Baden (

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: ''Bodn''), unofficially distinguished from other Badens as Baden bei Wien (Baden near

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), is a

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. It serves as the capital of Baden District in the state of

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. Located about south of

, the municipality consists of

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areas Baden, Braiten, Gamingerhof, Leesdorf, Mitterberg, Rauhenstein, and Weikersdorf. In 2021, the town became part of the transnational

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under the name "

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" because of its famous medicinal springs and its architectural testimony to the international spa culture on the 18th and 19th centuries.

Geography and Geology

Baden is located at the mouth of the

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St Helena Valley __NOTOC__ The Schwechat () is a river in Lower Austria. Its drainage basin is . River course The source is near the Schöpfl (893 m) in the Vienna Woods The Vienna Woods (, ) are forested highlands that form the northeastern foothills of the N ...

(') in the

Vienna Woods The Vienna Woods (, ) are forested highlands that form the northeastern foothills of the Northern Limestone Alps in the states of Lower Austria and Vienna. The and range of hills is heavily wooded and a popular recreation area with the Viennese ...

(') range. It takes its name from the area's 14

hot spring A hot spring, hydrothermal spring, or geothermal spring is a Spring (hydrology), spring produced by the emergence of Geothermal activity, geothermally heated groundwater onto the surface of the Earth. The groundwater is heated either by shallow ...

s, which vary in temperature from and contain mineral salts including

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and

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. They lie for the most part at the foot of Mt Calvary ('; ) in the north-central part of town. These springs are caused by runoff from the Northern Limestone Alps and tectonic fissures within the

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. The highest point in the area is the Iron Gate (' or '), whose can be ascended in about three hours.

History

The celebrity of Baden dates back to the days of the

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s, who knew it by the name of or . Some ruins are still visible. The settlement was mentioned as Padun in a deed from AD 869. The nearby abbey of Heiligenkreuz's Romanesque church was constructed in the 11th century; it subsequently served as the burial place for members of the

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family. The castle Rauheneck was constructed on the right bank of the river at the entrance to the valley in the 12th century; the castle Rauhenstein was built on the opposite bank at the same time. The town received its legal privileges in 1480. Although repeatedly sacked by

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and

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, it soon flourished again each time. The town was largely destroyed by a fire in 1812 but was excellently rebuilt in a

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style according to plans by architect

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, it is therefore sometimes referred to as the "Biedermeierstadt".

Archduke Charles Archduke Charles Louis John Joseph Lawrence of Austria, Duke of Teschen (; 5 September 177130 April 1847) was an Austrian Empire, Austrian field marshal, the third son of Emperor Leopold II and his wife, Maria Luisa of Spain. He was also the youn ...

, the victor of

Aspern Aspern () is a neighbourhood in Vienna, Austria, within Donaustadt, the Districts of Vienna, 22nd district of Vienna. It has a population of 52,375 as of 2023 and covers an area of 19.89 km2. History The area is known for the Battle of Asp ...

, constructed the Weilburg Palace at the foot of Rauheneck between 1820 and 1825. In the 19th century, it was connected to the railway running between

and

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, which led to thousands of Viennese visiting each year to take the waters, including members of the

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, who constructed extensive villas nearby. In 1820, the Sauerhof became the first freestanding spa hotel in Europe. The composer

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stayed a number of times in Baden and his residences still form local tourist spots. The location at Rathausgasse 10 now forms a museum open to the public.

Mayerling Mayerling is a small village (pop. 200) in Lower Austria belonging to the municipality of Alland in the district of Baden (district of Austria), Baden. It is situated on the Schwechat river, in the Vienna Woods, Wienerwald (''Vienna woods''), so ...

, a hunting lodge about up the valley, was the site of

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's murder-suicide in 1889. Its primary export in the 19th century were

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s, which were reckoned of excellent quality. Baden bei Wien - Stadttheater

The town boasted a theater, military hospital, and

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, all constructed in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The City Theater (') was built in 1909 by

Ferdinand Fellner Ferdinand Fellner (19 April 1847 – 22 March 1916) was an Austrian architect. Biography Fellner joined his ailing father's architecture firm at the age of nineteen. After his father's death he founded the architecture studio Fellner & Helmer ...

. By the time of the

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, Baden was Vienna's principal resort: came each year, double the town's local population. In addition to a modern "spa house" ('), there were 15 separate bathing establishments and several parks. During the war, Baden served as a temporary seat of the

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high command. A new casino in 1934 made the town the premier resort throughout Austria. The Château Weilburg was destroyed during World War II. After

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, Baden served as the headquarters of

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forces within occupied Austria until 1955.

