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13th District of Vienna in Austria
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Hietzing is the 13th district of Vienna.
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Schloss Schönbrunn
Inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1996. It is the ultimate palace experience in Vienna, because the Habsburg summer palace can be found here. It is comparable in grandeur to Versailles and is definitely a must-see in Vienna. The palace has seen its fair share of excitement over the years, including a meeting between John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khruschchev at the height of the cold war. There are two possible tours available, the Imperial Tour showing 22 rooms and the Grand Tour showing 40 rooms. The shorter tour takes you into the west wing including the apartments of Emperor Franz Joseph and Empress Elisabeth (Sisi), as well as the imposing state rooms in the central wing. With the Grand Tour you can also visit the 18th-century rooms from the time of Maria Theresa. No photos, video taping, or backpacks allowed inside. The palace is wheelchair-accessible.; If you visit during late November to late December, or during Easter, then there will be a Christmas/Easter market open, where you can buy small gifts.
Kaiserliche Wagunburg
A collection of royal carriages for viewing.
Tiergarten Schönbrunn
The oldest zoo in the world, built for Maria Theresa's husband in 1752. A map of the zoo is available here.
Schlosspark
A Baroque garden which has remained fundamentally unaltered since it first opened to the public in 1779, and popular for locals. Highlights include the Gloriette, offering grand views over the gardens, a children's Maze (Irrgarten) and Labyrinth, and the Crown Prince Garden (Privy Garden or Kronprinzengarten).
A late 19th-century palace in the Lainzer Tiergarten, a wooded area formerly used for hunting by the Habsburg family. The imperial apartments with their furnishings have been preserved, and feature murals by prominent Viennese artists of the day, including Franz Matsch, Hugo Charlemont, Georg und Gustav Klimt. The palace is now also used as a venue for special exhibits.
A special rail station built in 1899 for the exclusive use of the Emperor and members of his court, now atop the U4 subway stop.
Inspired by the Weißenhofsiedlung in Stuttgart and initiated by architect Josef Frank, the Werkbundsiedlung public estate housing project in the Lainz Municipality of Hietzing was built from 1930 to 1932 by numerous national and international architects of the time (amongst those famous names like Adolf Loos and Gerrit Rietvelt) and has fine examples of Bauhaus style architecture. This public estate housing complex consisted of 76 buildings of which 32 still exist.
Hietzinger Friedhof
Many prominent Viennese from the 18th to the 20th centuries are buried here, including the playwright Franz Grillparzer, painter Gustav Klimt, architect Otto Wagner, and modern composer Alban Berg.
The painter Gustav Klimt used this villa as a studio from 1911 until his death in 1918. The studio has been carefully reconstructed using old photographs, and other rooms in the villa have displays about Klimt's models and clients.
Dating back to the 15th century, the church was destroyed in the Turkish war of 1685 and was rebuilt in the Baroque style.
A beautiful nature reserve which was once the Emperor's private hunting wood; on the grounds is the Hermesvilla, the favorite mansion of Empress Elisabeth. It has several 2-10 km hiking trails. Local recreation area, in summer you can see wild pigs, deer, and many Viennese families.
There is both an indoor and outdoor pool.
Wienfluss Radweg
A short ride of 7km is available without any traffic crossings.
The place has retro charm. There is a nearby playground for kids, hence it is a very family-friendly Austrian restaurant. The place directly borders the Viennese woods.
The shop has a changing daily lunch vegan plate, salads and soup.
Aibler's
The restaurant specialises in fresh fish. It is also very kid-friendly.
The restaurant is non-smoking and serves breakfast till 11:30.
Kurkonditorei Oberlaa
Nonsmoking, without outdoor seating.
Inside the Gloriette with good view over to the Schönbrunn palace serves early breakfast, café and cakes. One has to climb up the hill of the Schönbrunn park to reach it.
It serves all day breakfast
The renovated Meierei serves good breakfast between 09:00-14:00 in this beautiful location.
The Heurigen has a big garden with a good view over Vienna.
The oldest Heurigen in the Ober St. Veit part of Hietzing.
This Youth Hostel is preferred by students.
The hotel also rents apartments.
The hotel is in front of the Schönbrunn park. Guests of Emperor Franz Joseph used to reside here when they had to wait for an audience.
Some shops and a post office are found along the Hietzinger Hauptstrasse.
Hietzinger Vinothek
It sells many different Austrian white and also red wines.
Kleines Teehaus
A former ballet dancer sells a refined variety of teas, which can all be tasted in the shop.
The small hidden shop sells 80 different vodkas, 200 different beers, 300 whiskeys, many different liqueurs and some interesting soda drinks.
From the centre the underground line runs to Hietzing. The district is also deserved by the trams 10 and 60, as well as bus lines 8A, 56A, 56B, and 58A. A lot of Hietzing is walkable, but hilly.
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