Leopoldstadt

's Inner East is an artificial island formed between the river and the Donaukanal. The island contains large expanses of parks and forests, including the famous Prater park with the permanent funfair including the Riesenrad Ferris wheel.
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  • Type: Locality with 103,000 residents
  • Also known as: “Gemeindebezirk Leopoldstadt”
  • Postal code: 1020

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ernst-Happel-Stadion and St. Stephen’s Cathedral.

Stadium
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, known as Praterstadion until 1992, is a football stadium in , the 2nd district of 's capital . With 50,865 seats, it is the largest stadium in Austria.

Church
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St. Stephen's Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church in , and the mother church of the Archdiocese of Vienna. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Vienna, Josef Grünwidl.

Theater building
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The is a historic opera house and opera company based in , Austria. The 1,709-seat Renaissance Revival venue was the first major building on the Vienna Ring Road.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Innere Stadt and Landstraße.

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is the inner-most district of . Its historic centre dates back to Roman ages and has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list.

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is the third district of , the largest of the inner districts. While most tourists arriving by air end up at on their train from the airport, many head immediately towards the ring and .

Leopoldstadt

Latitude
48.2167° or 48° 13′ north
Longitude
16.4° or 16° 24′ east
Population
103,000
Elevation
158 metres (518 feet)
Open location code
8FWR6C82+M2
Geo­Names ID
2772614
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In Other Languages

From Bavarian to Turkish—“Leopoldstadt” goes by many names.
  • Bavarian: “Leopoidståt”
  • German: “2. Wiener Gemeindebezirk”
  • German: “Leopoldstadt”
  • German: “Wien,Leopoldstadt”
  • Italian: “Leopoldstadt”
  • Luxembourgish: “Leopoldstadt”
  • Norwegian: “Leopoldstadt”
  • Serbian: “Леополдштат”
  • Turkish: “Leopoldstadt”

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