Neighbourhood guide

Brigittenau

Between the Danube and the Augarten

Brigittenau is a compact, mixed district on an island between the Danube Canal and the Danube, with the Millennium Tower on its river side.

Most of the district is dense and residential, with markets and cafes around the Brigittaplatz and the Jägerstraße. The Brigittakirche and the Allerheiligenkirche anchor the old streets, and the district museum on the Dresdner Straße covers its working-class history.

On the river side, the Millennium Tower and Millennium City make a modern edge, and the Danube Island is a few minutes away on foot for swimming and cycling.

Getting there

The U6 stops at Jägerstraße, Dresdner Straße and Handelskai, and the U4 stops at Friedensbrücke. Several tram lines cross the district.

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Nearby neighbourhoods

Leopoldstadt Prater and the Karmelitermarkt 13 places · 2.3 km away

Alsergrund Universities, a hospital quarter and the Servitenviertel 12 places · 2.3 km away

Innere Stadt The old town inside the Ring 37 places · 3.2 km away

Währing Villas, parks and the Cottage quarter 9 places · 3.4 km away

The best of Brigittenau

Best landmark Millennium Tower A 202 m office and apartment tower on the Danube and one of the tallest buildings in Austria.

Best for shopping Millennium City A shopping and entertainment centre at the foot of the Millennium Tower with a cinema and an events hall.

Best church Brigittakirche A large parish church in the centre of the district, built in the late nineteenth century.

Best market Brigittaplatz A square with a market and cafes in the middle of the district.

Things to do in Brigittenau

The slim Millennium Tower rising above a sunlit square in Brigittenau in Vienna

Landmark Millennium Tower A 202 m office and residential tower on the Handelskai, the third tallest building in Vienna.

Shopping Millennium City A shopping centre in Brigittenau with about 100 shops, restaurants and entertainment offers.

The red brick twin spired Brigittakirche beside a road in Brigittenau in Vienna

Church Brigittakirche The parish church of St. Brigitta on Brigittaplatz, begun in 1867 to designs by Friedrich von Schmidt.

The green spires of the Brigittakirche above a tram stop at Brigittaplatz in Vienna

Market Brigittaplatz A square in Brigittenau with the district office (Amtshaus) at Brigittaplatz 10.

Museum Bezirksmuseum Brigittenau The district museum of Brigittenau with exhibits on the working-class neighbourhood.

A tram crossing the red paved Wallensteinplatz in Brigittenau in Vienna

Park Wallensteinplatz A public square and green space in Brigittenau.

Church Allerheiligenkirche The parish church of Allerheiligen in Brigittenau, built in 1905.

What's on in Brigittenau

Local events in the next 30 days, read from the ward, park and organiser pages each one links to.

Kasperl on the Plaza Theatre and shows
Thu 19 Nov · Millennium City
A puppet show for children on the Plaza of the Millennium City shopping centre.
17:00 · Map · Source: Millennium City · Kasperl auf der Plaza

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