Floridsdorf

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21st District of Vienna
Coat of Arms Map
Name: Floridsdorf
Area: 44.46 km²
Population: 128,228 (as of 2001)
Density: 2,884 people per km²
Postal code: A-1210
Address of
District Office:
Am Spitz 1
A-1211 Wien
Official Website: www.wien.gv.at/floridsdorf/ (German)
E-Mail: post@b21.magwien.gv.at
Politics
District Director Heinz Lehner (SPÖ)
First Deputy Gerhard Spitzer (SPÖ)
Second Deputy Kurt Mörz (FPÖ)
Representation
(60 Members)
SPÖ 35, FPÖ 10, ÖVP 8,
Green 6, BZÖ 1

Floridsdorf is the 21st district of Vienna, Austria, located in the northern part of the city.

The District Office and the centre of Floridsdorf are located round Am Spitz, at the junction of Prager Straße (Prague Street) and Brünner Straße (Brno Street).

Since 2004, Floridsdorf has its own tower: The Florido Tower.

The SCN (Shopping Center Nord) is the biggest shopping centre in Floridsdorf.

There are different parts of Floridsdorf which are former villages. For example there is Stammersdorf, Strebersdorf and Leopoldau. Through this Floridsdorf is mostly a very rural district with many taverns selling homegrown wine (Heurige)

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Coordinates: 48°17′00″N, 16°24′44″E