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{{Infobox settlement | name = Alsergrund | native_name = {{native name|bar-AT|Oisagrund}} | settlement_type = 9th District of Vienna | image_shield = Wien - Bezirk Alsergrund, Wappen.svg | image_map = Kartewien9.png | map_caption = Location of the district within Vienna | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = [[Austria]] | subdivision_type1 = City | subdivision_name1 = [[Vienna]] | leader_title = {{nowrap|District Director}} | leader_name = Mag. Ahmad Saya ([[Social Democratic Party of Austria|SPÖ]]) | leader_title1 = First Deputy | leader_name1 = Mag. Thomas Liebich ([[Social Democratic Party of Austria|SPÖ]]) | leader_title2 = {{nowrap|Second Deputy}} | leader_name2 = Monika Kreutz ([[Austrian Green Party|Green]]) | leader_title3 = Representation<br /> <span style="font-weight:normal">(40 Members)</span> | leader_name3 = [[Social Democratic Party of Austria|SPÖ]] 13, [[Austrian Green Party|Green]] 13, [[Austrian People's Party|ÖVP]] 8,<br /> [[Freedom Party of Austria|FPÖ]] 1, [[NEOS – The New Austria|NEOS]] 4, [[LINKS (Austria)|LINKS]] 1 | unit_pref = Metric | area_total_km2 = 2.99 | population_footnotes = <ref>[http://www.statistik.at/wcm/idc/idcplg?IdcService=GET_NATIVE_FILE&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased&dDocName=080904 Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahresbeginn 2002-2016 nach Gemeinden (Gebietsstand 1.1.2016)], Statistik Austria.</ref> | population_total = 43342 | population_as_of = 2016-01-01 | population_density_km2 = auto | postal_code_type = [[Postal codes in Austria|Postal code]] | postal_code = A-1090 | blank_name_sec1 = Address of <br />District Office | blank_info_sec1 = Wilhelm-Exner-Gasse 5<br/>A-1090 Wien | website = www.wien.gv.at/bezirke/alsergrund/ }} '''Alsergrund''' ({{IPA|de-AT|ˈalsɐˌɡrʊnd|-|De-at Alsergrund.ogg}}; {{langx|bar|label=[[Viennese German|Viennese]]|Oisagrund}}) is the ninth district of [[Vienna]], [[Austria]] ({{langx|de|9. Bezirk, Alsergrund}}). It is located just north of the first, central district, [[Innere Stadt]]. Alsergrund was incorporated in 1862, with seven suburbs. As a central district, the area is densely populated. According to the census of 2001, there were 37,816 inhabitants over 2.99 square km (1.15 sq. mi). Many departments of the [[University of Vienna]] (main university), [[TU Wien]] and the [[University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna|University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU)]] are located in Alsergrund. Until 2013 the University of Economics and Business ([[Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien]]) was also located in the 9th district, but eventually moved to the [[Leopoldstadt|2nd district]]. There are also many large hospitals, including the biggest in Vienna, the AKH ({{lang|de|Allgemeines Krankenhaus}}, "General Hospital"). Alsergrund is associated with many notable names of Viennese art and science. It is the birthplace of Romantic composer [[Franz Schubert]]. [[Classical period (music)|Classic music]] composer [[Ludwig van Beethoven]] died here in his apartment at Schwarzspanierstraße 15. Berggasse 19 is the former residence and office of [[Sigmund Freud]]. It was Freud's home from 1891 until his flight to [[England]] in 1938, and is currently the site of the [[Sigmund Freud Museum (Vienna)|Vienna Sigmund Freud Museum]]. Most of the patients Freud treated during the development of his theories of [[psychoanalysis]] visited him at his Alsergrund office. In addition, the park in front of the [[Votivkirche]], on the corner of Währingerstrasse and Schottenring, was named after Freud, in memory of his frequent visits there. [[Image:Wien Palais Liechtenstein.jpg|thumb|260px|Liechtenstein Museum (Alsergrund, Vienna).]] [[Image:Volksoper.jpg|thumb|260px|[[Volksoper]], an opera house in Alsergrund.]] ==Geography== Alsergrund is situated in north-central Vienna. It covers {{convert|2.99|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} making it the seventh smallest district of Vienna. North to South the district covers {{convert|2,35|km|mi|abbr=on}} from the northernmost point of the Gürtel boulevard down towards the first district. The main east–west axis is located between Augarten Brücke and Zimmermannplatz ({{convert|2|km|mi|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Wolf77"> Wolf: ''Alsergrund. Bezirk der Dichter und Denker'' ("Alsergrund: District of Talkers and Thinkers"), p.77.