Liesing
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Liesing is the 23rd district of Vienna
(German
: 23. Bezirk, Liesing). It is on the southwest edge of Vienna, Austria.
It was formed after Austria
's Anschluss
with Germany
, when Vienna expanded from 21 districts to 26. Fifteen Lower Austria
n districts, especially the old legal jurisdiction of Liesing, were incorporated into the 25th district.
After the allied occupation of Vienna, this law was not recognized and Liesing became a part of Lower Austria
in the Soviet occupation zone. In 1946, a law intended to alter the districts of Vienna was vetoed by the occupation authorities. In 1954 the objection was withdrawn. Liesing was one of only two districts that remained in Vienna in the new organization. The areas Breitenfurt bei Wien
, Laab im Walde
, Purkersdorf
, Perchtoldsdorf
, Vösendorf
, and Kaltenleutgeben
returned to Lower Austria
. Since 1954, the 23rd district has been composed of the following former districts:
Liesing lies in the southwest of Vienna and borders Lower Austria
along with the districts Favoriten
, Meidling
, und Hietzing
. The district lies along both sides of the Liesing brook and extends from the Wienerwald
into the Viennese basin. With 7.7% of the total area, Liesing is the fifth largest district of Vienna and a third is natural areas. Areas in the district were threatened by flooding for a long time.
zone, there is a wide band of Kieselkalk chalk. In the chalk region can be found the Antonshöhe, where radiolarit for flint cutting edges was mined in the Late Stone Age
. North of the Kaltenleutgebner Straße along the edge of the valley can be found quarries delivering chalk, mergel, sandstone etc. for the building industry. To the north, are the soft hills of the Flyschzone (Sandstone Vienna Woods). During the formation of the alps, several layers of stone, sandstone, mergel and chalkmergel were deformed. The Laab und Kahlenberg "Decke" are relics of a sea that stretched from the edge of the alps to the Carpathian mountains during the Cretaceous Period and early Tertiary Period. At the final stage of the formation of the alps during the Miocene
, the sea floor sank, leading to the formation of the Viennese Basin. Today this area lies mainly east of the edge of the woods. Gravel, sand and sandstone dominate this park of the district. In Atzgersdorf, the "Atzgersdorfer Kalkstein" was quarried for centuries, out of which Sarmatium was produced. In the Liesing area, deposits of tegel were formed during the Miocene
and Pliocene
.[2]
) and the Wienerberg hill (in Favoriten
).
The most important water course in Liesing has always been the Liesingbach. The "Reiche Liesing" flows from the west through Kalksburg, where it is joined by Gütenbach, which drains part of the Lainzer Tiergarten
. Below Kalksburg, the Kalksburger Graben joins the Reiche Liesing underground, before it joins the "Dürre Liesing" to form the "Liesing". The canalization
of the Liesing has been recently partially restored to a natural form. In the northern part of the district, the ponds, alte Ziegelteiche, Figurenteich and Steinsee (the latter not accessible to the public) can all be found along the Liesing. South of Siebenhirten, is the Schellensee lake which is also closed to the public.
Liesing was formed from eight previously independent communities. In the east is Inzersdorf, where the large industrially and commercially used areas as well as the fruit and vegetable market are found. This was also previously the location of the Inzersdorfer company named after the district. To the west of Inzersdorf is Erlaa, which today is best known for the large residential apartment complex (Wohnpark Alt-Erlaa) located north of the old centre of the village. The adjacent Siebenhirten, to the south, is also mainly residential and is connected to the U-Bahn on the U6 line by the terminal station of the same name. The Liesing industrial park is also part of Siebenhirten. West of Siebenhirten is the area of Liesing which lends its name to the whole district. In addition to the old centre with its town hall (Bezirksamt) and bus & rail connecting point, the eastern part of Liesing is also used for commercial purposes. North of Liesing is Atzgersdorf, with a mixture of low-density housing and commercial areas along the railway line, with little access to green areas. In the northwest of the district, is the village of Mauer, with low-density housing and the largest share of the Vienna Woods. South of Mauer are Rodaun and Kalksburg, both of which are extensively green and retain largely intact village structures.