Transport

Baden can be reached by the

Süd Autobahn The Süd Autobahn (A2) ('South Motorway') is a Controlled-access highway, motorway (''Autobahns of Austria, Autobahn'') in Austria. Completed in 1999, it runs from the outskirts of Vienna south via the cities of Graz and Klagenfurt to the border ...

(A2). It lies on the Südbahn (Southern Railway), the

Baden railway station Baden railway station () serves the municipality of Baden, in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland. Opened in 1847, it is owned and operated by SBB-CFF-FFS. The station forms part of the Bözberg railway line, which links Basel with Zürich. I ...

is served by

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, regional trains, and the Cityjet Xpress train connecting it directly to Vienna and Wiener Neustadt every 30 minutes during peak hours. It also the terminus of the local

Badner Bahn The Badner Bahn or Wiener Lokalbahn is a tram-train service in the metropolitan area of Vienna. It runs for between Vienna and Baden, and is operated by the Wiener Lokalbahnen Aktiengesellschaft. The entire Badner Bahn is part of the and is one ...

tram-train.

Government

Kurt Staska (

ÖVP The Austrian People's Party ( , ÖVP ) is a Christian-democratic and liberal-conservative political party in Austria. Since January 2025, the party has been led by Christian Stocker (as an acting leader). It is currently the second-largest p ...

) was Baden's

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as a result of elections of 2015, but he resigned at the end of 2016 and Stefan Szirucsek became the new Bürgermeister (Mayor). His deputy is Helga Krismer from

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. The latest elections were held in 2025. It resulted in an ÖVP-SPÖ coalition and Carmen Jeitler-Cincelli was elected as mayor. City council () consists of 41 seats. The results of the 2025 local elections were: *

holds 10 places * local bloc – 7 places *

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has 7 members *

hold 7 places *

FPÖ The Freedom Party of Austria (, FPÖ) is a political party in Austria, variously described as far-right, right-wing populist, national-conservative, and Eurosceptic. It has been led by Herbert Kickl since 2021. It is the largest of five par ...

has 6 members * NEOS has 4 place

Population

Notable people

Public service

Marianne Hainisch Marianne Hainisch, born Marianne Perger (25 March 1839 – 5 May 1936) was the founder and leader of the Austrian women's movement. She was also the mother of Michael Hainisch, the first President of Austria (1920–1928). Life Marianne Perger ...

(1839–1936), Austrian feminist, women's rights activist * Anton Maria Schwartz (1852–1929), Catholic priest, beatified by

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in 1998. * Heinrich von Lützow, (DE Wiki) (1852–1935) Austro-Hungarian diplomat *

Mirabehn Madeleine Slade (22 November 1892 – 20 July 1982), also known as Mirabehn or Meera Behn, was a British supporter of the Indian Independence Movement who in the 1920s left her home in England to live and work with Mahatma Gandhi. She devoted h ...

(1892–1982), real name ''Madeleine Slade'' Indian freedom fighter, lived locally *

Paul Wittek Paul Wittek (11 January 1894 – 13 June 1978) was an Austrian Orientalist and historian. His 1938 thesis on the rise of the Ottoman Empire, known as the '' ghazi thesis'', argues that the driving force behind Ottoman state-building was the expa ...

(1894-1978), Orientalist and historian, wrote a popular thesis on the

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Archduke Carl Ludwig of Austria Archduke Karl Ludwig Josef Maria of Austria (30 July 1833 – 19 May 1896) was the younger brother of both Franz Joseph I of Austria and Maximilian I of Mexico, and the father of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria (1863–1914), whose assassinat ...

(1918–2007), 5th child of

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and

Zita von Bourbon-Parma Zita of Bourbon-Parma (Zita Maria delle Grazie Adelgonda Micaela Raffaela Gabriella Giuseppina Antonia Luisa Agnese; 9 May 1892 – 14 March 1989) was the wife of Charles I of Austria, Charles I, the last monarch of Austria-Hungary. She was als ...

* Charlotte Fritz (1918–2003), an Austrian

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. * Robert Weiß (1920–1944). Luftwaffe fighter pilot during

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;

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* Theodor Tomandl, (DE Wiki) (born 1933), Austrian

jurisprudent Jurisprudence, also known as theory of law or philosophy of law, is the examination in a general perspective of what law is and what it ought to be. It investigates issues such as the definition of law; legal validity; legal norms and values ...

