Favoriten District
| Favoriten | ||
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| 10th District of Vienna | ||
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 Location of the district within Vienna |
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| Country | Austria | |
| City | Vienna | |
| Government | ||
| • District Director | Marcus Franz (SPÖ) | |
| • First Deputy | Josef Kaindl (SPÖ) | |
| • Second Deputy | Michael Mrkvicka (FPÖ) | |
| • Representation (60 Members) |
SPÖ 25, FPÖ 24, ÖVP 4, Greens 4, NEOS 2, GFW 1 |
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| Area | ||
| • Total | 31.8 km2 (12.3 sq mi) | |
| Population (2016-01-01) | ||
| • Total | 194,820 | |
| • Density | 6,100/km2 (16,000/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | A-1100 | |
| Address of District Office |
Keplerplatz 5 A-1100 Wien (image below) |
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| Website | www.wien.gv.at/bezirke/favoriten/ | |
Favoriten (German pronunciation: [fafoˈʀiːtən] (
listen)), the 10th district of Vienna, Austria (German: 10. Bezirk, Favoriten), is located south of the central districts. It is south of Innere Stadt, Wieden and Margareten. Favoriten is a heavily populated urban area with many residential buildings, but also large recreational areas and parks.
The name comes from Favorita, a semi-baroque palace complex that once served as a hunting castle but today is the Theresianum a gymnasium (secondary school) in the 4th district (Wieden). The customs facilities at the original southern border of Vienna were known as the Favoriten-Linie (Favoriten Line) while nearby houses were known as the Siedlung vor der Favoriten-Linie (Settlement in front of the Favoriten Line).
The Favoriten District includes 6 sections: Katastralgemeinden Favoriten, Inzersdorf-Stadt, Rothneusiedl, Unterlaa, Oberlaa-Stadt and Oberlaa-Land, as well as small parts of the 2 sections Katastralgemeinden Kaiserebersdorf and Simmering.
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