</ref> The district is delimited by: [[Gürtel, Vienna|Gürtel]] in the west, the [[Danube Canal]] in the east, as well as the Maria-Theresien-Straße, Universitätsstraße and Alserstraße in the south. Neighbouring districts are [[Döbling]] in the north, [[Währing]] and [[Hernals]] in the west, [[Josefstadt]] and [[Innere Stadt]] in the south. In the east, Alsergrund is separated by the [[Danube Canal]] from [[Brigittenau]] and [[Leopoldstadt]]. ==Topography== The natural topography of the district area has been covered by centuries of construction. Alesergrund's lowest point at 163 meters can be found near Bauernfeldplatz, its highest near Michelbeuern (202 meters).<ref name="Wolf77" /> The branches of the Danube played a significant part in shaping the general lay of the land.<ref> Christian Gantner. ''Vom Bach zum Bachkanal'' ("From Bach to Bach-Canal"). Vienna 2004, {{ISBN|3-200-00259-X}}, S. 44 ff.</ref> <!--GERMAN version (13Dec08): Die ursprüngliche Topographie des Bezirksgebietes ist durch die starke Verbauung heute nur noch eingeschränkt zu erkennen. Der größte Höhenunterschied befindet sich zwischen dem Bauernfeldplatz (163 Meter) und der U-Bahnstation [[Michelbeuern]] (202 Meter).<ref name="Wolf77" /> Bedeutend für die Formung des Gebietes waren die [[Donau]]arme. Neben dem [[Donaukanal]] (früher auch ''Wiener Arm'') durchfloss der [[Salzgries]]arm das heutige Bezirksgebiet. Dieser zweigte ursprünglich in [[Nußdorf (Wien)|Nußdorf]] ab und durchfloss in etwa die heutige Linie Heiligenstädter Straße–Liechtensteinstraße–Salzgries, wo er wieder in den Donaukanal mündete. Zwischen dem Donaukanal und dem Salzgriesarm entstand das ''Obere Werd'', eine Insel, die auch die ''Spittelau'' und die ''[[Roßau (Wien)|Roßau]]'' umfasste. Ab dem 13. Jahrhundert versandete der Donauarm immer mehr, sodass der Flusslauf 1750 nur noch aus einem seichten, schmalen Arm bestand der schließlich zugeschüttet wurde.<ref>Christian Gantner. Vom Bach zum Bachkanal. Wien 2004, ISBN 3-200-00259-X, S. 44 ff.</ref> --> The waterfront edge is still recognizable, through the waste ground between the Nußdorfer Straße, Währinger Straße, and Lichtenstein-Straße. There are also minor rivers: [[Vienna Woods|Wienerwald]] streams, all of which were bricked over in the 19th century. The main stream, the Als, used to cause frequent flooding. <!--GERMAN version (13Dec08): Die Uferkante ist heute noch durch den Geländeabfall zwischen der Nußdorfer Straße bzw. Währinger Straße und der Lichtensteinstraße erkennbar, der durch mehrere Stiegenanlagen (z.B. [[Strudelhofstiege]]) ausgeglichen wird. Prägend für den Bezirk waren auch die heute [[Bachkanal|kanalisierten]] Wienerwaldbäche. Der markanteste war der [[Alserbach]], der sich bei der heutigen Kreuzung Nußdorfer Straße/Alserbachstraße mit dem [[Währinger Bach]] vereinigte und oftmals für Überschwemmungen, insbesondere in Lichtental sorgte. Durch den Althangrund verlief der in der [[Cottageviertel|Cottage]] entspringende [[Döblinger Bach]]. --> The foothills of the [[Vienna Woods]] reach into Alsergrund. In the Middle Ages, these were used for vineyards. <!