Kahlenbergerdorf

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Kahlenbergerdorf in Vienna

Kahlenbergerdorf is part of the XIX. District of Vienna, Döbling, since 1891, when it was incorporated into the city. Surrounded by the river Danube in the North-East, the Leopoldsberg in the North and the Nußberg in the South-West, it is one of the oldest settlements of Döbling.

[edit] History

Mentioned first in 1135 as "chalwenperge", Kahlenbergerdorf lived from its location near the Danube and large vineyards on the slopes of the Leopoldsberg and the Nußberg; amidst the village lies St. Georg, a baroque church.

Viniculture can be traced back 2500 years, when Celts settled in the vicinity of the Leopoldsberg; starting in the Middle Ages, winegrowing was organized by monasteries. Today, most of the vineyards are in the possession of Stift Klosterneuburg.

Today, Kahlenbergerdorf lives mostly from its Heurigen and viniculture.

[edit] Location

Kahlenbergerdorf is embedded by the Nußberg and the Leopoldsberg; furthermore, it is the starting point of the Nasenweg onto the Leopoldsberg. To the north-east flows the Danube; at the height of Kahlenbergerdorf, the sporting harbour of Kuchelau is located. Kahlenbergerdorf lies on the S40 from Franz Josefs Station to Klosterneuburg, but its station is abandoned since December 2004 due to "financial reasons". Nowadays, it is served only by regional buses heading to Klosterneuburg from Heiligenstadt.