Brigittenau

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20th District of Vienna
Coat of Arms Map
Name: Brigittenau
Area: 5.68 km²
Population: 76,268 (as of 2001)
Density: 13,427 people per km²
Postal code: A-1200
Address of
District Office:
Brigittaplatz 10
A-1200 Wien
Official Website: www.wien.gv.at/brigittenau/ (German)
E-Mail: post@b20.magwien.gv.at
Politics
District Director Karl Lacina (SPÖ)
First Deputy Hannes Derfler (SPÖ)
Second Deputy Gerhard Haslinger (FPÖ)
Representation
(52 Members)
SPÖ 31, FPÖ 9, ÖVP 6,
Green 6

Brigittenau is the 20th district of Vienna. It consists of a good tract of land secured by the regulation of the Danube 1870-1875, and many of the major streets are named after members of the Danube Regulation Commission. Therefore, it does not contain any distinctive historical areas. Brigittenau was separated from the 2nd district in 1900. The most well-known landmark is the Millennium Tower. The districts name comes from the Brigitta Chapel, built between 1645 and 1651.

Earlier component districts were named Schottenau, Wolfsau, Taborau, and Zwischenbrücken.

Millennium Tower, Vienna's tallest skyscraper
Millennium Tower, Vienna's tallest skyscraper


Districts of Brigittenau
Brigittenau - Zwischenbrücken

Coordinates: 48°14′12″N, 16°22′10″E