New in the zoo: mountains for “golden” residents
Work is currently underway on a high mountain landscape in the middle of Schönbrunn Zoo. A new facility for Asian mountain animals is being built on 1.400 m2. On the one hand, the Himalayas...
Zoo: Unfounded rumors about a replacement of the director
A replacement for zoo director Stephan Hering-Hagenbeck is currently being rumored in the media. The search for his successor is said to have already begun. That's the thing...
Johann Strauss 2025 will be the godfather of flying foxes
Johann Strauss 2025 Vienna, a Wien Holding company, is sponsoring flying foxes at Schönbrunn Zoo. The operetta Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss...
Cell Phones & Social Media: Difficult for Parents & Educators
Under the title "We are losing our children", OStR Mag. Ulrike Dürrauer invites you to the ballroom of the Friedrich Eymann Waldorf School in...
Hietzing: Tunnel construction causes traffic disruptions
The Wiental Canal will be extended by nine kilometers from Margareten to Hietzing over the next four years. This protects the Vienna River from pollution...
Hietzing: Great, a new market has now opened
A new BILLA has now opened with around 1000m² of sales space at Preyergasse 4-6 in the 13th district. Regional products from suppliers in Vienna and Lower Austria...
Schönbrunn Zoo: A zebra rarely comes alone
In Schönbrunn Zoo you can see twice. Or not? Burchell's zebras have two offspring. Twice is better - March 22nd and 27th...
Hietzing: Those involved in the attack investigated
A brutal attack on a 13-year-old girl in the middle of Hietzing shocked the 13th district a few weeks ago. Now the police announced that the...
Schönbrunn: The finale of the imperial Easter market
When the last Easter eggs are colored and the first flowers bloom, the Easter bunny won't be long in coming. At the Easter market...
Terrapins return home
38 European pond turtles have returned to the Donau-Auen National Park after a “winter holiday” in Schönbrunn Zoo. When they returned home, the turtles immediately dove into the...
A golden day in Schönbrunn: The 12th Lindt Gold Bunny Festival
On Palm Sunday, March 24th, the botanical garden of Schönbrunn Palace Park opened its doors again for the now traditional Lindt Gold Bunny Festival. Under the inspiring...
Tiergarten: These Easter eggs are only available in Schönbrunn
Not only children like to go on Easter egg hunts, but also many residents of Schönbrunn Zoo. To get you in the mood for the upcoming Easter, a ball armadillo...
Schönbrunn: The popular gardening season is about to start
On April 2.4nd the time has come: After the winter months, the garden attractions in Schönbrunn will open again: the Orangery and Crown Prince Gardens are waiting for visitors, as is...
Hietzing: Things get colorful in the children's museum at Easter
Around Easter there is a varied program in the Children's Museum at Schönbrunn Palace: the Easter search game, the hand puppet tour “Poldi is waiting for the Easter Bunny”, the spring puzzle rally and...
Hietzing: A new home for refugees
The Vienna Red Cross has now opened another basic care facility for displaced people in the former Rosenhügel neurological center in Hietzing. In the former neurological center Rosenhügel...
Hietzing: Attack on 13-year-old – witnesses wanted!
A brutal attack on a 13-year-old girl in the middle of Hietzing shocks the 13th district. Potential witnesses are asked to come forward. Last night happened...
Exhibition of the VHS Hietzing in the hotel
The Steigenberger Hotel Herrenhof is celebrating International Women's Day 2024 from March 8, 2024 with a reminiscence of the pioneer of girls' education: Eugenie Schwarzwald...
Hietzing: Historic house with state-of-the-art technology
An inconspicuous, 124-year-old building on Volkgasse in Hietzing shows that the phase-out of fossil fuels is also happening in Viennese houses...
Polar bears in Schönbrunn with an important message
Especially on World Polar Bear Day tomorrow, the male polar bears in Schönbrunn Zoo are important ambassadors for their wild counterparts. Because they are threatened! While the two polar bears...
“The Theater Hotel” grosses more than 33.000 euros
Students from HLTW13 Bergheidengasse in Hietzing collected more than 33.000 euros for the good cause with the cultural and culinary event “Das Theaterhotel”. The proceeds go...
