Viktor-Adler-Platz
The Viktor-Adler-Platz and -Markt is located in the 10th district of Vienna, favorites , at the Favoritenstraße , one of the running in a north-south direction of the main streets of the district, in the central area of over 180,000 inhabitants having district. It is mainly a Viktualienmarkt , supplemented by restaurants.
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The market, which was officially founded in 1877, extends over Viktor-Adler-Platz, which was named in 1919 after the doctor and social democratic politician Victor Adler (1852-1918). Before that, the square had been named Eugenplatz after Prince Eugene of Savoy , the conqueror of the Turks , since 1871 ; the Pernerstorfergasse, which bordered the market in the south, was then called Eugengasse. During the Nazi era, the square was named after Horst Wessel .
location
The traffic areas surrounding Viktor-Adler-Markt bear the addresses of Viktor-Adler-Platz, starting in the south with No. 1 (corner of Favoritenstraße 122) and continuing clockwise to No. 13 (corner of Pernerstorfergasse 28) in the southeast. The square interrupts the following traffic areas:
- in the north (No. 7 to 10) the Erlachgasse running east-west ,
- in the east (No. 11, 12 and 13) the Favoritenstraße (under which the underground line U1 runs),
- in the south (No. 1 to 4) the east-west running Pernerstorfergasse and
- in the west (No. 5 and 6) the Senefeldergasse running in north-south direction .
One block north of the square and the market , the city bus line 14A runs on Gudrunstraße , an east-west connection, and one block south of the Quellenstraße is tram lines 6 and 11 (since September 2, 2019). The Keplerplatz underground station and the traffic junction around the Reumannplatz underground station (both U1) are almost immediately adjacent .
structure
The market consists of brick market stalls. In the past several stalls were often grouped together in one block, today a block usually only comprises one large stand. Based on the original numbers, the electronic city map shows 138 as the highest stand number, starting at the northeast corner of the market along Favoritenstrasse. In 2011, stand no. 6, fruit and vegetables, was designated as the oldest in the market, having existed since 1871.
In the south-western corner of the market area (Senefeldergasse / Pernerstorfergasse) there is a small office building that houses a branch of the market office department for the 10th and 23rd district (an office of the municipal department 59 - market office ).
A farmers' market with the most original and loudest market vendors in Vienna takes place in the mornings in Leibnizgasse , which leads south from the square towards Quellenstrasse .
Since the market is visited by an audience of all classes, political rallies are also held on the square, especially during election campaigns.
The buildings around the market at Viktor-Adler-Platz 1 to 13 are mostly residential buildings with shops on the ground floor.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Frauenberger honors the oldest stand on Viktor-Adler-Markt , message from town hall correspondence , July 29, 2011
- ^ Viktor-Adler-Markt on the website of the Vienna city administration
Coordinates: 48 ° 10 ′ 36.5 ″ N , 16 ° 22 ′ 32.6 ″ E