Leopoldstadt

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Leopoldstadt Leopoidstod (Bavarian)
2nd District of Vienna
Coat of arms
Location of the district within Vienna
Country	Austria
City	Vienna
Government
• District Director	Alexander Nikolai (SPÖ Wien)
• First Deputy	Christopher Zich (SPÖ Wien)
• Second Deputy	Seitz Bernhard (Green)
Area
• Total	19.27 km2 (7.44 sq mi)
Population  (2016-01-01)[1]
• Total	103,233
• Density	5,400/km2 (14,000/sq mi)
Postal code	A-1020
Address of district office	Karmelitergasse 9 A-1020 Wien
Website	wien.gv.at/bezirke/leopoldstadt/

Leopoldstadt (German pronunciation: [ˈleːopɔldˌʃtad] ^ⓘ; Viennese: Leopoidstod; "Leopold-Town") is the 2nd municipal district of Vienna (German: 2. Bezirk) in Austria. As of 1 January 2016,^[update] there are 103,233 inhabitants over 19.27 km² (7 sq mi). It is situated in the heart of the city and, together with Brigittenau (20th district), forms a large island surrounded by the Danube Canal and, to the north, the Danube. It is named after Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor. Due to its relatively high percentage of Jewish inhabitants before the Holocaust (38.5 percent in 1923), Leopoldstadt gained the nickname Mazzesinsel ('Matzo Island'). This context was a significant aspect for the district twinning with the New York City borough Brooklyn in 2007.^[2]