Empress Sissi returns to Schönbrunn
Due to last year's audience success, "Elisabeth", the most successful German-language musical of all time, will also be shown on Thursday, June 27, 2024, Friday, June 28, 2024...
Hietzing: ÖBB is renovating bridges and signal boxes
In the coming days and weeks, ÖBB will be renovating its infrastructure in the 13th district. This can lead to temporary disruptions and noise pollution. With it...
Hietzing: The Easter Bunny is coming back to the castle
The Easter market at Schönbrunn Palace brings spring to Vienna on March 16th this year. Until 2nd April the Ehrenhof in Schönbrunn will be transformed...
Modern robots are finding their way into orthopedics
A robot system is now being used in the Herz-Jesu Hospital and the Speising Orthopedic Hospital that allows the installation of knee prostheses with a previously unimagined level of precision...
Fuss about the Wambacher: Now the tenant speaks
There is great excitement in the 13th district, there is a loud rustling in the forest of leaves. There is talk of the end of a Hietzinger gastro institution, the Heurigen restaurant Wambacher and...
Fuss about the Wambacher: The tenant is insolvent
There is hardly a Hietzinger who doesn't know "the Wambacher". The Heurigen Restaurant on Lainzer Straße has been around for over 170 years. But now...
Zoo: “Pine cones” on four legs need help
Saturday, March 17th is World Pangolin Day. However, that is no reason to celebrate. Because the number of extraordinary animals is declining worldwide. On World Pangolin Day...
Hietzing: A week dedicated to health
On Saturday, February 24.2th, the “GRÄTZLeben Hietzing Association for the Promotion of Coexistence” will again be hosting the Hietzinger Health Fair from 10 a.m. to 16 p.m. This is the starting signal...
Zoo: Love for animals pays off on Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day is just around the corner and with it comes the question of a romantic destination for this special day. A tip is...
On the trail of the Easter Bunny in Schönbrunn Palace
The Easter market at Schönbrunn Palace brings spring to Vienna on March 16th this year. Until April 2nd, the Ehrenhof will be transformed into Schönbrunn...
Schönbrunn Zoo helps the animals in Kiev Zoo
Feed at the Kiev Zoo in the Ukraine is scarce and the supply of around 4.000 animals is not guaranteed in the long term. For this reason it helps...
Little chameleons with a big responsibility
There is good news from Schönbrunn Zoo on “Reverse the Red Day”: four tiny Vosseler two-horned chameleons have hatched. “Reverse the Red Day” on the 7th...
Hietzing: Children, carnival should be celebrated properly
On Sunday, February 25, 2024, the Children's Friends of Hietzing invite you to the big carnival festival for all little Hietzingers in the large...
Wonderful world of living in the furniture museum
The Vienna Furniture Museum invites you on an exciting design journey through time with a varied cultural education program. History and stories are told. The highlight this year is the...
Huge excitement in Schönbrunn: Gerstner takes over cult cafes
A bang in the gastronomic scene around Schönbrunn Palace. The lease agreement has been signed for both the popular Café Residenz and Landmann's...
Schönbrunn: Contract for cult cafés not extended
A bang in the gastronomic scene around Schönbrunn Palace. The lease agreement has been signed for both the popular Café Residenz in the Kavalierstract and the one for...
Bergheidengasse: The good cause whets the appetite
On February 24.02.2024th, 13, students from HLTW2008 Bergheidengasse invite you again to “The Theater Hotel”. A changing team of students has been involved in the event since XNUMX...
Kids, the semester is over, the fun begins
Get out of school and into the Schönbrunn Palace Children's Museum. From the themed tour to the workshop – during the Vienna semester break there is...
Marionette musical tells the story of “Knight Kamenbert”
In February, the Schönbrunn Palace Marionette Theater presents the family musical about the peaceful knight Kamenbert, who, on the king's orders, is supposed to conquer the magic sword Romadur....
Students from Hietzing working for Mother Nature
In autumn 2023, 158 students from 8 school classes at the Waldschule Dr. Schober Straße in Hietzing on the meadows in the Hörndlwald on the way to...