Atzgersdorf
, Erlaa,
Inzersdorf
, Kalksburg
,
Liesing,
Mauer
,
Rodaun and Siebenhirten.
Even before the creation of the district, municipality existed between the old towns of the territory, with various political groupings in the administration. Since the Middle Ages, connections had been noted. Kadolt the Elder from around Eckartsau, in the 14th century, had formed a certain political unity with the places Erlaa, Kalksburg, Mauer and Rodaun.
Also the parish Atzgersdorf played a role, up to the Josephine
reforms, as a regional religious centre of power for surrounding villages. From there, the Catholic residents of Altmannsdorf, Erlaa, Hetzendorf, Liesing, Mauer, Siebenhirten and partly Kalksburg, while having their own church buildings, did not have their own parishes.
The SPÖ
has always been the strongest party in Liesing.
At the first free votes after world war two
the SPÖ
reached 55.3%
and the absolute majority the ÖVP
31.7% and the KPÖ
remarkable 13%.
In 1946 Hans Radfux from the Socialdemocrats followed the former Sowjetunion appointed District Director.
Following this the SPÖ dominated the district and always appointed the District Director.
At the last district election in 2010 the SPÖ reached 43.7% (minus 7.4%),
the ÖVP 15.8% (minus 3.6%), the FPÖ 25.2% (plus 11.8%) the Greens 11.9% (minus 0.9%)
The BZÖ
reached 1.3% (plus 0.2%).
but it lacked comparable, little urbanized areas, such as in Donaustadt or Floridsdorf.
Nevertheless, the still independent communities could triple their population of 13945 (1869) to 38047 (1910).
Then, the population stagnated after the end of the second world war. After the communities, in 1954,
were finally joined, as the District of Liesing, to Vienna, the population began to rise again continuously.
The strongest growth spurt was in the 1960s. Through the rebuilding of the areas between the old village cores,
with modern residential properties, the population rose to 2006 with 89,986 people. Nevertheless,
Liesing is still the most under-populated district of Vienna. In 2005, only three districts were
as thinly populated as Liesing, with 2741 inhabitants/km2.
between 55 and 74 was significantly over-represented. The number of children under 15 years of age
was 14.8 percent of the district population, while the average of Vienna was 14.6%. The proportion of the
population between 15 and 59 years was 60.7% (Vienna: 63.4%), below the average,
while people aged 60 or more years were 24.6% (Vienna: 22.0%) of the district population.
The gender distribution of the District, in 2001, was 46.6% men and 53.4% women.
The number of the married population was, with a share of 44.7% compared with 41.2%, above the average for Vienna.
This was the lowest value of a Vienna district. As in the entire state, the proportion of foreigners has
grown, as in 2001, the proportion was at 6.7 percent. The highest proportion of foreigners, in 2005, were,
with 1.7% share of the district population, citizens from Serbia
and Montenegro
. Another 1.1%
were German, 0.8% Turkish, 0.7% Polish and Croatian 0.6% respectively Bosnian citizens.
As a whole, in 2001, 14.2% of the district population were not born in Austria. Nearly 2.4% reported their common
language as Serbia
n, 1.6% as Turkish, and 1.4 as Croatia
n.
Liesing has one of the highest population shares of people with Roman Catholic faith, 55.2%, compared with Vienna overall at 49.2%,
due to a very low foreign share. Eleven Catholic Parishes form the town Deconate 23 in the municipality.
On the other hand, the proportions of people with Islamic faith with 3.2%, and of Orthodox faith, with 2.5%,
are both below the average (Vienna city-wide: 7.8% or 6%). The proportion of the Evangelical people
was 6.7% of the district population, one of the highest in Vienna.