--GERMAN version (13Dec08): Die Ausläufer des Wienerwaldes bildeten auch am Alsergrund mehrere Anhöhen, auf denen im Mittelalter teilweise Weinbau betrieben wurde. Der ''Schottenpoint'' befand sich im Bereich der heutigen Berggasse, der ''Herzogspoint'' nahe der Lazarettgasse und der ''Sechsschimmelberg'' im Bereich der Sechsschimmelgasse. --> ==Sections== The Alsergrund was formed, in 1850, from seven suburbs. The names of the suburbs have remained in section names but also in the awareness of many residents. In the northeast area of the district is the Althangrund, mostly with public facilities and infrastructure constructions built, such as the Franz Josef station, the Vienna University of Economics, the geosciences, mathematics, pharmacology and biology faculties of the University of Vienna, the Transport and postal and Telegraph Directorate. In the north is also the Spittelau with the incinerator Spittelau. South of Althangrund, joins the Rossau, which is mostly covered with residential buildings. Among the main installations include Rossauer barracks, the Servitenkloster, the Jewish cemetery. Even the Palais Liechtenstein belongs to Rossau, not northern Lichtental, a residential area in the parish. In the south is the Alser suburb, whose southern part was added to the 8th district, Josefstadt. The district is established, in large part, with academic institutions such as the Old [[Vienna General Hospital|AKH]] and the Medical University of Vienna. In addition, in the suburb Alser, are the Vienna University and the St. Anna Children's Hospital. In the east is the part of the [[Michelbeuern]], whose southern part is taken almost entirely by the Vienna [[Vienna General Hospital|AKH]], north of Himmelpfortgrund. The district is almost exclusively populated residential houses and also the Hera Sanatorium. <!-- – GERMAN version (13Dec08): Der Alsergrund wurde 1850 aus sieben Vorstädten gebildet. Die Namen der Vorstädte haben sich noch heute in Namen, aber auch Bewusstsein vieler Bewohner erhalten. Im Nordosten des Bezirksgebietes befindet sich der Althangrund, der überwiegend mit öffentlichen Einrichtungen und Infrastrukturbauten wie dem Franz-Josefs-Bahnhof, der Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, den Instituten der Geowissenschafts-, Mathematik-, Pharmazie- und Biologiefakultäten der Universität Wien, dem Verkehrsamt sowie der Post- und Telegraphendirektion verbaut ist. Im Norden befindet sich zudem die Spittelau mit der Müllverbrennungsanlage Spittelau. Südlich des Althangrunds schließt sich die Roßau an, die großteils mit Wohnbauten verbaut ist. Zu den wichtigsten Anlagen gehören die Roßauer Kaserne, das Servitenkloster, der Jüdische Friedhof. Auch das Palais Liechtenstein gehört zur Roßau, und nicht zum nördlich gelegenen Lichtental, einem Wohngebiet mit gleichnamiger Pfarrkirche. Im Süden des Bezirksgebietes liegt die Alservorstadt, deren südlicher Teil dem 8. Bezirk Josefstadt zugeschlagen wurde. Der Bezirksteil ist großflächig mit universitären Einrichtungen wie dem Alten AKH und der Medizinischen Universität Wien verbaut. Zudem liegen in der Alservorstadt die Votivkirche und das St. Anna Kinderspital. Im Osten liegt der Bezirksteil Michelbeuern, dessen südlicher Teil praktisch vollständig vom Wiener AKH eingenommen wird. Nördlich davon liegt der Himmelpfortgrund. Dieser Bezirksteil ist fast ausschließlich mit Wohnbauten besiedelt und beherbergt zudem das Sanatorium Hera. Der nördlich und östlich gelegene, zweigeteilte Thurygrund ist ebenfalls hauptsächlich Wohngebiet.--> A breakdown of the district area is also in the Zählbezirken of the official statistics, in which the census district of the municipality are combined. The six Zähl areas in Alsergrund are Lichtental-Spittelau, Rossau, General Hospital, Nußdorferstraße-Volksoper, Liechtenstein Street, and University Quarter. <!--GERMAN version (13Dec08): Eine Gliederung des Bezirksgebiets besteht ferner in den Zählbezirken der amtlichen Statistik, in denen die Zählsprengel des Gemeindebezirks zusammengefasst sind. Die sechs Zählbezirke im Alsergrund sind Lichtental-Spittelau, Roßau, Allgemeines Krankenhaus, Nußdorferstraße-Volksoper, Liechtensteinstraße und Universitätsviertel.