Landstraße is the 3rd municipal District of Vienna

Districts of Vienna

The districts of Vienna are 23 named city sections of Vienna, Austria, which are also numbered for easy reference. For centuries, district boundaries have changed...

, Austria

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] (German

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: 3. Bezirk). It is near the center of Vienna and was established in the 19th century. Landstraße is a heavily populated urban area with many workers and residential homes. It has inhabitants in an area of 7.42 km². It has existed since approximately 1200 AD. In 1192, the English

England

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 King Richard the Lionheart

Richard I of England

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 was captured in the Erdberg neighbourhood, after the unsuccessful Third Crusade

Third Crusade

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The name "Landstraße" means "country road". To the tourists, it is mostly known for the 18th century castle and gardens of Belvedere

Belvedere (palace)

The Belvedere is a historical building complex in Vienna, Austria, consisting of two Baroque palaces the Upper and Lower Belvedere, the Orangery, and the Palace Stables. The buildings are set in a Baroque park landscape in the 3rd district of the city, south-east of its centre. It houses the...

, the residence of Eugene of Savoy

Prince Eugene of Savoy

Prince Eugene of Savoy , was one of the most successful military commanders in modern European history, rising to the highest offices of state at the Imperial court in Vienna. Born in Paris to aristocratic Italian parents, Eugene grew up around the French court of King Louis XIV...

, which today houses the Austrian Gallery. Another residence was built by the Russia

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n envoy to Vienna, Count Razumovsky

Andreas Razumovsky

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. A more recent point of interest is the Hundertwasserhaus

Hundertwasserhaus

right|thumb|Hundertwasser House ViennaThe Hundertwasserhaus is an apartment house in Vienna, Austria, built after the idea and concept of Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser with architect Joseph Krawina as a co-author...

 block of flats (apartment block) designed in a dream-like style by the architect and painter Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Friedensreich Regentag Dunkelbunt Hundertwasser was an Austrian painter and architect. Born Friedrich Stowasser in Vienna, he became one of the best-known contemporary Austrian artists, although controversial, by the end of the 20th century.-Life:Hundertwasser's father Ernst Stowasser died three...

. Museums in Landstraße include the KunstHausWien

KunstHausWien

The KunstHausWien is a museum in Vienna, designed by the artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser. This museum in the Landstraße district houses the world's only permanent exhibition of Hundertwasser's works, and also hosts regular temporary exhibitions of other artists. The KunstHausWien operates as a...

 (also designed by Hundertwasser) and the Museum of Art Fakes

Museum of Art Fakes

The Museum of Art Fakes opened in Vienna, Austria in 2005. This small, privately run museum in the Landstraße district is the only one of its kind in the German-speaking world....

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Austrian Chancellor Metternich

Klemens Wenzel von Metternich

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 (1773–1859) once remarked, "The Balkans

Balkans

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begin at the Rennweg" which was then a mere road in Landstraße, out of Vienna towards the east.

Geography

Landstraße District is located in the southeastern city center of Vienna. It has an area of 7.42 km, or 1.8% of the Vienna City territory. This district is in the middle of Vienna's municipal districts. As part of the "interior districts", the district has a comparatively high proportion of greenery. The district lies along several terraces of the Danube, where the Danube Canal and eastern Vienna form the northwestern border. In the south of the district, Laaer Berg borders Landstraße.

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