Prater

Prater
Wiener Riesenrad in the Wurstelprater amusement park
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LocationLeopoldstadt, Vienna, Austria
AreaAll of the Prater (1859): ≈1,500 acres (6.1 km2)[1]
All of the Prater (2008): ≈6,000,000 square metres (1,500 acres)[2]
The Green Prater (German: Grüne Prater) only (2022): ≈3,271,947 square metres (808.516 acres)[3]
Created7 April 1766 (1766-04-07) (public)
WebsitePrater: www.praterwien.com/en/home
Green Prater: www.wien.gv.at/umwelt/parks/anlagen/prater.html (in German)

The Prater (German pronunciation: [ˈpraːtɐ] ) is a large public park in Leopoldstadt, Vienna, Austria. The Wurstelprater, an amusement park that is often simply called "Prater", lies in one corner of the Wiener Prater and includes the Wiener Riesenrad Ferris wheel.

  1. ^ Crane, Samuel D. [Dexter]; Committee on the Improvement of the Public Garden (1860) [1859-10-31]. "City Document.—No. 63. City of Boston. : Report of Committee on the Improvement of the Public Garden. 1859.". Documents of the City of Boston, for the Year 1859. Vol. II : Containing Documents from No. 24 to No. 79, Inclusive. Boston: Geo. C. Rand & Avery, City Printers. p. 4. Retrieved 12 September 2023. The Thiergarten, in Berlin, contains over 200 acres; the Prater, in Vienna, about 1500 acres
  2. ^ "Wiener Stadtgärten". Der Wiener Prater (in German). Archived from the original on 2 May 2008. Retrieved 12 September 2023. Größe: rund 6.000.000 Quadratmeter
  3. ^ "Der grüne Prater". wien.gv.at (in German). Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2023. Größe des grünen Praters: rund 3.271.947 Quadratmeter