Messe-Prater station
Messe-Prater is a station on the U2 of the Vienna U-Bahn. It is located in Leopoldstadt, Vienna's 2nd district. The station opened in May 2008 as part of the second extension of the U2.Photo: Extrawurst, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Metro station
- Description: metro station in Vienna, Austria
- Also known as: “Messe-Prater”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Giant Ferris Wheel and Prater.
Giant Ferris Wheel
Ferris wheel
Photo: Rftblr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Wiener Riesenrad, or simply Riesenrad, is a 64.75-metre tall Ferris wheel at the entrance of the Prater amusement park in Leopoldstadt, the 2nd district of Austria's capital Vienna. Giant Ferris Wheel is situated 680 metres west of Messe-Prater station.
Prater
Theme park
Photo: Herbert Ortner, CC BY 2.5.
The Wurstelprater, often simply known as the Prater, is an amusement park located in Vienna, Austria, established in 1895. Situated south-east of the city centre within the larger Prater, a park in the district of Leopoldstadt, it is home to the iconic Riesenrad, one of Vienna's most recognisable landmarks. Prater is situated 450 metres southwest of Messe-Prater station.
Ernst-Happel-Stadion
Stadium
Photo: Arne mueseler, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
Ernst-Happel-Stadion, known as Praterstadion until 1992, is a football stadium in Leopoldstadt, the 2nd district of Austria's capital Vienna. With 50,865 seats, it is the largest stadium in Austria. Ernst-Happel-Stadion is situated 1½ km southeast of Messe-Prater station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stuwerviertel and Nordbahnviertel.
Messe-Prater station
- Categories: underground station, trade fair railway station, railway station, station, and transportation
- Location: Inner East, Vienna, Austria, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.21778° or 48° 13′ 4″ northLongitude
16.40493° or 16° 24′ 18″ eastOperator
Wiener LinienNetwork
Verkehrsverbund Ost-RegionOpen location code
8FWR6C93+4XOpenStreetMap ID
node 3862884256OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q1768148
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Ukrainian—“Messe-Prater station” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Messe-Prater”
- Dutch: “Messe-Prater”
- Dutch: “U-Bahn-Station Messe-Prater”
- French: “Messe-Prater”
- Georgian: “მესე-პრატერი”
- German: “Messe-Prater”
- German: “U-Bahn-Station Messe-Prater”
- Hungarian: “Messe-Prater metróállomás”
- Hungarian: “Messe-Prater”
- Indonesian: “Messe-Prater”
- Italian: “Messe-Prater”
- Lombard: “Messe-Prater”
- Polish: “Messe-Prater”
- Turkish: “Messe-Prater metro istasyonu”
- Ukrainian: “Месе-Пратер”
- Ukrainian: “Мессе-Пратер”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Polizeiinspektion Ausstellungsstraße and Fit Lounge.
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