--> ==Education== [[File:Gymnasium_Wasagasse_01.jpg|thumb|[[Gymnasium Wasagasse]]]] [[Gymnasium Wasagasse]], an Austrian secondary school [[File:Lycée Français de Vienne.jpg|thumb|[[Lycée Français de Vienne]]]] [[Lycée Français de Vienne]], a French curriculum school, is located in Alsergrund. == Notable residents == [[Image:Wien Alsergrund Canisiuskirche Spittelau.jpg|thumb|View over Alsergrund (''[[St. Canisius's Church, Vienna|Canisiuskirche]]'' and ''[[Spittelau]]'').]] [[Image:Alsergrund (Wien) - Schuberthaus (1).JPG|thumb|[[Schubert's birthplace|Franz Schubert's Birthplace]].]] * [[Peter Alexander (Austrian actor and singer)|Peter Alexander]] (1926–2011), actor, singer and entertainer * [[Franz Alt (painter)|Franz Alt]] (1821–1914), landscape painter * [[Rudolf von Alt]] (1812–1905) * [[Ludwig van Beethoven]] (1770–1827), German composer and pianist, lived and died here * [[Heimito von Doderer]] (1896–1966), writer, lived and died here * [[Karl Farkas]] (1893–1971), actor and cabaret performer * [[Viktor Frankl]] (1905–1997), neurologist and psychiatrist * [[Sigmund Freud]] (1856–1939), neurologist who founded the discipline of [[psychoanalysis]], lived here * [[Erich Fried]] (1921–1988), poet * [[Eugene Gendlin]] (1926–2017), philosopher and psychologist * [[Theodor Herzl]] (1860–1904), Jewish Austro-Hungarian journalist and the father of modern political Zionism, lived here * [[Franz Löblich]] (1827–1897), entrepreneur * [[Franz Matsch]] (1861–1942), painter and sculptor ([[Art Nouveau]]) * [[Jörg Mauthe]] (1924–1986), journalist, writer and politician * [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]] (1756–1791), composer of the Classical era, lived here in 1788/89 * [[Günther Paal]] (born 1962), Kabarett artist * [[Leo Perutz]] (1882–1957), Austrian novelist and mathematician * [[Rudolf Prikryl]] (1896–1965), "three days' mayor"of Vienna in 1945, raised here * [[Günther Schifter]] (1923–2008), journalist and radio presenter * [[Arnold Schoenberg]] (1874–1951), lived here * [[Arthur Schnitzler]] (1862–1931) * [[Franz Schubert]] (1797–1828), an Austrian composer, was born here. * [[Erwin Steinhauer]] (born 1951) * [[Julius Tandler]] (1869–1936) * [[Friedrich Torberg]] (1908–1979) ==Sister cities == * [[Takarazuka, Hyōgo|Takarazuka]] ([[Japan]]) since 1994 * [[Dongcheng District, Beijing|Dongcheng District]] in [[Beijing]], [[People's Republic of China]] == See also == * [[Sigmund Freud Museum (Vienna)|Sigmund Freud Museum]] * [[Strauss Museum]] {{Portal|Austria}} == References == {{Reflist}} == Sources== * "Wien - 9. Bezirk/Alsergrund", Wien.gv.at, 2008, webpage (15 subpages): [http://www.wien.gv.at/bezirke/alsergrund/ Wien.gv.at-alsergrund] (in German). * [[Felix Czeike]]: ''Wiener Bezirkskulturführer: IX. Alsergrund'' ("Vienna District Cultural Guide: IX. Alsergrund"). Jugend und Volk, Vienna 1979, {{ISBN|3-7141-6219-4}}. * Carola Leitner (Hg.): ''Alsergrund: Wiens 9. Bezirk in alten Fotografien'' ("Alsergrund: Vienna's 9th District in Old Photographs"). Ueberreuter, Vienna 2006, {{ISBN|3-8000-7176-2}}. * Hans Mück: ''Quellen zur Geschichte des Bezirks Alsergrund'' ("Sources on the History of the Alsergrund District"). Verein für Geschichte der Stadt Wien, Vienna 1978. * Alfred Wolf: ''Alsergrund. Bezirk der Dichter und Denker'' ("Alsergrund: District of Poets and Thinkers"). Mohl, Vienna 1993, {{ISBN|3-900272-48-4}}. * Alfred Wolf: ''Alsergrund-Chronik. Von der Römerzeit bis zum Ende der Monarchie'' ("Alsergrund Chronicle: From the Roman era until the end of the monarchy"). Vienna 1981. * Alfred Wolf: ''Wien Alsergrund'' (Vienna Alsergrund). Sutton Verlag, Erfurt 2007, {{ISBN|978-3-86680-174-5}}. ==External links== {{wikivoyage|Vienna/Alsergrund}} * [http://www.wien.gv.at/bezirke/alsergrund/ "Wien - 9. Bezirk/Alsergrund"], website Wien.gv.at, 2008, webpage has over 15 subpages (in German). {{Coord|48|13|31|N|16|21|25|E|region:AT-9_type:adm2nd|display=title}} {{Districts of Alsergrund}} {{Districts of Vienna}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Alsergrund| ]] [[Category:Districts of Vienna]]
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