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Donauinsel

Donaustadt, Vienna

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Donauinsel, Vienna

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

A white lighthouse among trees on the Donauinsel in Vienna
Photo: Tauralbus / Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

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

What the guides say about Donauinsel

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

Reichsbrücke Landmark · 3 min walk The main road bridge over the Danube, linking Leopoldstadt and Donaustadt, opened in 1980. DC Tower Landmark · 7 min walk An office tower in Donau City, 250 m tall. Austria Center Vienna Landmark · 12 min walk The Austria Center Vienna, a congress and conference centre next to the UNO-City. UNO-City Landmark · 13 min walk The Vienna seat of the United Nations, with guided tours of the complex. Strandbad Gänsehäufel Landmark · 17 min walk A municipal beach resort on an island in the Alte Donau. Donaupark Park · 17 min walk A large park in Donaustadt beside the Donauturm, with a lily pond and the Papstwiese.

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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