Landstraße

Landstraße (German pronunciation: [ˈlantˌʃtʁaːsə] ⓘ; Viennese: Laundstrossn; "Country Road") is the 3rd municipal district of Vienna, Austria (German: 3. Bezirk). It is near the center of Vienna and was established in the 19th century.[2] Landstraße is a heavily populated urban area with many workers and residential homes.[2] It has 89,834 inhabitants in an area of 7.42 km2 (2.9 sq miles). It has existed since about 1200 AD. In 1192, the English king Richard the Lionheart was captured in the Erdberg neighbourhood, after the unsuccessful Third Crusade.

For state roads in German-speaking countries, see Landesstraße.
Landstraße
Laundstrossn (Bavarian)
3rd District of Vienna
Coat of arms of Landstraße
Coat of arms
Location of the district within Vienna
Location of the district within Vienna
CountryAustria
CityVienna
Government
 • District DirectorErich Hohenberger (SPÖ)
 • First DeputyRudolf Zabrana (SPÖ)
 • Second DeputyWerner Grebner (FPÖ)
 • Representation
   (56 Members)		SPÖ 22, FPÖ 12, Green 11,
ÖVP 6, NEOS 4, ANDAS 1
Area
 • Total7.42 km2 (2.86 sq mi)
Population
 (2016-01-01)[1]
 • Total89,834
 • Density12,000/km2 (31,000/sq mi)
Postal code
A-1030
Address of
District Office		Karl-Borromäus-Platz 3
A-1030 Wien
Websitewww.wien.gv.at/bezirke/landstrasse/

To tourists, Landstraße is mostly known for the 18th-century castle and gardens of Belvedere, the residence of Eugene of Savoy, which today houses the Austrian Gallery. Another residence was built by the Russian envoy to Vienna, Count Razumovsky. A more recent point of interest is the Hundertwasserhaus block of flats (apartment block) designed in a dream-like style by the architect and painter Friedensreich Hundertwasser. Museums in Landstraße include the KunstHausWien ("Vienna art house", also designed by Hundertwasser) and the Museum of Art Fakes. The St. Marx Cemetery in Landstraße contains the grave of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Austrian Chancellor Metternich (1773–1859) once remarked, "The Balkans begin at the Rennweg", which was then a mere road in Landstraße, out of Vienna towards the east.

Geography

Landstraße District is located in the southeastern city center of Vienna. It has an area of 7.42 km2, or 1.8% of the city of Vienna. This district is in the middle of Vienna's municipal districts. For one of the "interior districts" the district has a comparatively high proportion of greenery. The district lies along several terraces of the Danube, where the Danube Canal forms the eastern and the Vienna River the northwestern border. In the south of the district, Laaer Berg borders Landstraße.


Sights

Notes
  1. Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahresbeginn 2002-2016 nach Gemeinden (Gebietsstand 1.1.2016), Statistik Austria.
  2. Wien.gv.at webpage (see below: References).

References
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