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Lichtental is a part of the 
Lichtental is a part of the district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
of Alsergrund
Alsergrund (; Central Bavarian: ''Oisagrund'') is the ninth district of Vienna, Austria (german: 9. Bezirk, Alsergrund). It is located just north of the first, central district, Innere Stadt. Alsergrund was incorporated in 1862, with seven suburbs. ...
, Vienna. It was an independent municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
until 1850.
Notable people
*Hans-Adam I, Prince of Liechtenstein
Hans-Adam I (Johann Adam Andreas; 16 August 1662 – 16 June 1712) was the son of Karl Eusebius, Prince of Liechtenstein (1611–1684) and Princess Johanna Beatrix of Dietrichstein (1625–1676).
On 18 January 1699 he acquired the seigneur ...
(1657–1712) lived here.
* Caterina Cavalieri
Caterina Magdalena Giuseppa Cavalieri (11 March 1755 – 30 June 1801) was an Austrian soprano.
Born as Katharina Magdalena Josepha CavalierOther spellings of her first name are Catarina and Katerina. in Lichtental, Vienna, Cavalieri studied voic ...
(1755–1801), opera singer, was born here.
* Therese Grob
Therese Grob (16 November 1798 – 17 March 1875) was a singer and is alleged to have been the first love of the composer Franz Schubert.
The composer's friend Anselm Hüttenbrenner recalled – twenty-six years after Schubert's death:
"Fr ...
(1798–1875), the first love of the composer Franz Schubert
Franz Peter Schubert (; 31 January 179719 November 1828) was an Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. Despite his short lifetime, Schubert left behind a vast ''oeuvre'', including more than 600 secular vocal wor ...
, was born here.
* Anton von Schmerling
Anton Ritter von Schmerling (23 August 180523 May 1893) was an Austrian statesman.
Life
Von Schmerling was born in Vienna, where his father held a high position on the judicial side of the civil service.
After studying law at Vienna, in 1829 Sch ...
(1805–1893), Austrian politician, was born here.
* Georg Herwegh
Georg Friedrich Rudolph Theodor Herwegh (31 May 1817 – 7 April 1875) was a German poet,Herwegh, Georg, The Columbia Encyclopedia (2008) who is considered part of the Young Germany movement.
Biography
He was born in Stuttgart on 31 May 1817, th ...
(1817–1875), German writer, died here.
* Johannes Brahms
Johannes Brahms (; 7 May 1833 – 3 April 1897) was a German composer, pianist, and conductor of the mid- Romantic period. Born in Hamburg into a Lutheran family, he spent much of his professional life in Vienna. He is sometimes grouped wit ...
(1833–1897) lived here.
Alsergrund
Katastralgemeinde of Vienna
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