Trabrennbahn Krieau (Krieau Race Track) is a

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track in

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district,

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. It was opened in 1878. The old

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and a tower for officials were finished in 1913. Krieau Race Track is the second oldest

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track in

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after the 1834 built

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.Vienna Direct
Retrieved 22 August 2013. Major annual racing events are the 1886 established Österreichisches Traber-Derby and the

Graf Kalman Hunyady Memorial Graf Kalman Hunyady Memorial (german: Graf Kalman Hunyady-Gedenkrennen) is an annual harness racing event at the Krieau Race Track in Vienna, Austria. The race was established in 1898. In 1901 it was named after the late count Kálmán Hunyady de ...

, held since 1901. Krieau Race Track is also used as a concert venue, recently hosting artists like

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and

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.Last.fm
Retrieved 22 August 2013.

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{{Austria-sports-venue-stub Horse racing venues in Austria Sports venues in Vienna Leopoldstadt