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Neubau

 
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7th District of Vienna
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Name: Neubau
Area: 1.61 km²
Population: 28,292 (as of 2001)
Density: 17,573 people per km²
Postal code: A-1070
Address of
District Office:
Hermanngasse 24-26
A-1070 Wien
E-Mail: post@b07.magwien.gv.at
Website: www.wien.gv.at/bezirke/neubau/ (German)
Politics
District Director Thomas Blimlinger (Green)
First Deputy Madeleine Reiser (Green)
Second Deputy Rainer Husty (SPÖ)
Representation
(40 Members)
Greens 18, SPÖ 12,
ÖVP 7, FPÖ 3
(2005 elections)

Neubau is the seventh district of Vienna (German: 7. Bezirk, Neubau). It is near the center of Vienna and was established as a district in 1850, but borders changed later.[1] Neubau is a heavily populated urban area, with a major shopping area and residential buildings.[1] It has a population of 28,292 people (2001) within an area of 1.61 km² (0.62 sq. mi.).

It consists of the former Vorstädte of Neubau, Altlerchenfeld, St. Ulrich, Schottenfeld and Spittelberg. The district borders are formed by Lerchenfelder Straße in the north, Mariahilfer Straße in the south, Neubaugürtel in the west, and Museumstraße and Museumsplatz in the east.

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History

In the 18th century, Neubau was the location of the city's silk factories. At this time, the area became densely populated. Today, it is an important shopping district, especially in the Mariahilfer Straße and Neubaugasse. Many pubs, popular among the district's large student population, are located in the Spittelberg neighborhood. The Volkstheater Wien, one of Vienna's large mainstream theatres, and the Austrian Ministry of Justice are located in Neubau, as well as the Museumsquartier, a centre dedicated to modern art, housing for example the Leopold Collection.

In the 2001 communal elections, Neubau became the first district in Austria with a Green Party plurality (32.6% of the votes).

In the 2004 European Elections the Green Party received 41% of all votes, which is more than SPÖ and ÖVP together.

Like Mariahilf, Neubau is known as one of Vienna's districts with the youngest, most liberal, and urban population.

Museumsquartier
Spittelberg

People

See also the related Category:People from Neubau.

Sankt Ulrich

Notes

  1. ^ a b Wien.gv.at webpage (see below: References).

References

[Parts of this article were translated from German Wikipedia.]
  • "Wien - 7. Bezirk/Neubau", Wien.gv.at, 2008, webpage (15 subpages): Wien.gv.at-neubau (in German).
  • Elfriede Faber: Neubau: Geschichte des 7. Wiener Gemeindebezirks und seiner alten Orte. Ed. Wien, Vienna 1995, ISBN 3-85058-065-2.
  • Manfred Lang: Ein neuer Neubau: Geschichte der Sozialdemokratie am Neubau. Verl. d. SPÖ Wien, Vienna 1989.
  • Carola Leitner (Hg.): Neubau: Wiens 7. Bezirk in alten Fotografien ("Neubau: Vienna's 7th District in Old Photographs"). Ueberreuter, Vienna 2007, ISBN 978-3-8000-7306-1.
  • Wolfgang Mayer: Wiener Bezirkskulturführer: VII. Neubau. Jugend und Volk, Vienna 1983, ISBN 3-224-16242-2.
  • Hans Rotter: Neubau: ein Heimatbuch des 7. Wiener Gemeindebezirkes. Deutscher Verlag für Jugend und Volk, Vienna 1925.

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Coordinates: 48°12′09″N 16°20′53″E / 48.2025°N 16.34806°E / 48.2025; 16.34806 Template:Districts of Neubau



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