Praterstern is a major square in the

Leopoldstadt Leopoldstadt (; bar, Leopoidstod, "Leopold-Town") is the 2nd municipal district of Vienna (german: 2. Bezirk) in Austria. there are 103,233 inhabitants over . It is situated in the heart of the city and, together with Brigittenau (20th distr ...

district of

Vienna en, Viennese , iso_code = AT-9 , registration_plate = W , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = , timezone = CET , utc_offset = +1 , timezone_DST ...

, Austria . The square features the column to Admiral

Wilhelm von Tegetthoff Wilhelm von Tegetthoff (23 December 18277 April 1871) was an Austrian admiral. He commanded the fleet of the North Sea during the Second Schleswig War of 1864, and the Austro-Prussian War of 1866. He is often considered by some Austrian historia ...

. Located and named after it are the

Wien Praterstern railway station Wien Praterstern (German for ''Vienna Praterstern'') is one of Vienna's main railway stations, used by 35,000 people daily. It is located on the roundabout Praterstern in Leopoldstadt, in the north of the city. Vienna's two most recognisable str ...

, and the connecting

Praterstern (Vienna U-Bahn) Buildings and structures in Leopoldstadt Railway stations opened in 1981 1981 establishments in Austria Vienna U-Bahn stations de:U-Bahn-Station Praterstern ...

, on lines U1 and U2.

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