Praterstern is a vast traffic circle in the Leopoldstadt district, easily identified by the towering bronze statue of Admiral Wilhelm von Tegetthoff standing at its center. Seven major streets radiate from this junction like spokes in a…
Stadtwanderweg 9 Prater
Walk Vienna's official hiking trail 9 through the scenic Prater park, covering historic woodlands, lush meadows, and quiet waterways.
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1. Praterstern
2. Hauptallee
The Hauptallee is a dead-straight, four-point-three-kilometer avenue that cuts through the heart of the Prater park. It is immediately recognizable by the rows of over two thousand five hundred chestnut trees that line the paved roadway,…
3. Zirkuswiese
The Zirkuswiese is an expansive meadow in Vienna's Prater park, recognizable by a prominent climbing structure designed to resemble a circus tent. This thirty thousand square meter space functions as a dedicated public playground and…
4. Jesuitenwiese
The Jesuitenwiese is a large expanse of green within the Prater park, recognizable by the sweeping slope of its famous sledding hill and the long, snake-like slide at the Ranch playground. Once held by the Jesuit order as part of their…
5. Lusthaus
The Lusthaus is a striking eight-sided building that sits at the southeastern end of the long, tree-lined Hauptallee in Vienna’s Prater park. It began as a simple hunting lodge in the sixteenth century, a green-painted wood structure once…
6. freude now - Imbiss
A small food kiosk named freude now sits along Rennbahnstraße. It is an unassuming spot with benches out front, offering a variety of quick snacks, drinks, and traditional Austrian fare like dumplings or soup to those passing through the…
7. Lusthauswasser
The Lusthauswasser is a quiet, stagnant stretch of water in the Prater park that curves through the landscape, defined by its overgrown banks and the occasional fallen tree left to decay in the mud. This pool is an oxbow lake, a lingering…
8. Wallfahrtskirche Maria Grün
The Wallfahrtskirche Maria Grün is a small, modest building tucked into the dense trees of the Prater park. It is marked by a simple, rounded onion-shaped dome topping its roof. The church was constructed in nineteen twenty-four in just…
9. Oberes Heustadelwasser
The Oberes Heustadelwasser appears today as a quiet, elongated pond tucked within the green landscape of the Prater. It takes its name from an old feeding station for red deer that once stood on a nearby island in the Danube.
10. Rotundenplatz
Rotundenplatz is a square located in the Leopoldstadt district, serving as a gateway to the modern exhibition grounds known as Messe Wien. It takes its name from the Rotunde, a massive, circular wrought-iron building that once defined this…
11. Eduard-Lang-Weg
The Eduard-Lang-Weg in the Leopoldstadt district bears the name of a lifelong figure in the nearby Wiener Prater amusement park. It was officially named in nineteen ninety-seven to honor Eduard Lang, a man whose professional life was…