Hear, hear: cheetahs can chirp like birds
The cheetahs in Schönbrunn Zoo are currently being eavesdropped on - in the name of science. Katharina Prager, doctoral student at the Austrian Academy of Sciences,...
Get your tickets now for the Alt-Hietzinger Ball
On the last Tuesday in January, the traditional Alt-Hietzinger Ball takes place every year in the Parkhotel Schönbrunn as a highlight of the Viennese carnival. This year is...
Hietzing: Baby boom in the St. Josef Hospital
In 2023, 4.234 births were cared for at St. Josef Hospital, 54 of which were twin births. A total of 4.288 babies arrived at the religious hospital last year...
In the zoo, the Christmas tree became a snack
Every year, Christ Child comes to the elephants in Schönbrunn Zoo in January. But it exactly suits the taste of the pachyderms...
Hietzing: When cocoa becomes a work of art
Barbara Jung is a trained psychologist, pleasure researcher and pleasure coach. With her shop "Chocofalla" in Liesing, she is dedicated to cocoa, among other culinary delicacies...
Spital Speising: The prosthesis for the cervical spine
The Speising Orthopedic Hospital in Hietzing is now using the latest generation of prostheses for herniated discs in the cervical spine area. The goal: complete freedom from pain and...
Tiergarten calendar 2024: Happiness has twelve pages
As soon as a young animal is born in Schönbrunn Zoo, photographer Daniel Zupanc immediately lies in wait. He presents the most beautiful photos every year in...
Schönbrunn: Sparkling and glittering towards 2024
The New Year's Market at Schönbrunn Palace starts on December 27th and lasts until January 4th: numerous New Year's greetings on the market grounds, cute lucky charms and daily live concerts by...
Winter Wonderland: Schönbrunn lights up!
Thousands of little lights that glitter and sparkle - and put the Crown Prince Garden in Schönbrunn Palace in a very special light: Due to the large influx of visitors...
Schönbrunn: Presents handed over to SOS Children's Villages
A record-breaking 235 Christmas-wrapped presents have now been handed over to the SOS Children's Village in Vienna in front of Schönbrunn Palace by Christmas market organizer Gabriela Schmidle. Since the beginning...
Hietzing: The new look of the Altgasse is becoming visible
The redesign of Altgasse is right on schedule! Since October, Hietzing's oldest street has been working on a climate-friendly future. Soon it will be...
It's very Christmassy in the Lainzer Tiergarten
Once again this winter, the entire Lainzer Zoo will remain open every day in winter. But it's not just a popular excursion destination: Christmas trees,...
You little children come, come to the museum
Angel hunt, puzzle rally, craft workshop, themed tours and much more: the Schönbrunn Palace Children's Museum celebrates Christmas with an imperial Christmas program. Anticipation is the most beautiful joy - so says...
December 24.12th: The dolls dance to the little night music
Playing with puppets has a long tradition in Schönbrunn. Even Empress Maria Theresia offered her guests puppet theater performances. A spectacle worth seeing that still exists today...
Hietzing: White winter fun in a natural paradise
The snowfall in the last few days has once again made it possible for winter enthusiasts to get their money's worth on the Dollwiese in the 13th district...
Off to Hietzing, because tobogganing is the most fun
Mrs. Holle means well for us this year. And especially with the Hietzingers - because in the 13th district there are already...
Show your fighting heart against violence against women
The global campaign “16 Days Against Violence Against Women” aims to raise awareness of this important issue. As part of this, the ÖVP Vienna is...
BEAUTIFUL FUTURE: A special visit to the city office
The BEAUTIFUL FUTURE opened its doors to a very special group of guests - the children of the Good Shepherd Kindergarten. The office building in...
Nikolo in the HO-HO courtyard of Schönbrunn Palace
The festive arrival of Santa Claus is expected on December 5th and 6th in the main courtyard of Schönbrunn Palace. This year, visitors can...
A wish for the Christ child: a meerkat please
First of all: you don't give away animals at Christmas. Unless it's one from Schönbrunn Zoo! Finding original Christmas presents is...
