Währing
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| 18th District of Vienna | |
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| Name: | Währing |
| Area: | 6.28 km² |
| Population: | 44,992 (as of 2001) |
| Density: | 7,164 people per km² |
| Postal code: | A-1180 |
| Address of District Office: |
Martinstraße 100 1181 Wien |
| Official Website: | www.wien.gv.at/waehring/ (German) |
| E-Mail: | post@b18.magwien.gv.at |
| Politics | |
| District Director | Karl Homole (ÖVP) |
| First Deputy | Dr Michael Scholz (ÖVP) |
| Second Deputy | Ferdinand Glatzl (SPÖ) |
| Representation (40 Members) |
ÖVP 15, SPÖ 13, Green 9, FPÖ 3 |
Währing is the 18th district (Bezirk) of Vienna, Austria. It is in the northwest part of the city. In addition to currently hosting a number of Vienna's foreign embassies, Währing was the site of the original burial places of composers Ludwig van Beethoven and Franz Schubert. The cemetery, Währing Cemetery, is now known as Schubert Park.
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| Districts of Währing |
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| Gersthof - Pötzleinsdorf - Währing - Weinhaus |
| Districts of Vienna |
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| I. Innere Stadt | II. Leopoldstadt | III. Landstraße | IV. Wieden | V. Margareten | VI. Mariahilf | VII. Neubau | VIII. Josefstadt | IX. Alsergrund | X. Favoriten | XI. Simmering | XII. Meidling | XIII. Hietzing | XIV. Penzing | XV. Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus | XVI. Ottakring | XVII. Hernals | XVIII. Währing | XIX. Döbling | XX. Brigittenau | XXI. Floridsdorf | XXII. Donaustadt | XXIII. Liesing |
