Neuwaldegg | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Neuwaldegg in Hernals | |
| Coordinates: 48°14′00″N 16°17′31″E / 48.23333°N 16.29194°E / 48.23333; 16.29194 | |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.8591 km2 (1.4900 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 248 m (814 ft) |
| Former municipality (until 1892) | |
Neuwaldegg (nɔɪval'dɛk) was a municipality in Vienna, Austria until 1891, when it became the current district of Hernals.
Geography
Neuwaldegg is located northwest of the district Dornbach, in the Wienerwald on the border with Lower Austria. In the southwest, Neuwaldegg is bordered by the Heuberg and by Hadersdorf-Weidlingau in the district of Penzing, in the northeast, at the Dreimarkstein, at Salmannsdorf in the district of Döbling and in the east, at the Schafberg and Michaelerberg at Neustift am Walde and Pötzleinsdorf in the municipality of Währing.
Gallery
- Gallery
Artariavilla, Neuwaldegger Street
Artaria Street
Lacy tomb in Schwarzenbergpark
People from Neuwaldegg
- Max Nettlau (1865–1944), German historian
- Margarethe Stonborough-Wittgenstein (1882–1958), sister of the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein
- Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889–1951), philosopher
Trivia
The beetle species Mordellistena neuwaldeggiana was named after Neuwaldegg.
Further reading
- Spitzer, Rudolf: Hernals. Zwischen Gürtel und Hameau. Wien 1983
- Wiener Bezirkshandbücher. 17. Bezirk Hernals. Wien 2001