Neighbourhood guide

Donaustadt

The Danube, Donauinsel and the Lobau

Donaustadt is Vienna's largest district, with the Donauinsel, the Alte Donau, the Donau City towers and the Lobau floodplain forest.

Near the river, the Donauturm and the Donaupark form the district's best-known corner, next to the UNO-City and the Austria Center Vienna. The DC Tower and the other Donau City towers make the modern skyline across the water.

For swimming and walking, the Alte Donau and the Gänsehäufel bathing island are the places to go, and the Donauinsel hosts the free Donauinselfest in summer. Farther out, the Lobau is part of the Donau-Auen National Park, and Aspern Seestadt is a new district built around a lake.

Getting there

The U1 runs to Kaisermühlen-VIC and Kagran, and the U2 goes to Aspern Nord and the Seestadt. Trams 25 and 26 and many buses serve the outer areas.

12 places

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Nearby neighbourhoods

Leopoldstadt Prater and the Karmelitermarkt 13 places · 3.6 km away

Brigittenau Between the Danube and the Augarten 7 places · 4.4 km away

Landstraße Belvedere and the Konzerthaus 12 places · 5.2 km away

Innere Stadt The old town inside the Ring 37 places · 5.7 km away

The best of Donaustadt

Best view Donauturm A 252 m tower in the Donaupark with a viewing platform and a revolving restaurant.

Best park Donaupark A large park with a rose garden, a miniature railway and the Donauturm.

Best park Donauinsel The 21 km island between the Danube and the New Danube, used for swimming, cycling and the Donauinselfest.

Best landmark Strandbad Gänsehäufel An island bathing area in the Alte Donau, opened in 1907.

Things to do in Donaustadt

Donauturm TV tower standing above snowy Donaupark, Vienna

Viewpoint Donauturm A 252 m tower in the Donaupark with a viewing platform at 150 m, a restaurant and a café.

The Donauturm tower rising above bare trees in the Donaupark in Vienna

Park Donaupark A large park in Donaustadt beside the Donauturm, with a lily pond and the Papstwiese.

The curved white buildings of UNO-City under a deep blue sky in Vienna

Landmark UNO-City The Vienna seat of the United Nations, with guided tours of the complex.

The curved wooden canopy at the entrance of the Austria Center Vienna

Landmark Austria Center Vienna The Austria Center Vienna, a congress and conference centre next to the UNO-City.

A white lighthouse among trees on the Donauinsel in Vienna

Park Donauinsel A 21 km flood-protection island between the Danube and the New Danube, used for swimming, cycling and sport and home of the Donauinselfest.

Park Lobau A green area in Donaustadt on the Danube floodplain.

The entrance gate of the Strandbad Gänsehäufel on the Old Danube in Vienna

Landmark Strandbad Gänsehäufel A municipal beach resort on an island in the Alte Donau.

Sailing boat moorings and green shores on the Alte Donau in Vienna

Park Alte Donau A former arm of the Danube cut off by the regulation of 1870 to 1875, with boat rentals and several lido-style bathing areas.

Park Hirschstettner Blumengärten A city garden park with themed gardens, a palm house, a small zoo and playgrounds.

The DC Tower skyscraper rising beside the Danube and a bridge in Vienna

Landmark DC Tower An office tower in Donau City, 250 m tall.

Landmark Reichsbrücke The main road bridge over the Danube, linking Leopoldstadt and Donaustadt, opened in 1980.

Landmark Seestadt Aspern A new city district on the former Aspern airfield in the north-east of Vienna, built around a lake.

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