* Herbert Schambeck (1934 - 2023), an Austrian legal scholar and politician (ÖVP) * Karin Scheele (born 1968), Austrian

social democratic Social democracy is a Social philosophy, social, Economic ideology, economic, and political philosophy within socialism that supports Democracy, political and economic democracy and a gradualist, reformist, and democratic approach toward achi ...

politician and previously an MEP * Sophie Schulz (1905–1975), Austrian politician

Arts

Ignaz Vitzthumb Ignaz or Ignace Vitzthumb (also ''Witzthumb''; 14 September 1724 – 23 March 1816) was an Austrian musician, composer and conductor active in the Austrian Netherlands. He was also music director of the La Monnaie theatre in Brussels. Life ...

(1724–1816, Brussels), Austrian composer; acted in the

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* Amalia Schütz Oldosi (1803–1852), Austrian soprano, died locally *

Caterina Canzi __FORCETOC__ Caterina Canzi, also known as Katharina Wallbach-Canzi, (1805 – 22 July 1890) was an Austrian-born soprano who sang leading roles in the opera houses of Europe, primarily in Italy and Germany. Amongst the roles she created were Iso ...

(1805–1890), opera singer * Hermann Rollett, (DE Wiki) (1819–1904),

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-poet, writer on art,

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of the city *

Johann Baptist Klerr Johann Baptist Klerr (15 July 1830 – 27 September 1875) was an Austrian Kapellmeister and composer. Life Born in Baden bei Wien, Klerr was the younger brother of Ludwig Klerr. In 1848 Klerr got an engagement as a musician at the and from the ...

(1830–1875), composer and

kapellmeister ( , , ), from German (chapel) and (master), literally "master of the chapel choir", designates the leader of an ensemble of musicians. Originally used to refer to somebody in charge of music in a chapel, the term has evolved considerably in i ...

Karel Komzák II Karel Komzák II (8 November 1850 – 23 April 1905) was a Bohemian-born Viennese composer famous for his dances and marches. He composed the ''Erzherzog-Albrecht-Marsch''. Komzák was born in Prague in 1850. After training under his father, Ka ...

(1850–1905), Czech-Austrian composer, died locally *

Katharina Schratt Katharina Schratt, Baroness Kiss von Ittebe (11 September 1853 – 17 April 1940) was an Austrian actress who became "the uncrowned Empress of Austria" as a ''confidante'' of Emperor Franz Joseph. Life Katharina Schratt was born in Baden bei Wie ...

(1853–1940), actress, a confidante of Emperor

Franz Joseph Franz Joseph I or Francis Joseph I ( ; ; 18 August 1830 – 21 November 1916) was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, and the ruler of the Grand title of the emperor of Austria, other states of the Habsburg monarchy from 1848 until his death ...

. *

Rosa Papier Rosa Papier, married name ''Paumgartner'' (18 September 1859 in Baden bei Wien – 9 February 1932 in Vienna) was an Austrian people, Austrian operatic soprano and Vocal pedagogy, vocal teacher. Further reading * Ludwig Eisenberg (writer), L ...

(1859–1932), Austrian

opera singer Opera is a form of Western theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a lib ...

and singing-

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* Jakob Pazeller, (DE Wiki) (1869–1957), Austrian composer *

Mizzi Griebl Mizzi Griebl (27 February 1872 – 8 June 1952) was an Austrian stage and film actress.Rogowski p.326 She appeared in a number of supporting roles during the silent and early sound era A sound film is a motion picture with synchronized s ...

(1872–1952), Austrian singer and actress * (Maximilian) Hugo Bettauer (1872–1925), Austrian writer *

Max Reinhardt Max Reinhardt (; born Maximilian Goldmann; 9 September 1873 – 30 October 1943) was an Austrian-born Theatre director, theatre and film director, theater manager, intendant, and theatrical producer. With his radically innovative and avant-gard ...

(1873–1943), born ''Maximilian Goldmann'', theatre director and

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Josef Müllner Josef Müllner (1 August 1879 in Baden near Vienna – 25. December 1968 in Vienna) was an Austrian sculptor, best known for his monumental sculptures such as the monument to Karl Lueger at Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Platz in Vienna. His work was part of the ...

(1879–1968), Austrian

sculptor Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sc ...

* Max Kuttner, (DE Wiki) (1883–1953), German opera- and

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/record- and

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singer *

Vincent Bach Vincent Bach (March 24, 1890 – January 8, 1976) was a musician and instrument maker, who founded the Vincent Bach Corporation. Vincent Schrotenbach He was born as Vincent Freiherr von Schrottenbach in Baden bei Wien near Vienna, Austria.Pri ...

