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Alte Donau

Donaustadt, Vienna

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Alte Donau, Vienna

Source: geschichtewiki.wien.gv.at, checked 12 Nov 2026.

Sailing boat moorings and green shores on the Alte Donau in Vienna
Photo: Sandor Somkuti / Flickr (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

What the guides say about Alte Donau

The water's where many people go to cool off, from the boats on the Alte Donau to the beaches at Strandbad Gänsehäufel and the long Donauinsel.

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Nearby

UNO-City Landmark · 8 min walk The Vienna seat of the United Nations, with guided tours of the complex. Austria Center Vienna Landmark · 10 min walk The Austria Center Vienna, a congress and conference centre next to the UNO-City. Donaupark Park · 12 min walk A large park in Donaustadt beside the Donauturm, with a lily pond and the Papstwiese. Strandbad Gänsehäufel Landmark · 13 min walk A municipal beach resort on an island in the Alte Donau. Donauturm Viewpoint · 14 min walk A 252 m tower in the Donaupark with a viewing platform at 150 m, a restaurant and a café. DC Tower Landmark · 14 min walk An office tower in Donau City, 250 m tall.

Around 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.

Donaustadt has 12 places on the Roam Vienna map: 6 landmarks, 5 parks and gardens and 1 viewpoint. Read the Donaustadt guide.

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