Nearly 27.3% of the district population, in 2001, belonged to no religion, where this was the 3rd highest
value of a Vienna district. Another 5.1% of the population had expressed either none or some other religion.
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
(German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
: 23. Bezirk, Liesing). It is on the southwest edge of Vienna, Austria.
It was formed after Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
's Anschluss
Anschluss
The Anschluss , also known as the ', was the occupation and annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany in 1938....
with Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, when Vienna expanded from 21 districts to 26. Fifteen Lower Austria
Lower Austria
Lower Austria is the northeasternmost state of the nine states in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria since 1986 is Sankt Pölten, the most recently designated capital town in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria had formerly been Vienna, even though Vienna is not officially part of Lower Austria...
n districts, especially the old legal jurisdiction of Liesing, were incorporated into the 25th district.
After the allied occupation of Vienna, this law was not recognized and Liesing became a part of Lower Austria
Lower Austria
Lower Austria is the northeasternmost state of the nine states in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria since 1986 is Sankt Pölten, the most recently designated capital town in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria had formerly been Vienna, even though Vienna is not officially part of Lower Austria...
in the Soviet occupation zone. In 1946, a law intended to alter the districts of Vienna was vetoed by the occupation authorities. In 1954 the objection was withdrawn. Liesing was one of only two districts that remained in Vienna in the new organization. The areas Breitenfurt bei Wien
Breitenfurt bei Wien
Breitenfurt bei Wien is a town in the district of Mödling in the Austrian state of Lower Austria....
, Laab im Walde
Laab im Walde
Laab im Walde is a town in the district of Mödling in the Austrian state of Lower Austria....
, Purkersdorf
Purkersdorf
Purkersdorf is a municipality in the district of Wien-Umgebung in Lower Austria, Austria. The Sandstein-Wienerwald natural park, a part of the Vienna Woods, is situated on its territory....
, Perchtoldsdorf
Perchtoldsdorf
Perchtoldsdorf is a town in the district of Mödling in the Austrian state of Lower Austria, located about 16 km southwest of the viennese inner city.-History:...
, Vösendorf
Vösendorf
Vösendorf is a town in the district of Mödling in the Austrian state of Lower Austria....
, and Kaltenleutgeben
Kaltenleutgeben
Kaltenleutgeben is a town with a population of 3302 in the district of Mödling in the Austrian state of Lower Austria.-Geography:Kaltenleutgeben is located in the southern Vienna Woods near the industrial district in Lower Austria. More than 73 percent of the area is forested and the town...
returned to Lower Austria
Lower Austria
Lower Austria is the northeasternmost state of the nine states in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria since 1986 is Sankt Pölten, the most recently designated capital town in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria had formerly been Vienna, even though Vienna is not officially part of Lower Austria...
. Since 1954, the 23rd district has been composed of the following former districts:
|
Mauer, Vienna Mauer is a former village of Lower Austria that since 1938 has been part of Vienna. Today it is part of the 23rd District of Vienna, Liesing. Its name literally means "wall".- History :... |
Geography
Lower Austria
Lower Austria is the northeasternmost state of the nine states in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria since 1986 is Sankt Pölten, the most recently designated capital town in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria had formerly been Vienna, even though Vienna is not officially part of Lower Austria...
along with the districts Favoriten
Favoriten
Favoriten, the 10th district of Vienna, Austria , is located south of the central districts. It is south of Innere Stadt, Wieden and Margareten...
, Meidling
Meidling
Meidling is the 12th district of Vienna . It is located just southwest of the central districts, south of the Wienfluss, west of the Gürtel belt, and east and southeast of Schönbrunn palace...
, und Hietzing
Hietzing
Hietzing is the 13th municipal District of Vienna . It is located west of the central districts, west of Meidling...
