Innere Stadt

Coordinates: 48°12′35″N 16°22′12″E / 48.20972°N 16.37000°E / 48.20972; 16.37000
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This article is about the 1st municipal district of Vienna. For the 1st city district of the city of Graz, see Innere Stadt (Graz).
Innere Stadt
Innare Stod (Bavarian)
1st District of Vienna
FPÖ 8, WIR 2, NEOS 4
Area
 • Total2.88 km2 (1.11 sq mi)
Population
 (2016-01-01)[1]
 • Total16,409
 • Density5,700/km2 (15,000/sq mi)
Postal code
A-1010
Address of
District Office		Wipplingerstraße 8
A-1011 Wien
Websitewww.wien.gv.at/bezirke/innerestadt/
Innere Stadt
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Rathaus Vienna
Part ofHistoric Centre of Vienna
CriteriaCultural: (ii)(iv)(vi)
Reference1033
Inscription2001 (25th Session)
Endangered2017–...
Area371 ha (1.43 sq mi)
Buffer zone462 ha (1.78 sq mi)

The Innere Stadt (German pronunciation: [ˈɪnərə ˈʃtad] ⓘ; Viennese: Innare Stod; "Inner City") is the 1st municipal district of Vienna (German: 1. Bezirk) located in the center of the Austrian capital. The Innere Stadt is the old town of Vienna. Until the city boundaries were expanded in 1850, the Innere Stadt was congruent with the city of Vienna. Traditionally it was divided into four quarters, which were designated after important town gates: Stubenviertel (northeast), Kärntner Viertel (southeast), Widmerviertel (southwest), Schottenviertel (northwest).[2]

The

Ringstraße circles the Innere Stadt along the route of the former city walls
.

The first district is, with a workforce of 100,745, the largest employment locale in Vienna. This is partially due to tourism, as well as the presence of many corporate headquarters due to the district's central location.

Geography

Innere Stadt is the central district of Vienna. It borders Leopoldstadt in the northeast, Landstraße in the east, Wieden and Mariahilf in the south, Neubau and Josefstadt in the west, and Alsergrund in the north. The district border, starting at Urania, follows Wienfluss, Lothringerstraße, Karlsplatz, Gedreidemarkt, Museumsplatz, Museumstraße, Auerspergstraße, Landesgerichtsstraße, Universitätsstraße, Maria-Theresien-Straße and the Donaukanal.

History

Main article: History of Vienna

Before 1850, Innere Stadt was physically equivalent with the city of Vienna. See History of Vienna for details about the history of Vindobona and Vienna, as well as historical significance after 1850. On November 2, 2020, a shooting occurred in the municipality at 6 locations, killing 4 people and injuring 22 at 20:00.

Places of interest

Population

Year Population[3]
1869 68,079
1880 72,688
1890 70,167
1900 58,736
1910 53,326
1923 43,045
1939 33,027
Year Population
1951 34,654
1961 32,243
1971 25,169
1981 19,537
1991 18,002
2001 17,056
2005 17,289

History

Population has been declining ever since its peak of 73,000 in 1880, until it hit the lowest recorded value of 17,000 in 2001. Although population has been increasing slightly since then, Innere Stadt continues to remain the least populated district in Vienna.

Demographics

In 2001, 28.1% of the district's population was over 60 years of age, above the city average of 22.2%. The percentage of people under 15 years of age was 9.8%. The female population of 53.3% was also above city average.[4]

Origin and language

At 15.5%, the percentage of foreign residents in Innere Stadt was 2% under city average for the year 2001. 2.8% of the population had EU citizenship (Germany excluded), 2.7% were citizens of Serbia and Montenegro, and 2.2% were German citizens. In total, 25.6% of the population were born in a foreign country. 79% of residents listed German as their language of choice. 4.0% spoke primarily Serbian, 1.8% Hungarian, and 1.4% Croatian. 14.3% spoke other languages.[4]

Religion

Protestants, 5.1% Orthodox Christians, 3.3% Jews. 22.7% were listed as non-confessional.[4]

Politics

The Bezirksvorsteher (district director) has been a member of the conservative

SPÖ
.

District Directors from 1945
KPÖ
)		 April 1945–August 1945
SPÖ
)		 August 1945–October 1945
SPÖ
)		 October 1945 – 1946
ÖVP
)		 1946–1948
ÖVP
)		 1948–1951
ÖVP
)		 1951–1968
ÖVP
)		 1968–1987
Richard Schmitz (
ÖVP
)		 1987–2001
ÖVP
)		 2001–2005
ÖVP
)		 2005–2015
ÖVP
)		 2015–

Coat of arms

The first district's coat of arms is a white cross on a red background. It is also the coat of arms for the City of Vienna and the State of Vienna. The current coat of arms dates back to around 1270, when it first appeared on the minted "Wiener Pfennige" coins. It may have been based on the flag of the

Rudolph I of Germany
featured a similar design.

Notes

  1. ^ Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahresbeginn 2002-2016 nach Gemeinden (Gebietsstand 1.1.2016), Statistik Austria.
  2. ^ "Stadt Wien: Presseportal - Touristeninformation - Unternehmen - Hotel". Stadt-wien.at. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Statistik Austria" (PDF). Statistik.at. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  4. ^ a b c "Census for 2001" (PDF). Statistik.at. Retrieved 26 July 2018.

References

  • "Wien - 1. Bezirk - Innere Stadt", Wien.gv.at, 2008, webpage (15 subpages): Wien.gv.at-innerestadt (in German).
  • Grabovszki, Ernst: Innere Stadt, Wien, 1. Bezirk. Verlag Sutton, Erfurt 2002,
    ISBN 3-89702-467-5

External links

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Vienna/Innere_Stadt.

Media related to Innere Stadt at Wikimedia Commons

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