(1890–1976), virtuoso trumpeter and brass instrument maker *

George Hoellering George Michael Hoellering (20 July 1897 – 10 February 1980) was an Austrian film director, producer and cinema manager. He directed ''Hortobagy'' (1936) about the Puszta in Hungary, as well as the 1951 British film ''Murder in the Cathedral'', ...

(1897–1980), Austrian-British author and film director. * Louis V. Arco (1899–1975), born ''Lutz Altschul'', Austrian actor *

Lucie Englisch Lucie Englisch (8 February 1902, in Baden bei Wien – 12 October 1965) was an Austrian actress. She was married to the actor Heinrich Fuchs. Selected filmography * ''The Night Belongs to Us'' (1929) * ''Three Days Confined to Barracks (1930 fi ...

(1902–1965), Austrian actress * Franz Josef Reinl, (DE Wiki) (1903–1977), Austrian composer *

Erik Werba Erik Werba (23 May 1918 – 9 April 1992) was an Austrian classical pianist who is especially known as an accompanist of singers. He was also a music critic, conductor, composer, author and academic teacher. Career Werba was born in Baden bei ...

(1918–1992), Austrian pianist, composer and academic teacher.Erik Werba
oxfordreference.com * Maximilian Melcher, (DE Wiki) (1922–2002), artist and

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* Ralph Wiener, (DE Wiki) (1924-2024), ''

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'', author *

Eduard Melkus Eduard Melkus (born 1 September 1928 in Baden bei Wien) is an Austrian violinist and violist.''International Who's Who in Classical Music 2003'' Following the Second World War, Melkus dedicated himself to the exploration of historically informed p ...

(born 1928), Austrian violinist and

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* Karl Pfeifer (1928–2023), Austrian journalist *

Arnulf Rainer Arnulf Rainer (born 8 December 1929) is an Austrian painter noted for his abstract informal art. Rainer was born in Baden, Austria. During his early years, Rainer was influenced by Surrealism. In 1950, he founded the ''Hundsgruppe'' (''dog gr ...

(born 1929), Austrian painter * Hertha Martin, (DE Wiki) (1930-2004), Austrian actress * Elisabet Woska, (DE Wiki) (born 1938), actress * Sigi Maron, (DE Wiki) (1944–2016), singer-songwriter *

Marlene Streeruwitz Marlene Streeruwitz (born 28 June 1950) is an Austrian playwright, novelist, poet, and short story writer. Biography Born in Baden bei Wien in 1950, Streeruwitz was raised in a well-to-do family. Her father was a politician and later became mayor ...

(born 1950), an Austrian playwright, novelist, poet and short story writer. *

Béla Mavrák Béla Mavrák (born 7 April 1966) is a Hungarian tenor singer. Early life and studies Béla Mavrák was born in Baden bei Wien (Austria) of Hungarian parents and grew up in the city of Zrenjanin in SAP Vojvodina, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia ...

(born 1966), a Hungarian tenor singer.

Science & business

* Georg Anton Rollett (1778–1842), Austrian collector,

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and doctor * Alexander Rollett (1834–1903), Austrian

physiologist Physiology (; ) is the scientific study of functions and mechanisms in a living system. As a subdiscipline of biology, physiology focuses on how organisms, organ systems, individual organs, cells, and biomolecules carry out chemical and ...

and

histologist Histology, also known as microscopic anatomy or microanatomy, is the branch of biology that studies the microscopic anatomy of biological tissues. Histology is the microscopic counterpart to gross anatomy, which looks at larger structures visi ...

Karl Landsteiner Karl Landsteiner (; 14 June 1868 – 26 June 1943) was an Austrian-American biologist, physician, and immunologist. He emigrated with his family to New York in 1923 at the age of 55 for professional opportunities, working for the Rockefeller ...

(1868–1943), an Austrian American biologist, physician, and immunologist. * Karl Holdhaus (1883–1975), Austrian

entomologist Entomology (from Ancient Greek ἔντομον (''éntomon''), meaning "insect", and -logy from λόγος (''lógos''), meaning "study") is the branch of zoology that focuses on insects. Those who study entomology are known as entomologists. In ...

, specialised in

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. * Josef Frank (1885–1967), Austrian-Swedish architect * Franz Reznicek (1903-??), Austrian architect

Sport

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(1911-1994), an international table tennis player, emigrated to England & Argentina * Heribert Meisel, (DE Wiki) (1920–1966), famous Austrian sport-journalist and sport-presenter of the

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