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This article is about the 1st municipal district of Vienna. For the 1st city district of the city of Graz, see Innere Stadt (Graz).

1st District of Vienna in Austria

Innere Stadt Innare Stod (Bavarian)
1st District of Vienna
Coat of arms of Innere StadtCoat of arms
Location of the district within ViennaLocation of the district within Vienna
Country Austria
City Vienna
Government
• District Director Markus Figl (ÖVP)
• First Deputy Isabelle Jungnickel (ÖVP)
• Second Deputy Daniela Ecker-Stepp (SPÖ)
• Representation (40 Members) ÖVP 10, SPÖ 10, Greens 6, FPÖ 8, WIR 2, NEOS 4
Area
• Total 2.88 km2 (1.11 sq mi)
Population (2016-01-01)[1]
• Total 16,409
• Density 5,700/km2 (15,000/sq mi)
Postal code A-1010
Address of District Office Wipplingerstraße 8A-1011 Wien
Website www.wien.gv.at/bezirke/innerestadt/

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Innere Stadt

UNESCO World Heritage Site
Rathaus Vienna
Part of Historic Centre of Vienna
Criteria Cultural: (ii)(iv)(vi)
Reference 1033
Inscription 2001 (25th Session)
Endangered 2017–...
Area 371 ha (1.43 sq mi)
Buffer zone 462 ha (1.78 sq mi)

The Innere Stadt (German pronunciation: [ˈɪnərə ˈʃtad] ⓘ; Viennese: Innare Stod; "Inner City") is the 1st municipal district of Vienna (German: 1. Bezirk) located in the center of the Austrian capital. The Innere Stadt is the old town of Vienna. Until the city boundaries were expanded in 1850, the Innere Stadt was congruent with the city of Vienna. Traditionally it was divided into four quarters, which were designated after important town gates: Stubenviertel (northeast), Kärntner Viertel (southeast), Widmerviertel (southwest), Schottenviertel (northwest).[2]

The Ringstraße circles the Innere Stadt along the route of the former city walls.

The first district is, with a workforce of 100,745, the largest employment locale in Vienna. This is partially due to tourism, as well as the presence of many corporate headquarters due to the district's central location.

Innere Stadt is the central district of Vienna. It borders Leopoldstadt in the northeast, Landstraße in the east, Wieden and Mariahilf in the south, Neubau and Josefstadt in the west, and Alsergrund in the north. The district border, starting at Urania, follows Wienfluss, Lothringerstraße, Karlsplatz, Gedreidemarkt, Museumsplatz, Museumstraße, Auerspergstraße, Landesgerichtsstraße, Universitätsstraße, Maria-Theresien-Straße and the Donaukanal.

Before 1850, Innere Stadt was physically equivalent with the city of Vienna. See History of Vienna for details about the history of Vindobona and Vienna, as well as historical significance after 1850. On November 2, 2020, a shooting occurred in the municipality at 6 locations, killing 4 people and injuring 22 at 20:00.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±%
1869 68,079 —
1880 72,688 +6.8%
1890 70,167 −3.5%
1900 58,736 −16.3%
1910 53,326 −9.2%
1923 43,045 −19.3%
1934 39,963 −7.2%
1939 33,027 −17.4%
1951 34,654 +4.9%
1961 32,243 −7.0%
1971 25,169 −21.9%
1981 19,537 −22.4%
1991 18,002 −7.9%
2001 17,056 −5.3%
2011 16,374 −4.0%
2021 15,774 −3.7%
Source: Censuses[3]

Population has been declining ever since its peak of 73,000 in 1880, until it hit the lowest recorded value of 15,774 in 2021. Although population has been increasing slightly in early 2000s, Innere Stadt continues to remain the least populated district in Vienna.

In 2001, 28.1% of the district's population was over 60 years of age, above the city average of 22.2%. The percentage of people under 15 years of age was 9.8%. The female population of 53.3% was also above city average.[4]

Origin and language

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At 15.5%, the percentage of foreign residents in Innere Stadt was 2% under city average for the year 2001. 2.8% of the population had EU citizenship (Germany excluded), 2.7% were citizens of Serbia and Montenegro, and 2.2% were German citizens. In total, 25.6% of the population were born in a foreign country. 79% of residents listed German as their language of choice. 4.0% spoke primarily Serbian, 1.8% Hungarian, and 1.4% Croatian. 14.3% spoke other languages.[4]

Roman Catholics made up 51.3% of the Innere Stadt population in 2001, followed by 6.6% Protestants, 5.1% Orthodox Christians, 3.3% Jews. 22.7% were listed as non-confessional.[4]

The Bezirksvorsteher (district director) has been a member of the conservative ÖVP party since 1946. Former Bezirksvorsteher Ursula Stenzel has spoken out against holding events in the inner city, citing concerns regarding noise pollution. Her comments have drawn criticism from other parties, especially the social democratic SPÖ.

District Directors from 1945
Theodor Köpl (KPÖ) April 1945–August 1945
Fritz Schuckeld (SPÖ) August 1945–October 1945
Adolf Planek (SPÖ) October 1945 – 1946
August Altmutter (ÖVP) 1946–1948
Franz Eichberger (ÖVP) 1948–1951
Otto Friesinger (ÖVP) 1951–1968
Heinrich Anton Heinz (ÖVP) 1968–1987
Richard Schmitz (ÖVP) 1987–2001
Franz Grundwalt (ÖVP) 2001–2005
Ursula Stenzel (ÖVP) 2005–2015
Markus Figl (ÖVP) 2015–

The first district's coat of arms is a white cross on a red background. It is also the coat of arms for the City of Vienna and the State of Vienna. The current coat of arms dates back to around 1270, when it first appeared on the minted "Wiener Pfennige" coins. It may have been based on the flag of the King of the Romans' forces during the Middle Ages, as the combat flag of Rudolph I of Germany featured a similar design.

  1. ^ Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahresbeginn 2002-2016 nach Gemeinden (Gebietsstand 1.1.2016), Statistik Austria.
  2. ^ "Stadt Wien: Presseportal - Touristeninformation - Unternehmen - Hotel". Stadt-wien.at. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Historic Censuses - STATISTICS AUSTRIA". Statistics Austria.
  4. ^ a b c "Census for 2001" (PDF). Statistik.at. Retrieved 26 July 2018.

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