Universe road

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Universe road
coat of arms
Street in Vienna-Brigittenau
Universe road
Universumstrasse at No. 31 (right)
Basic data
place Vienna-Brigittenau
District Brigittenau
Created 1896
Cross streets Hellwagstrasse, Kampstrasse, Donaueschingenstrasse
use
User groups Bicycle traffic , pedestrian traffic , car traffic
Road design one way street
Technical specifications
Street length approx. 540 meters

The universe street is a street in the 20th Viennese district of Brigittenau .

Course and characteristics

Universumstrasse stretches from the Brigittenau district museum on Dresdner Strasse to the residential building Winarskystrasse 1–3 built by the architect Eberhart Hochenegger. It runs in a north-westerly direction along the Vienna urban development area Wien Nordwestbahnhof to the Leithastraße park. Universumstraße crosses Hellwagstraße, the continuous passable connection between the northern and southern part of Brigittenau , which is separated by the north-west train station . Since the north-western part of the street was built, the numbering begins with house number 13.

Universumstrasse is lined on both sides by eleven meters high Norway maple ( Acer platanoides ) and is bordered by buildings in perimeter block development . The majority of the buildings consist of houses in the Viennese Wilhelminian style , supplemented by new buildings in low-energy or passive house construction.

history

The Universumstraße was named in 1896 after the amusement park “ Universum ” built in 1834 . The universe was an amusement park with ring games , fortune tellers, and a ballroom.

In the revolutionary year of 1848 , workers' meetings took place in the area of ​​today's Universumstrasse, which culminated in bloody disputes during the Vienna October Uprising . The amusement park from which it is named was severely damaged by a major fire in the course of the conflict, but not completely destroyed. In 1870 it had to give way to the construction of the Northwest Station.

On November 26, 1927, Richard Strebinger, a member of the monarchist and anti-Semitic defense formation " Ostara ", tried to shoot the then mayor of Vienna, Karl Seitz, in his company car near Universumstrasse.

During the war in 1945, bombs destroyed the city block at Universumstrasse 31–33 in the course of the air raids on Vienna .

View of the park in front of the "Universum", namesake of the Universumstrasse, lithograph from 1840

Until 1953, Universumstrasse was the headquarters of Wertal Rahmen- und Motorradbau GmbH , the leading tuner of Puch racing motorcycles from the 1930s to 50s. Until 1953, Wertal manufactured racing machines based on the Puch TF series in the Universumstrasse . Due to the small number of pieces, production became too expensive and was discontinued in 1953.

Personalities and literature

  • Moshe Elat (* 1925), winner of the Ben Zvi Prize 1977, grew up in Universumstrasse. He left Austria after the annexation to the German Empire.
  • The stage and film actor and television announcer Otto Clemens grew up in Universumstrasse 50, door 25.
  • The writer and musician Anton Dekan lives on Universumstrasse.
  • The Austrian writer and screenwriter Ernst Hinterberger addresses the Universumstrasse in his novels Little People: The Novel of a Time and a Family (1989) and The Missing W: a Viennese crime novel (1991).
  • Parts of Peter Turrini's two-volume reader are set in an old demolished house on Universumstrasse.
  • The Austrian writer and visual artist Heinrich Steinfest describes life on Universumstrasse in his novel: Thunderstorm over Pluto (2009).

Role in urban development

Universumstrasse is part of the Vienna urban development area Nordwestbahnhof. In the period 2020–2025, according to the forecast for 2009, a new district will be built here. According to the plans of the urban development model, the new district is likely to be accessed from the north via traffic-calmed access routes or access roads from Universumstrasse. Buildings in the new district will be directly connected to the houses on the west side of Universumstrasse.

In addition to Wallensteinplatz and Hannovermarkt, Universumstrasse is another place of gentrification in Brigittenau , or the “boom in the 20th district” . In the period from 2010 to 2013, loft extensions were built on 11 of 64 buildings.

building

  • House No. 31: House U31 at Universumstraße 31 is the first passive house in Brigittenau and was awarded the State Prize for Architecture and Sustainability on February 14, 2012. U31 is characterized by the design of the open spaces, protrusions and recesses in the facade and continuous greening. The house also has the first geothermal well to generate heating energy in Universumstrasse.
  • House No. 62 was built in 1902 by Ernst Gotthilf , the architect of the facade of the Sofiensäle and Palais Fanto , and opened by the Mayor of Vienna, Karl Lueger, on October 18, 1902. The building was donated by the President of the Jewish Community of Vienna, Wilhelm von Gutmann, and the Rothschild banking house .

Green and recreational spaces

  • At the end of Universumstrasse is the Leithastrasse park, a 1470 square meter green area with a children's playground and drinking fountain.
  • The closest urban park is the All Saints Park , which was named after the parish church "To all saints" that was destroyed in the war year 1945.
  • The closest federal garden is the Augarten .

traffic

  • There is currently no public transport in Universumstraße. The closest connection to the higher-ranking public transport system is the U6-Dresdnerstraße underground station, 50 m away .
  • A designated cycle path runs between Winarskystrasse and Hellwagstrasse . The middle section between Hellwagstrasse and Donaueschingenstrasse is a one-way street in the direction of Donaueschingenstrasse, with a bicycle permit also in the opposite direction.
  • House no. 26 has a publicly accessible garage .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Residential complex Winarskystraße 1–3. Wiener Wohnen , accessed on August 27, 2013 .
  2. ^ Vienna cultural property: War damage. In: War damage to buildings, Wiener Stadtbauamt 1946.
  3. ^ Austrian motorcyclists and sidecars: 1918–1960. 1st edition. Weishaupt Verlag, 1994, ISBN 3-7059-0010-2 .
  4. ↑ Erika Weinzierl, Otto Dov Kulka, Gabriele Anderl (eds.): Expulsion and new beginnings: Israeli citizens of Austrian origin. Böhlau, Vienna 1992, ISBN 3-205-05561-6 , p. 123.
  5. ^ Gerhard Ruiss: Literary life in Austria. Manual. Volume 3, Vienna 1991, ISBN 3-900419-11-6 .
  6. ↑ Turrini Reader. Volume 2: Pieces, film, poems, reactions etc. Europa Verlag, Vienna 1983, ISBN 3-203-50838-9 .
  7. ^ Heinrich Steinfest: Thunderstorm over Pluto: Roman. 3rd edition, Piper, Munich / Zurich 2009, ISBN 978-3-492-05310-5 .
  8. ↑ Mission statement Nordwestbahnhof ( memento of the original from December 9, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.wien.gv.at
  9. ↑ Loft apartments: It depends on the peripheral location. ( Memento from October 5, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) In: Wirtschaftsblatt. September 10, 2010.
  10. ↑ State Prize for Architecture and Sustainability ( Memento of the original from June 12, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.klimaaktiv.at
  11. ^ The keystone in the home for homeless families. In:  Neue Freie Presse , Morgenblatt, No. 13705/1902, October 19, 1902, p. 12 middle. (Online at ANNO ). Template: ANNO / Maintenance / nfp.

Coordinates: 48 ° 14 ′ 8 ″  N , 16 ° 22 ′ 45 ″  E