Zoological sensation in Schönbrunn Zoo
The alligator-tailed tegu, Crocodilurus amazonicus, is rarely kept in zoos. Schönbrunn Zoo is the first zoo in the world to be able to breed these South American...
Speeders will soon be slowed down in Hietzing
It didn't happen quickly, but we'll soon have to slow down on Wolkersbergenstrasse in Hietzing. The 30 km/h zone will be extended. It...
Hietzing: Hansel & Gretel make the dolls dance
One of the most famous siblings in the fairy tale world is looking for happiness on the stage of the Schönbrunn Palace marionette theater in December. "Hansel & Gretel" The game with puppets...
In the zoo you have an appetite for autumn
The brightly colored leaves are currently transforming Schönbrunn Zoo into an atmospheric autumn landscape. In the elephant enclosure, however, the leaves quickly become history. Hardly to...
Hietzing: Advent market with exclusive exhibitors
What is probably Hietzing's most personal Advent market will take place in benevalete's studio at Lainzerstrasse 127 in Hietzing on November 30.11.2023th, 10 from 19 a.m. to XNUMX p.m. Emmeran Fischer-Csömör, the...
This is what the future of the Hietzing Clinic looks like
In the morning, city councilor Peter Hacker presented the design by the Thomas Pucher studio as the winner of the two-stage, EU-wide architectural competition for the new Hietzing clinic....
Three injured in a traffic accident in Hietzing
In a traffic accident in Hietzing, a car driver was trapped in his vehicle and had to be freed from his vehicle by firefighters using hydraulic rescue equipment...
Niki Ebert sworn in as Hietzinger district leader
The political die has been cast: Yesterday evening, Nikolaus “Niki” Ebert was elected as the new district leader of the 13th district at a ceremony in the municipal building and...
District leadership in Hietzing now goes to Niki Ebert
The political die has been cast: District Councilor Nikolaus “Niki” Ebert prevailed against the designated district leader Johanna Sperker. On November 7th he will be...
Male or female? The scales give it away!
The crocodile tejus are beautiful and fascinating animals. But they present their admirers with a small problem. And that is the proverbial “little difference.” One...
Kassandra's calls can be heard in the VHS Hietzing
With a community project against the war at the VHS Hietzing on November 24th, they are sending a signal that is as clear as it is artistically exciting. “Cassandra 23 –...
9.000 times music enjoyment at the highest level!
For many travelers, attending a concert in Schönbrunn is an absolute must during their Vienna vacation. This tradition began in 1997. Now the castle celebrated...
Schönbrunn: 18-meter spruce decorates the courtyard
The first Christmas messenger has arrived in Hietzing: an 1 meter high spruce tree from the Gosau forest district of the Austrian Federal Forests (ÖBf) was planted in front of the castle...
Hietzinger Hauptstrasse now became an avenue
Today a total of nine large street trees were planted on Hietzinger Hauptstrasse between Feldmühlgasse and Sankt-Veit-Gasse. Since Hietzing was incorporated into the city of Vienna in the years...
Hietzing: moment of shock during the release stunt
Tied up in a huge cube and a spectacular jump from the roof of Schönbrunn Palace - the Lower Austrian illusionist FAB FOX wrote magic history yesterday...
World Sloth Day: Try being cozy
In the bird house at Schönbrunn Zoo, the sloths are undoubtedly the big crowd favorites. Anyone who visits tomorrow – on the occasion of World Sloth Day – will receive a small...
Hietzing: The Altgasse is slipping into its new dress
The City of Vienna's next "Get Out of the Asphalt" project starts in Hietzing. The historic Altgasse is being redesigned: 18 green spaces, 19 shade trees and traffic calming...
Tiergarten: Flying frog really knows “dirty” tricks
A new study at Schönbrunn Zoo brought truly surprising results: "Flying" frogs camouflage themselves as feces to avoid being eaten. Wallace flying frogs are truly spectacular...
Schönbrunn will soon be the destination of the “Magic Mission”
Schönbrunn Palace will be the setting for a spectacular, magical adventure of superlatives on October 23rd at 18:30 p.m. At the "Magical Mission Schönbrunn -...
