Ottakring

Ottakring
Ottakring (Bavarian)
16th District of Vienna
Coat of arms of Ottakring
Location of the district within Vienna
Location of the district within Vienna
CountryAustria
CityVienna
Government
 • District DirectorFranz Prokop (SPÖ)
 • First DeputyEva Weißmann (SPÖ)
 • Second DeputyChristian Hein (FPÖ)
 • Representation
   (58 Members)
SPÖ 27, FPÖ 14,
Green 10, ÖVP 7
Area
 • Total8.67 km2 (3.35 sq mi)
Population
 (2016-01-01)[1]
 • Total102,580
 • Density12,000/km2 (31,000/sq mi)
Postal code
A-1160
Address of
District Office
Richard-Wagner-Platz 19
A-1164 Wien
Websitewww.wien.gv.at/ottakring/

Ottakring (German pronunciation: [ˈɔtaˌkʀɪŋ] ) is the 16th District in the city of Vienna, Austria (German: 16. Bezirk, Ottakring). It is located west of the central districts, north of Penzing and south of Hernals.[2] Ottakring has some heavily populated urban areas with many residential buildings.[1][2] It was formed from the independent villages of Ottakring and Neulerchenfeld in 1892.

  1. ^ a b Statistik Austria, 2008, website: "STATISTIK AUSTRIA - Bevölkerung zu Jahres-/Quartalsanfang". Archived from the original on 2008-05-30. Retrieved 2008-05-30. (in German: population is "Einwohner").
  2. ^ a b Wien.gv.at webpage (see below: References).