Neighbourhood guide

Hietzing

Schönbrunn and the green west

Hietzing is the most visited district for tourists because of Schloss Schönbrunn and the Tiergarten. Beyond the palace it is a quiet, green residential area bordering the Lainzer Tiergarten.

Schönbrunn has the palace, the Gloriette hill, the Palmenhaus, the Wagenburg and, each winter, a Christmas market in the courtyard. The Tiergarten Schönbrunn is the world's oldest zoo still in operation.

Old Hietzing around Hietzinger Hauptstraße has the Café Dommayer and the Kaiserpavillon. The Lainzer Tiergarten, a large wooded game park, holds the Hermesvilla.

Getting there

The U4 stops at Schönbrunn and Hietzing, and trams 10, 58 and 60 run through the district. Bus services reach the Lainzer Tiergarten. Check routes on wienerlinien.at.

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Nearby neighbourhoods

Penzing Otto Wagner, the technology museum and Rapid 8 places · 2.5 km away

Meidling A market district around the Meidlinger Hauptstraße 6 places · 3.0 km away

Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus The Westbahnhof and the Stadthalle 8 places · 3.5 km away

Liesing Vienna's southern edge 6 places · 4.1 km away

The best of Hietzing

Best landmark Schloss Schönbrunn The former summer residence of the Habsburgs, a UNESCO site with 1,441 rooms and formal gardens.

Best park Tiergarten Schönbrunn The oldest zoo in the world still in operation, founded in 1752 inside the Schönbrunn grounds.

Best view Gloriette A colonnaded pavilion on the hill above Schönbrunn with a view of the palace and the city.

Best museum Hermesvilla A hunting lodge built for Empress Elisabeth in the Lainzer Tiergarten, now an exhibition space of the Wien Museum.

Things to do in Hietzing

Central front facade of Schloss Schoenbrunn with its clock, Vienna

Landmark Schloss Schönbrunn The former Habsburg summer residence, with state rooms, a large park and the Gloriette.

Humboldt penguins on rocks at Tiergarten Schoenbrunn, Vienna

Park Tiergarten Schönbrunn The world's oldest zoo, in the grounds of Schönbrunn Palace.

The Hermesvilla hunting lodge and its lawn under a blue sky in Vienna

Museum Hermesvilla A hunting lodge built for Empress Elisabeth in the Lainzer Tiergarten, now an exhibition space of the Wien Museum.

Palmenhaus Schoenbrunn glasshouse behind clipped hedges, Vienna

Park Palmenhaus Schönbrunn The Great Palm House in the Schönbrunn palace park, run by the Austrian Federal Gardens.

Gloriette at Schoenbrunn reflected in the pond, Vienna

Viewpoint Gloriette An early Classical colonnade built in 1775 on the hill above Schönbrunn, with a view over Vienna.

Park Lainzer Tiergarten A large fenced wildlife and recreation area in Hietzing with walking paths, forest playgrounds and the Hermesvilla.

Landmark Hietzinger Friedhof A cemetery on Maxingstraße, consecrated in 1787, with elaborate graves and mausoleums.

The Kaiserpavillon in the Lainzer Tiergarten glowing at dusk in Vienna

Landmark Kaiserpavillon Hietzing Otto Wagner's private Stadtbahn pavilion for Emperor Franz Joseph, now a Wien Museum branch.

Cafe Café Dommayer A traditional Viennese coffeehouse in Hietzing, run by Oberlaa.

A gilded imperial state coach on display in the Wagenburg in Vienna

Museum Wagenburg Wien A museum of the imperial carriages and vehicles of the Habsburgs at Schönbrunn Palace.

What's on in Hietzing

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

Musikalische Revolutionen, Ein Fest für Komponistinnen Classical and opera
Fri 13 Nov · Schlosstheater Schönbrunn
Concert of the mdw university in the Schlosstheater Schönbrunn.
19:00 · Map · Source: mdw Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst, Veranstaltungskalender · Musikalische Revolutionen - Ein Fest für Komponistinnen
Gerstner Imperial Pastry Show: Apple Strudel Made Perfectly Food
On now, until 6 Jan 2027 · Gerstner K. u. K. Hofzuckerbäcker, Schloss Schönbrunn
A daily apple strudel baking show at the Gerstner court pastry shop in Schloss Schönbrunn.
11:00, 12:00, 15:00 and 16:00 · Map · Source: Schloß Schönbrunn Kultur- und Betriebsges.m.b.H. · Gerstner K. u. K. Hofzuckerbäcker Show - Apfelstrudel in Perfektion
Imperial Lights Light Garden Illumination
On now, until 6 Jan 2027 · Schlosspark Schönbrunn, Meidlinger Tor
A winter light garden in the palace park at Schönbrunn, entered at the Meidlinger Tor.
from 16:30 · Map · Source: Schloß Schönbrunn Kultur- und Betriebsges.m.b.H. · Lichtergarten „Imperial Lights“
Children's Advent Tour Tours and walks
29 Nov to 20 Dec · Tiergarten Schönbrunn
A children's guided tour at Vienna Zoo every Sunday in Advent, each on a different winter or Christmas theme.
Map · Source: Tiergarten Schönbrunn · Kinder-Adventführung

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