Neighbourhood guide

Währing

Villas, parks and the Cottage quarter

Währing is a residential district of villas, university institutes and parks on the slope below the Vienna Woods.

The Türkenschanzpark is the district's best-known green space, with a pond, a tower and the university observatory beside it. Below it, the Kutschkermarkt draws a Saturday crowd to its stalls and wine bars.

The Cottage quarter was laid out as a villa colony in the late nineteenth century and is quiet to walk through. Further out, Pötzleinsdorf has a large landscaped park with old trees, and the Jewish cemetery in the Währinger Park area is a reminder of the district's history.

Getting there

The U6 stops at Währinger Straße-Volksoper and Michelbeuern-AKH. Trams 40, 41 and 42 run through the district, and buses climb to Pötzleinsdorf.

9 places

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Nearby neighbourhoods

Hernals Vienna Woods at the back door 7 places · 1.6 km away

Alsergrund Universities, a hospital quarter and the Servitenviertel 12 places · 2.2 km away

Ottakring Brunnenmarkt, a brewery and the SOHO art festival 10 places · 2.4 km away

Josefstadt Small streets, theatres and coffee houses 10 places · 2.7 km away

The best of Währing

Best park Türkenschanzpark A hillside park with a pond, an observation tower and a rock garden, popular with students and families.

Best market Kutschkermarkt A small neighbourhood market with food stalls and bars, known for its Saturday crowd.

Best museum Universitätssternwarte Wien The University of Vienna's observatory in a nineteenth-century building at the edge of the Türkenschanzpark.

Best park Pötzleinsdorfer Schlosspark A landscaped park with old trees, a playground and a farm yard on the edge of the Vienna Woods.

Things to do in Währing

A curving path and benches in the Türkenschanzpark in Vienna in spring

Park Türkenschanzpark A 15 hectare hillside park in Währing, opened in 1888, with ponds, monuments and the Paulinenwarte lookout tower.

Museum Universitätssternwarte Wien The University of Vienna's observatory in Währing.

Overgrown old gravestones among trees in the Jewish Cemetery Währing in Vienna

Landmark Jüdischer Friedhof Währing A Jewish cemetery in Währing used from 1784 to 1879, being restored since 2019 and not open to the public.

Market Kutschkermarkt A market in Währing along Kutschkergasse, run under the city's Marktamt.

Park Pötzleinsdorfer Schlosspark A landscape park of about 35 hectares with old trees, garden pavilions, playgrounds and a free animal enclosure.

Park Währinger Park A park opened in 1923 on the site of the former Währinger Allgemeiner Friedhof.

Landmark Cottageviertel A villa district in Währing, begun in 1874.

Museum Bezirksmuseum Währing The district museum of Währing.

Landmark Schafbergbad A municipal open-air pool in Währing, open from May to mid-September.

What's on in Währing

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

Kutschkermarkt farmers' day Market
Saturdays, up to 06:00 to 14:00. Next: Sat 14 Nov · Kutschkermarkt
Saturday trading day for farmers and traders at the Kutschkermarkt, with stalls open up to 06:00 to 14:00.
06:00 to 14:00 · Map · Source: Stadt Wien (wien.gv.at)

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