Penzing () is the 14th borough of Vienna and consists of the localities of Penzing, Breitensee, Baumgarten,

Hütteldorf Hütteldorf (; Central Bavarian: ''Hittldorf'') is a part of Vienna's 14th district, Penzing. It is located in the west of Vienna, in the geographical center of the district, stretching roughly from ''Deutschordenstraße'' (which forms the border ...

and Hadersdorf-Weidlingau. In the west, it shares a border with

Purkersdorf Purkersdorf is a municipality in the district of Sankt Pölten-Land District, in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. The Sandstein-Wienerwald natural park, a part of the Vienna Woods, is situated on its territory. The municipality belonged to Wi ...

and Mauerbach. A large portion of the district is made up of greenery, including the

Steinhof Steinhof is a former municipality in the district of Wasseramt in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. It is an enclave in the canton of Bern. The municipality of Steinhof merged on 1 January 2012 into the municipality of Aeschi.

park, the Dehnepark and a portion of the Wienerwald.

Sights

* Fuchs Mansion: Mansion and studio of the painter Ernst Fuchs * Otto-Wagner-Hospital: Hospital building erected from 1904 to 1907 as ''Niederösterreichische Landes-Heil- und Pflegeanstalt für Nerven- und Geisteskranke 'Am Steinhof ("

Lower Austria Lower Austria (german: Niederösterreich; Austro-Bavarian: ''Niedaöstareich'', ''Niedaestareich'') is one of the nine states of Austria, located in the northeastern corner of the country. Since 1986, the capital of Lower Austria has been Sankt P ...

n State Healing and Care Institution for Nervous and Mental Patients ''Am Steinhof''"). The famous

Jugendstil ''Jugendstil'' ("Youth Style") was an artistic movement, particularly in the decorative arts, that was influential primarily in Germany and elsewhere in Europe to a lesser extent from about 1895 until about 1910. It was the German counterpart of ...

architect An architect is a person who plans, designs and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that h ...

Otto Wagner Otto Koloman Wagner (; 13 July 1841 – 11 April 1918) was an Austrian architect, furniture designer and urban planner. He was a leading member of the Vienna Secession movement of architecture, founded in 1897, and the broader Art Nouveau move ...

participated in the planning. The complex includes the

Kirche am Steinhof Kirche am Steinhof, also called the Church of St. Leopold, is the Catholic Church, Roman Catholic Oratory (worship), oratory of the Otto-Wagner-Spital in the area of Steinhof (Vienna), Steinhof in Vienna, Austria. The building, designed by Otto Wa ...

, the ''Jugendstiltheater'' and a memorial site for

Nazi Nazism ( ; german: Nazismus), the common name in English for National Socialism (german: Nationalsozialismus, ), is the far-right totalitarian political ideology and practices associated with Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party (NSDAP) in ...

crimes in

medicine Medicine is the science and practice of caring for a patient, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health. Medicine encompasses a variety of health care pract ...

. * Fuhrmannhaus: oldest still existing building in the west of Vienna with a baroque fresco hall * Weststadion: Home of SK Rapid Vienna File:Penzing (Wien) - Kirche am Steinhof (4).JPG,

File:Fuhrmannhaus Freskensaal Decke.jpg, Fuhrmannhaus, ceiling fresco File:Penzing.JPG, Aerial view of Penzing with Otto-Wagner-Spital near the top of the photo (three rows of big buildings), square-shaped

Gerhard Hanappi Stadium The Gerhard-Hanappi-Stadion was a football stadium in Hütteldorf, in the west of Vienna, Austria. It was the home ground of Rapid Vienna. It was officially opened in 1977 as ''"Weststadion"'' (Western stadium). In 1980 it was renamed to honour i ...

downwards from it, and Baumgarten between them, with its sizable Baumgartner Cemetery.

People

(1841 – 1918), born here *

Count Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: ...

(1852 – 1925), born here *

Gustav Klimt Gustav Klimt (July 14, 1862 – February 6, 1918) was an Austrian symbolist painter and one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Secession movement. Klimt is noted for his paintings, murals, sketches, and other objets d'art. Klimt's prim ...

(1862, Baumgarten – 1918), painter *

Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick Ernest Augustus (Ernest Augustus Christian George; german: Ernst August Christian Georg; 17 November 1887 – 30 January 1953) was the reigning Duchy of Brunswick, Duke of Brunswick from 2 November 1913 to 8 November 1918. He was a grandson of Geor ...

(1887 – 1953), born here *

Siegfried Marcus Siegfried Samuel Marcus (; 18 September 1831 – 1 July 1898) was a German inventor. Marcus was born of Jewish descent in Malchin, in the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. He made the first petrol-powered vehicle in 1864, while living ...

, buried here *

Jörg Lanz von Liebenfels Adolf Josef Lanz (19 July 1874 – 22 April 1954), also known under his pseudonym as Fascism, fascist agitator Jörg Lanz von Liebenfels, was an Austrian political and racial theorist and occultist, who was a pioneer of Ariosophy. He was a former ...

(1874-1954), born here

References

External links

Penzing
on Vienna's official website
Weather and webcam
Districts of Vienna {{Austria-geo-stub