. The district lies along both sides of the Liesing brook and extends from the Wienerwald
Wienerwald
The Vienna Woods are forested highlands that form the northeastern foothills of the Northern Limestone Alps in the states of Lower Austria and Vienna. The long and wide hill range is heavily wooded and a popular recreation area with the Viennese....
into the Viennese basin. With 7.7% of the total area, Liesing is the fifth largest district of Vienna and a third is natural areas. Areas in the district were threatened by flooding for a long time.
Geology
Liesing contains three geological regions including parts of the Wienerwald Woods and the Viennese Basin. The steep slopes and bare rocks of the Northern Chalk Alps (Kalksteinwienerwald) are found in the southwest of the district and stretch north as far as the Dorother Wald and, in the east, reach as far as Antonshöhe hill. The chalk zone in Liesing is divided into two sections. The Anhöhe of the Leopoldsdorfer Wald consists of Hauptdolomit, a type of rock formation that stretches in the direction of Kalksburg as far as the Himmelwiese. North of the dolomiteDolomite
Dolomite is a carbonate mineral composed of calcium magnesium carbonate CaMg2. The term is also used to describe the sedimentary carbonate rock dolostone....
zone, there is a wide band of Kieselkalk chalk. In the chalk region can be found the Antonshöhe, where radiolarit for flint cutting edges was mined in the Late Stone Age
Late Stone Age
The Later Stone Age refers to a period in African prehistory. Its beginnings are roughly contemporaneous with the European Upper Paleolithic...
. North of the Kaltenleutgebner Straße along the edge of the valley can be found quarries delivering chalk, mergel, sandstone etc. for the building industry. To the north, are the soft hills of the Flyschzone (Sandstone Vienna Woods). During the formation of the alps, several layers of stone, sandstone, mergel and chalkmergel were deformed. The Laab und Kahlenberg "Decke" are relics of a sea that stretched from the edge of the alps to the Carpathian mountains during the Cretaceous Period and early Tertiary Period. At the final stage of the formation of the alps during the Miocene
Miocene
The Miocene is a geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about . The Miocene was named by Sir Charles Lyell. Its name comes from the Greek words and and means "less recent" because it has 18% fewer modern sea invertebrates than the Pliocene. The Miocene follows the Oligocene...
, the sea floor sank, leading to the formation of the Viennese Basin. Today this area lies mainly east of the edge of the woods. Gravel, sand and sandstone dominate this park of the district. In Atzgersdorf, the "Atzgersdorfer Kalkstein" was quarried for centuries, out of which Sarmatium was produced. In the Liesing area, deposits of tegel were formed during the Miocene
Miocene
The Miocene is a geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about . The Miocene was named by Sir Charles Lyell. Its name comes from the Greek words and and means "less recent" because it has 18% fewer modern sea invertebrates than the Pliocene. The Miocene follows the Oligocene...
and Pliocene
Pliocene
The Pliocene Epoch is the period in the geologic timescale that extends from 5.332 million to 2.588 million years before present. It is the second and youngest epoch of the Neogene Period in the Cenozoic Era. The Pliocene follows the Miocene Epoch and is followed by the Pleistocene Epoch...
.[2]
Mountains and rivers
The highest elevations are found in the western part of the district, the Eichkogel at 428 metres (1,404.2 ft) at the southwestern edge marking the highest point in the district. North of the Reichen Liesing, the Wilder Berg and the Antonshöhe are the highest points. To the east, the hills get progressively lower. While Kroissberg, at 327 metres (1,072.8 ft), Kadoltsberg and Neuberg hill represent the last areas of the previously extensive wine producing area, the Wotrubakirche church is located on the Sankt-Georgen-Berg in between. To the north, Liesing borders on the Rosenhügel (in HietzingHietzing
Hietzing is the 13th municipal District of Vienna . It is located west of the central districts, west of Meidling...
) and the Wienerberg hill (in Favoriten
Favoriten
Favoriten, the 10th district of Vienna, Austria , is located south of the central districts. It is south of Innere Stadt, Wieden and Margareten...
).
