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Favoriten District

Favoriten
10th District of Vienna
Coat of arms of Favoriten
Coat of arms
Location of the district within Vienna
Location of the district within Vienna
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
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)
Website www.wien.gv.at/bezirke/favoriten/

Favoriten (German pronunciation: [fafoˈʀiːtən] (About this sound 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.

Sections of Favoriten.


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