Brigittenau

Brigittenau
Brigittenau (Bavarian)
20th District of Vienna
Coat of arms of Brigittenau
Location of the district within Vienna
Location of the district within Vienna
CountryAustria
CityVienna
Government
 • District DirectorHannes Derfler (SPÖ)
 • First DeputyHerwig Pirker (SPÖ)
 • Second DeputyHerbert Grausam (FPÖ)
 • Representation
   (52 Members)
SPÖ 27, FPÖ 15,
Green 6, ÖVP 4
Area
 • Total5.68 km2 (2.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2016-01-01)[1]
 • Total85,796
 • Density15,000/km2 (39,000/sq mi)
Postal code
A-1200
Address of
District Office
Brigittaplatz 10
A-1200 Wien
Websitewww.wien.gv.at/brigittenau/
Millennium Tower, long Vienna's tallest skyscraper

Brigittenau (German: [bʁiˌɡɪtəˈnaʊ] ) is the 20th district of Vienna (German: 20. Bezirk, Brigittenau). It is located north of the central districts, north of Leopoldstadt on the same island area between the Danube and the Danube Canal.[2] Brigittenau is a heavily populated urban area with many residential buildings.[1][2]

The district's name comes from the Brigitta Chapel, built between 1645 and 1651.

It consists of a good tract of land secured by the regulation of the Danube 1870–75, and many of the major streets are named after members of the Danube Regulation Commission. Therefore, it does not contain any distinctive historical areas. Brigittenau was separated from the 2nd district in 1900. Earlier component districts were named Schottenau, Wolfsau, Taborau, and Zwischenbrücken.

The best-known landmark is the Millennium Tower. The district also includes Adolf Hitler's former residence in Vienna, the Meldemannstraße dormitory.

  1. ^ a b Statistik Austria, 2007, webpage: statistik.at-23450 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 20, 2007. Retrieved July 25, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link).
  2. ^ a b Wien.gv.at webpage (see below: References).