The most important water course in Liesing has always been the Liesingbach. The "Reiche Liesing" flows from the west through Kalksburg, where it is joined by Gütenbach, which drains part of the Lainzer Tiergarten
Lainzer Tiergarten
The Lainzer Tiergarten is a 24.50 km² wildlife preserve in the southwest corner of Vienna, Austria, 80% of it being covered in woodland. It dates back to 1561, when Ferdinand I of Austria created it as a fenced-in hunting ground for his family to use. Since 1919, it has been open to the public...
. Below Kalksburg, the Kalksburger Graben joins the Reiche Liesing underground, before it joins the "Dürre Liesing" to form the "Liesing". The canalization
Canalization
Canalization may refer to:* Canalization, the process of introducing weirs and locks to a river so as to secure a defined depth suitable for navigation*Channelization, the process of modifying the course of a stream so that it follows a restricted path...
of the Liesing has been recently partially restored to a natural form. In the northern part of the district, the ponds, alte Ziegelteiche, Figurenteich and Steinsee (the latter not accessible to the public) can all be found along the Liesing. South of Siebenhirten, is the Schellensee lake which is also closed to the public.
District sections (Bezirksteile)
| Sizes of Liesing sections | |
|---|---|
| Atzgersdorf | 376.42 ha |
| Erlaa | 238.96 ha |
| Inzersdorf | 854.06 ha |
| Kalksburg | 375.70 ha |
| Liesing | 273.82 ha |
| Mauer | 639.57 ha |
| Rodaun | 214.45 ha |
| Siebenhirten | 251.22 ha |
Liesing was formed from eight previously independent communities. In the east is Inzersdorf, where the large industrially and commercially used areas as well as the fruit and vegetable market are found. This was also previously the location of the Inzersdorfer company named after the district. To the west of Inzersdorf is Erlaa, which today is best known for the large residential apartment complex (Wohnpark Alt-Erlaa) located north of the old centre of the village. The adjacent Siebenhirten, to the south, is also mainly residential and is connected to the U-Bahn on the U6 line by the terminal station of the same name. The Liesing industrial park is also part of Siebenhirten. West of Siebenhirten is the area of Liesing which lends its name to the whole district. In addition to the old centre with its town hall (Bezirksamt) and bus & rail connecting point, the eastern part of Liesing is also used for commercial purposes. North of Liesing is Atzgersdorf, with a mixture of low-density housing and commercial areas along the railway line, with little access to green areas. In the northwest of the district, is the village of Mauer, with low-density housing and the largest share of the Vienna Woods. South of Mauer are Rodaun and Kalksburg, both of which are extensively green and retain largely intact village structures.
History
In 1954, Liesing was incorporated as the 23rd District, combining 8 former district municipalities:Atzgersdorf
Atzgersdorf
Atzgersdorf is a former municipality in Lower Austria that is now a part of the 23rd Viennese district Liesing. A small part of the former municipality today is part of the 12th Viennese district Meidling....
, Erlaa,
Inzersdorf
Inzersdorf
Inzersdorf:* The municipality Inzersdorf im Kremstal, Lower Austria* The community of Inzersdorf ob der Traisen of the municipality Inzersdorf-Getzersdorf, Upper Austria...
, Kalksburg
Kalksburg
Kalksburg is a former municipality in Lower Austria that is now a part of the 23rd Viennese district Liesing.Today, the cadastral commune Atzgersdorf has got an area of 375,7 hectare.- Etymology :...
,
Liesing,
Mauer
Mauer, Vienna
Mauer is a former village of Lower Austria that since 1938 has been part of Vienna. Today it is part of the 23rd District of Vienna, Liesing. Its name literally means "wall".- History :...
,
Rodaun and Siebenhirten.
Even before the creation of the district, municipality existed between the old towns of the territory, with various political groupings in the administration. Since the Middle Ages, connections had been noted. Kadolt the Elder from around Eckartsau, in the 14th century, had formed a certain political unity with the places Erlaa, Kalksburg, Mauer and Rodaun.
