Grinzing
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Grinzing (German pronunciation: [ˈɡʁɪnt͡sɪŋ] ⓘ) was an independent municipality until 1892 and is today a part of Döbling, the 19th district of Vienna. [1]
Geography
Location
Grinzing lies in the northwest of Vienna and, with an area of 613.52 hectares, is the largest suburb in the district of Döbling. To the northeast, it borders on Josefsdorf; the border continues along the Wildgrube and the Schreiberbach stream towards the east, where it branches along the Springsiedelgasse and the Neugebauerweg to the south. The border then runs along the Hungerbergstraße to mark the boundary to Unterdöbling, before following the course of the Kaasgraben, which divides Grinzing from Sievering in the east. Finally, the border turns northwestward and continues via the Himmelstraße and the Spießweg to the edge of the city of Vienna, which separates Grinzing from Weidling.
Topography
Grinzing is characterised by numerous forested ridges of the
Etymology
The name "Grinzing" means "of the people who belong to a man named Grinzo". Many German words ending in "ing" are indicators of membership to a Sippe. A version of the name "Grinzing" first appears in 1114, when it was called Grinzigan.
History
The village of Grinzing came into the possession of the noble house Grunzinger in the 11th century. The Grunzinger built the Trummelhof, the remains of which can still be seen in the house at number 30 in the Cobenzlgasse. This former manor was supposedly thus named (Trümmer = rubble, Hof = court, yard) because it was built on top of Roman ruins.
The village was inhabited primarily by
Grinzing suffered greatly in the centuries following the Middle Ages. In 1484,
In 1783, the church in Grinzing was elevated to the status of a parish church; it was financed through the dissolution of several religious orders in the area by Joseph II. However, the pace of development in the village remained slow in the following decades. In 1795, there were 83 houses. In 1822 there were 99 houses but there were no further additions until 1835. In 1831, Grinzing numbered 99 houses with 835 inhabitants and was thus barely larger than it had been in 1795. The rate of growth increased after the 1830s, and by 1890, the population had grown to 1,421 people in 209 houses.
In 1892, Grinzing was incorporated into the city of Vienna. The area as far as the Wienerwald ridge was included along with
Grinzing’s reputation is based on its vineyards and numerous
Economy
The traditional importance of viticulture and logging in the local economy during becomes evident when one examines the distribution of available land in Grinzing in 1826. At that time, 45 percent of the land was covered by the woodlands belonging to the Klosterneuburg Monastery. Another 23 percent was used for vineyards. Agriculture played a secondary role, covering barely 10 percent of the land. Beer production was also important at times; a brewery founded in the Trummelhof in 1814 operated intermittently until 1831.
Sights
In addition to Grinzing’s numerous
The
Notes
- ^ Wien.gv.at webpage (see below: References).
References
- "Wien - 19. Bezirk/Döbling", Wien.gv.at, 2008, webpage (15 subpages): Wien.gv.at-doebling.
- "Grinzing-Wien - Grinzing - Bezirk - Heuriger", Wien-Vienna.at, 2008, webpage (photos of Grinzing): Wien-Vienna.at-Grinzing (in German).
- Franz Mazanec: Grinzing und Sievering: die Dörfer unter'm Himmel ("Grinzing and Sievering: The Villages under Heaven"). Sutton, Erfurt 2006, ISBN 3-86680-007-X.
- Godehard Schwarz: Grinzing (in German). Jugend and Volk, Vienna 1982, ISBN 3-224-16239-2.
External links
Media related to Grinzing at Wikimedia Commons