the Turks the opportunity to entrench themselves in good time by demolishing. The houses were then rebuilt, and many of the basements that were only filled in are from the time before the Turkish siege.
In 1850 the independent town came to Vienna as part of the new Neubau district. Only during this time did the name Spittelberg gradually gain acceptance . From the 18th to the middle of the 20th century, the Spittelberg had a very bad reputation, as the close development was detrimental to health and the area was a stronghold of prostitution.
Today this district is an example of a luxury renovation or gentrification . Characteristic of the Spittelberg are the many well-preserved Biedermeier houses and the narrow streets that give an impression of the original village. Mainly because of the annual Christmas market , the Spittelberg has become known beyond the city limits. Due to the high density of pubs and handicrafts, the Spittelberg and the neighboring MuseumsQuartier form a trendy district near the inner city . It is part of the World Heritage Site Historic Center of Vienna .
- Spittelberggasse
Personalities
- Friedrich von Amerling (1803–1887), painter
- Thomas Ender (1793–1875), landscape painter and watercolorist
- Theodor Petter (1822–1872), painter
- Richard Gach (1930–1991), architect
Individual evidence
- ^ Werner Sabitzer: History of prostitution in Vienna . in: eLib, ed. eLibrary project, 2000. See: elib.at (April 22, 2008)
literature
- Wolfgang Mayer: Spittelberg . Jugend und Volk, Vienna 1981, ISBN 3-224-16236-8
- Rudolf Schwarz: On the snipe at Spittelberg: Enlightenment of a special kind . TextFactory, Vienna 1998, ISBN 3-901892-02-8
- Ernst Weber: Spittelberg songs. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 5, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2006, ISBN 3-7001-3067-8 .
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Coordinates: 48 ° 12 ′ 12 ″ N , 16 ° 21 ′ 19 ″ E