Also the parish Atzgersdorf played a role, up to the Josephine
Josephinism
Josephinism is the term used to describe the domestic policies of Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor . During the ten years in which Joseph was the sole ruler of the Habsburg Monarchy , he attempted to legislate a series of drastic reforms to remodel Austria in the form of the ideal Enlightened state...
reforms, as a regional religious centre of power for surrounding villages. From there, the Catholic residents of Altmannsdorf, Erlaa, Hetzendorf, Liesing, Mauer, Siebenhirten and partly Kalksburg, while having their own church buildings, did not have their own parishes.
Politics
| District Directors from 1954 | |
|---|---|
| Johann Radfux (SPÖ) | 1954–1962 |
| Reinhold Suttner (SPÖ) | 1962–1968 |
| Hans Lackner (SPÖ) | 1968–1983 |
| Heinrich Haberl (SPÖ) | 1983–1988 |
| Johann Wimmer (SPÖ) | 1988–1995 |
| Manfred Wurm (SPÖ) | 1995– |
The SPÖ
Social Democratic Party of Austria
The Social Democratic Party of Austria is one of the oldest political parties in Austria. The SPÖ is one of the two major parties in Austria, and has ties to trade unions and the Austrian Chamber of Labour. The SPÖ is among the few mainstream European social-democratic parties that have preserved...
has always been the strongest party in Liesing.
At the first free votes after world war two
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
the SPÖ
SPO
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reached 55.3%
and the absolute majority the ÖVP
Austrian People's Party
The Austrian People's Party is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Austria. A successor to the Christian Social Party of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, it is similar to the Christian Democratic Union of Germany in terms of ideology...
31.7% and the KPÖ
Communist Party of Austria
The Communist Party of Austria is a communist party based in Austria. Established in 1918, it was banned between 1933 and 1945 under both the Austrofascist regime, and German control of Austria during World War II...
remarkable 13%.
In 1946 Hans Radfux from the Socialdemocrats followed the former Sowjetunion appointed District Director.
Following this the SPÖ dominated the district and always appointed the District Director.
At the last district election in 2010 the SPÖ reached 43.7% (minus 7.4%),
the ÖVP 15.8% (minus 3.6%), the FPÖ 25.2% (plus 11.8%) the Greens 11.9% (minus 0.9%)
The BZÖ
Alliance for the Future of Austria
The Alliance for the Future of Austria , abbreviated to BZÖ, is a conservative liberal political party in Austria. The party has sixteen seats in the National Council....
reached 1.3% (plus 0.2%).
Population
Data from Statistik Austria http://www.statistik.at/blickgem/vz1/g90601.pdf |
Population development
The present district area of Liesing as before World War I had persistent growth figures,but it lacked comparable, little urbanized areas, such as in Donaustadt or Floridsdorf.
Nevertheless, the still independent communities could triple their population of 13945 (1869) to 38047 (1910).
Then, the population stagnated after the end of the second world war. After the communities, in 1954,
were finally joined, as the District of Liesing, to Vienna, the population began to rise again continuously.
The strongest growth spurt was in the 1960s. Through the rebuilding of the areas between the old village cores,
with modern residential properties, the population rose to 2006 with 89,986 people. Nevertheless,
Liesing is still the most under-populated district of Vienna. In 2005, only three districts were
as thinly populated as Liesing, with 2741 inhabitants/km2.
Population structure
The population structure of Liesing, in 2005, mainly lay in the average for Vienna, although the age groupbetween 55 and 74 was significantly over-represented. The number of children under 15 years of age
was 14.8 percent of the district population, while the average of Vienna was 14.6%. The proportion of the
population between 15 and 59 years was 60.7% (Vienna: 63.4%), below the average,
while people aged 60 or more years were 24.6% (Vienna: 22.0%) of the district population.
The gender distribution of the District, in 2001, was 46.6% men and 53.4% women.
The number of the married population was, with a share of 44.7% compared with 41.2%, above the average for Vienna.
