Wieden

Wieden
—  4th District of Vienna  —
Coat of arms
Location of the district within Vienna
Country	Austria
City	Vienna
Government
• District Director	Susanne Reichard (ÖVP)
• First Deputy	Karl Timel (ÖVP)
• Second Deputy	Karl Richter (SPÖ)
• Representation    (40 Members)	SPÖ 12, Green 12, ÖVP 11, FPÖ 5
Area
• Total	1.80 km2 (0.7 sq mi)
Population (2011-01-01)[1]
• Total	30,943
• Density	17,190.6/km2 (44,523.3/sq mi)
Postal code	A-1040
Address of District Office	Favoritenstraße 18 A-1040 Wien
Website	www.wien.gv.at   /bezirke/wieden/

Wieden is the 4th municipal District of Vienna, Austria (German: 4. Bezirk). It is near the center of Vienna and was established as a district in 1850, but borders changed later.^[2] Wieden is a small region near the city center.^[2] After World War II, Wieden was part of the Soviet sector of Vienna for 10 years.

Contents 1 History 2 Famous residents 2.1 Wieden 2.2 Schaumburgergrund 3 Sights 4 Notes 5 References

History

Wieden was first named in 1137, and is, thus, the oldest Vorstadt (former municipality within the Linienwall) of Vienna. The main street (Wiedner Hauptstraße) is certainly even older. Under Ferdinand II the royal Summer residence was completed, and afterwards, many times expanded until Maria Theresa decided not to use it anymore and sold it to the Jesuits.

In the beginning of 18th century, the development of Wieden into a city began. Many palaces and other buildings were built. Two small Vorstädte in the area of the present fourth district were Hungelbrunn and Schamburgergrund.

These three areas along with a progression of others were incorporated on March 6, 1850. Because of social and economic differences, in 1861, the fifth district Margareten was separated.

Also the so-called Freihaus, dated 1700, the largest apartment building/tenement of the time was located in this area, where it deteriorated until 1970. In the occupation years (1945–1955), Wieden was part of the Soviet sector of Vienna.

Famous residents

• Johannes Brahms (), lived here
• Christoph Willibald Gluck (), lived here
• Ferdinand Bloch-Bauer () (de)
• Karl Kraus (), lived here
• Rosa Mayreder ()
• Emanuel Schikaneder ()
• Johann Strauß II. (), lived here
• Cäcilia Cordula Weber, née Stamm (), died here

Wieden

• Josephine Haas (later Haas von Längenfeld-Pfalzheim) (1783, Burglengenfeld - 1846), a female German-Austrian philanthropist, lived and died here (de)
• Joseph Ulrich Danhauser (1780, Vienna - 1829, Vienna), Austrian furniture maker, father of Josef Danhauser (de)
• Josef Feid (1806–1870, Weidling), Austrian painter, born here (de)
• Adalbert Nikolaus Fuchs (1814, Wieden - 1886, Kritzendorf), Austrian agricultural scientist, born here (de)
• Karl Lueger (1844–1910), Viennese mayor, born here
• Johann Matthias Ranftl (1804–1854), Austrian artist, born here (de)

Schaumburgergrund

• Johann Heinrich Steudel (1825–1891, Weikersdorf), politician, born here (de)

Sights

• Freihaus

Notes

References

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.

• "Wien - 5. Bezirk/Wieden", Wien.gv.at, 2008, webpage (15 subpages): Wien.gv.at-wieden (in German).

Districts of Wieden (Vienna) Hungelbrunn Schaumburgergrund Wieden

Districts of Vienna Districts by Number I. Innere Stadt II. Leopoldstadt III. Landstraße IV. Wieden V. Margareten VI. Mariahilf VII. Neubau VIII.Josefstadt IX.Alsergrund X. Favoriten XI. Simmering XII. Meidling XIII. Hietzing XIV. Penzing XV. Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus XVI. Ottakring XVII. Hernals XVIII. Währing XIX. Döbling XX. Brigittenau XXI. Floridsdorf XXII. Donaustadt XXIII. Liesing