Vienna green belt
The Vienna green belt around Vienna is based on the forest and meadow belt decided in 1905 . This was one of the first green belts in the world that was also secured by land purchases by the city and legal protective measures as part of the zoning plan.
description
The Viennese green belt now surrounds the entire city and has a total area of around 21,500 hectares. Around 12,000 hectares of this are legally protected by the forest and meadow belt protection area , which is the highest protection category for green areas in land use planning. Agricultural areas and parks in various other zoning categories complement these core areas.
It includes the following large-scale landscape areas in Vienna:
- North: Bisamberg - agriculturally used areas in the Donaustadt (projected Norbert Scheed forest ) - Aspern airfield
- East: Lobau (part of the Donau-Auen National Park ) - Prater - Simmeringer Haide - Vienna Central Cemetery
- South: Laaer Berg - Wienerberg
- West: Lainzer Tiergarten and connection to the Vienna Woods
- The green belt is supplemented by the ribbon of the Danube and the associated recreational and open spaces Danube Island and Old Danube .
The green belt should also be secured in the future through the dedication, purchase of land and further development. As a further measure, the Vienna Woods Biosphere Park (following the green belt in the west) was recognized by UNESCO in 2005 .
history
As early as 1898 it was discussed “to exclude a 600 meter wide zone from the development and to provide it with vegetation” in order to be able to provide sufficient places for recreation and amusement.
The foundation stone for the green belt around Vienna was finally laid around 100 years ago. Under Mayor Karl Lueger , the local council decided on May 24, 1905, to put almost 6000 hectares - mainly in the Vienna Woods and in the south of Vienna - under protection. Due to the events of war and hardship, green space policy was rather neglected in the years of the First and Second World Wars and in the interwar period. The first really big and significant step towards closing the Viennese forest and meadow belt took place in 1953 with the reforestation on Laaer Berg .
In the 1990s, Viennese urban planning developed the “Guidelines for the Urban Development of Vienna”. At the same time, with the “Green and Open Space Concept for Northeast Vienna”, the “1000 hectare program”, overarching green spaces were defined. In November 1994, the urban development plan ( STEP94 ) and the 1000 hectare program were adopted. The green belt around the city was thus secured by the resolution of the municipal council and “taboo zones” were defined for structural development.
Web links
- Green belt of the city of Vienna (with map)