Origin and language
The proportion of foreign population, in 2005, amounted to 8.9 percent (versus Vienna city-wide: 18.7%).This was the lowest value of a Vienna district. As in the entire state, the proportion of foreigners has
grown, as in 2001, the proportion was at 6.7 percent. The highest proportion of foreigners, in 2005, were,
with 1.7% share of the district population, citizens from Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
and Montenegro
Montenegro
Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...
. Another 1.1%
were German, 0.8% Turkish, 0.7% Polish and Croatian 0.6% respectively Bosnian citizens.
As a whole, in 2001, 14.2% of the district population were not born in Austria. Nearly 2.4% reported their common
language as Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n, 1.6% as Turkish, and 1.4 as Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
n.
Religious preferences
due to a very low foreign share. Eleven Catholic Parishes form the town Deconate 23 in the municipality.
On the other hand, the proportions of people with Islamic faith with 3.2%, and of Orthodox faith, with 2.5%,
are both below the average (Vienna city-wide: 7.8% or 6%). The proportion of the Evangelical people
was 6.7% of the district population, one of the highest in Vienna.
Nearly 27.3% of the district population, in 2001, belonged to no religion, where this was the 3rd highest
value of a Vienna district. Another 5.1% of the population had expressed either none or some other religion.
People
- Heinrich Kajetan von Blümegen, lived in Erlaa (de)
- Rudolf Edinger, born in Erlaa (de)
- Werner FaymannWerner FaymannWerner Faymann is Chancellor of Austria and chairman of the Social Democratic Party SPÖ .-Background and earlier career:Born in Vienna, Austria, he studied law at the University of Vienna for two years but did not graduate....
, lived in Liesing
- Richard Beer-HofmannRichard Beer-HofmannRichard Beer-Hofmann was an Austrian dramatist and poet.After the early death of his mother, Beer-Hofmann was raised by his aunt's family in Brno and Vienna. In the 1880s he studied law in Vienna, receiving his doctorate in 1890...
, lived in Rodaun - Christian von EhrenfelsChristian von EhrenfelsChristian von Ehrenfels was an Austrian philosopher, and is known as one of the founders and precursors of Gestalt psychology.- Life :...
, born in Rodaun - Hugo von HofmannsthalHugo von HofmannsthalHugo Laurenz August Hofmann von Hofmannsthal ; , was an Austrian novelist, librettist, poet, dramatist, narrator, and essayist.-Early life:...
, lived in Rodaun - Maria Grengg, lived and died in the Hofmannsthal-Schlössl (de)
- Heinrich Krause, born in Rodaun (de)
- Ludwig von BertalanffyLudwig von BertalanffyKarl Ludwig von Bertalanffy was an Austrian-born biologist known as one of the founders of general systems theory . GST is an interdisciplinary practice that describes systems with interacting components, applicable to biology, cybernetics, and other fields...
, born in Atzgersdorf - Hanns Hörbiger, born in Atzgersdorf and lived in Mauer
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, a chemist born in Atzgersdorf - Anton RomakoAnton RomakoAnton Romako was an Austrian painter.-Life:Anton Romako was born in Atzgersdorf , as an illegitimate son of factory owner Josef Lepper and his housemaid Elisabeth Maria Anna Romako...
, born in Atzgersdorf - Karl Skraup (de)
- Leopold Vogl, born in Atzgersdorf (de)
- John BannerJohn BannerJohn Banner , born Johann Banner, was an American film and television actor, who was born and died in Vienna, Austria....
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, born in Mauer (de) - Gisbert KappGisbert KappGisbert Johann Eduard Kapp was an Austrian-English electrical engineer.After finishing his studies in Austria, Kapp moved to England where he was naturalized in 1881...
, born in Mauer
- Franziska Donner, born in Inzersdorf
- Adelheid PoppAdelheid PoppAdelheid Popp was an Austrian feminist and socialist who worked as a journalist and politician....
, born in Inzersdorf