Ottakring

16th district of Vienna

Ottakring is part of Vienna. It is the 16th district of Vienna, created in 1893 from the villages of Ottakring and Neulerchenfeld. Ottakring can be reached by public transit; it is west of the city centre.[1]

First map of Ottakring, 1892
The new center of Ottakring
Coat of arms

Today, there are fewer people in this district than in the past. In 1910, about 179,000 people lived there, but in 2019 there were only 103,000.[2]

Josef Weinheber and Michael Häupl (the current mayor of Vienna) are some famous people from Ottakring.

References

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  1. Kevin Rushby (December 16, 2019). "A local's guide to Vienna: 10 top tips". Guardian. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  2. "Population and surface of Vienna's municipal districts 2019 *". City of Vienna. 2019. Retrieved July 19, 2020.