Lecture: Hietzing - a district in the biosphere reserve
The Vienna Woods Biosphere Park Management, in cooperation with the Hietzing district administration and the St. Hubertus home group, invites you to the lecture "Hietzing -...
The love of animals can pay off
Around 100 animal keepers work at Schönbrunn Zoo and look after around 8.000 animals every day. Anyone who wants to do the same can...
Hietzing: Less for some brings more for others
The Volkshilfe Hietzing flea market takes place twice a year, which supports socially disadvantaged families and individuals in the 13th district - so...
Technology company gives pandas a taste
In addition to bamboo, the two giant pandas in the famous Schönbrunn Zoo receive very special additional food that is tailored precisely to their needs. In collaboration with the zoo, the...
Hietzing: Johanna Sperker takes over the district leadership
“Thank you Hietzing!” – with these short words, Hietzinger district leader Silke Kobald recently announced her withdrawal from district politics. Today her designated...
Schönbrunner Zoo: Now winter can come
In the Polarium at Schönbrunn Zoo, two spherical, dark gray feather balls are currently attracting everyone's attention: For the first time since keeping king penguins began in 1976...
Steckerpark in Hietzing invites you to a big family celebration
The popular family festival is taking place again this year in the Hietzinger Schlitzerpark. On Saturday, September 30th, a great program awaits young and old...
Autumn will be beautiful and spooky at the Children's Museum
The autumn program at the Schönbrunn Palace Children's Museum promises a lot of fun and variety. Spooky factor included for Halloween! In autumn, the Schönbrunn Palace Children's Museum welcomes its little visitors...
Looking for a pool: Guess who's coming to swim?
If you want to experience research up close, you can take part in the “AmphiBiom” project and build a “pool” for green toads and other species in your own garden. For a...
Encounter, coffee, cake: “daskardinal” can celebrate!
Tomorrow, on September 20th, the Café daskardinal at Kardinal König Platz in Hietzing will celebrate its 2nd birthday. From 9 a.m. you can join in the celebrations...
Smuggled geckos & Co get a new home
“Over 70 chameleons confiscated and brought to the zoo”: What is a quick headline for newspapers means a lot of effort for Schönbrunn Zoo. How...
The reasons for the resignation of the district leader
"Thank you Hietzing!" - with these short words, Hietzinger district leader Silke Kobald announced her withdrawal from district politics today: "You should then go...
Hietzing: Hörndlwald will remain a forest in the future
After joint discussions between the city and the 13th district, the local council committee decided to assign it to the strictest grassland category. This means that previously theoretically buildable areas are no longer available -...
We have fire on our roof for this salamander
September 3rd is “Fire Salamander Day.” But the reason for this is not a good one: on exactly this day, 10 years ago, the high...
Tiergarten: Three days for the protection of endangered species
Look for beetles, solve a fire salamander puzzle and solve many tricky tasks for nature and species protection at a puzzle rally: From September 1st to 3rd...
Hietzing: Roter Berg will be on September 15.9th. to the “Elsberg”
The Ober St. Veit bookstore together with the Hietzing cultural association invite you to the 3rd Hietzinger Sunset reading on September 15th - this year none other than...
Hello roommates! A “bearish” shared apartment in the zoo
The Schönbrunn Zoo is pleased about the reopening of the newly designed spectacled bear enclosure and the arrival of new animal arrivals - in short: a truly "beary" shared apartment is...
Hietzing: Another step towards pedestrian-friendliness
In Grätzl, walking is the best way to get from A to B quickly. Unfortunately, this is not so easy everywhere. All around...
Schönbrunn Zoo: A baby animal for every month
As soon as a young animal is born in Schönbrunn Zoo, photographer Daniel Zupanc immediately lies in wait. He presents the most beautiful photos every year in...
Schönbrunn Zoo relies on the power of the sun
Anyone who visits the orangutans in Schönbrunn Zoo has no idea what is now on the roof of the historic building. At the beginning of July a...
Baby flying foxes hang out in Schönbrunn Zoo
There is again good news from Schönbrunn Zoo. And in three versions. In the case of the Kalong flying foxes, triplets have the light...