This is the 24th city in Streets & Squares, and today we visit Vienna, the capital of Austria. The big river Donau flows to the east of the city, and Donau channel through it. Lots of eponymous streets here and a lot of history! As always, clicking on the address links leads you to Google Maps, and clinking on the names to the person’s Wikipedia page. Don’t forget to also read about the people born in this city throughout the years.
BRAHMSPLATZ - Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) a German composer, pianist and conductor who spent much of his professional life in Vienna. Born in Hamburg, Germany. - StreetView -
GEORG DANZER STEG - Georg Danzer (1946-2007) was a popular singer-songwriter strongly involved in opposing racism and any form of societal discrimination. Born in Vienna, Austria.
GERSTNERSTRAßE - Franz Anton von Gerstner (1796-1840) was a German-Bohemian civil engineer and railway pioneer – Born in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia - StreetView
HASLINGERGASSE - named after Tobias Haslinger (1787-1842), the Austrian composer and music publisher from Zell bei Zellhof - StreetView -
JASOMIRGOTTSTRAßE - Henry II (1112-1177) called Jasomirgott, was the first Duke of Austria. - StreetView -
JOHAN-STRAUß-GASSE - Johann Strauss II (1825-1899) composer of light music, particularly dance music and operettas. Son of the less famous Johan Strauss. Born in St Ulrich, Austria. - StreetView -
KARLSPLATZ - Charles Theodore (1724-1799) Elector of Bavaria. Born in Drogenbos, Brussels, Austrian Netherlands. - StreetView -
MAHLERSTRAßE - Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) Austro-Bohemian composer and conductor. Born in Kalischt, Austrian Empire - StreetView -
PATZMANITENGASSE - Péter Pázmány (1570-1637) was a Hungarian Jesuit pulpit orator, cardinal and statesman whose most important legacy was his creation of the Hungarian literary language. Born in Nagyvárad, Principality of Transylvania. - StreetView -
RADETZKYPLATZ - Joseph Radetzky von Radetz (1766-1858) Bohemian nobleman and Austrian field marshal. Born in Trebnice, Kingdom of Bohemia, Holy Roman Empire - StreetView -
RESSELPARK - Josef Ressel (1793-1857) forester and designor of one of the first working ship’s propellers. Born in Chrudim, Bohemia, Habsburg Monarchy - StreetView -
SIGMUND-FREUD-PARK - Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) neurologist and psychoanalyst. Born in Freiberg, Moravia, Austrian Empire - StreetView -
A to Z FROM VIENNA
i.e. a list of people born in Vienna. Just another fun way to know something more about the city. We pick a couple of people for each alphabet, if possible. The numbers you see at the end of each line indicate the year of birth. This list is updated from time to time. And last but not least: the flag, logo or coat of arms of the city – if there is one!
A - Hans Asperger* pediatrician/discoverer of Asperger syndrome (1906)
B - Martin Buber* Austrian-Israeli philosopher/translator (1878)
D - Georg Danzer* singer-songwriter (1946)
F - Karl von Frisch* ethologist/N (1886)
H - Henri Herz* pianist/composer (1803)
K - Bruno Kreisky* politician (1911)
L - Hedy Lamarr* Austrian-American actress/ inventor (1914)
M - Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart* composer/pianist/son of WAM (1791) - Lise Meitner* Austrian-Swedish nuclear physicist (1878)
N - Nikolaus Poda von Neuhaus* entomologist (1723)
P - Wolfgang Pauli* theoretical physicist/N (1900) - Eric Pleskow* Austrian-American film producer/executive (1924)
S - Franz Peter Schubert* composer (1797)
W - Otto Wagner* architect/furniture designer/urban planner (1841) - Ludwig Wittgenstein* Austrian-British philosopher (1889) - Fritz Wotruba* sculptor (1907) - Victor Weisskopf* Austrian-American theoretical physicist (1908)
Z - Alexander von Zemlinsky* composer/conductor/teacher (1871)
LINKS:
http://www.visitingvienna.com/footsteps/johann-strauss/
Updated 2025-0208 Helsinki