The former Danube flood plain is now controlled in the 4 branches, or fingers, of the river, as they separate and then rejoin, all within Vienna, along the southwest edge of Donaustadt.

The area of the Donaustadt District was primarily shaped by the river Danube, which, over time, formed terraces.

Especially during the Ice Age, frost came through to form large debris dimensions, by the Danube in the Vienna Basin.

Below the gravel, saturated with groundwater, are sands of the Pannon iums, which were deposited here over 9.7 to 8 million years ago.

The proportion of land to the cultural, religious, sporting or public sector are dedicated, coincides with 6.0% share.

[5] The former villages of Aspern and Essling are known as the place where Archduke Charles of Austria defeated Napoleon Bonaparte's French army in 1809, at the Battle of Aspern-Essling.

On essentially the same ground, Napoleon defeated the Austrian army two months later in the Battle of Wagram, which ended the war in a French victory.

The relatively young district (compared to the others, at least) was formed by a resolution of the Vienna Landtag on June 29, 1946.

However, due to the Allied occupation of Austria following the Second World War, the resolution could not immediately take effect.

The protection of the forested Lobau section, a large share of the district land area, has limited the level of urbanization at the same time.

The gender distribution in the district area in 2001 was 47.8% men and 52.2% women, the number of married people stood at 43.9% compared to 41.2%, above the average of Vienna.

The highest proportion of foreigners in 2005 represented approximately 1.6% share of the district population as nationals from Serbia and Montenegro.

[7][9] Donaustadt, due to a very small proportion of foreigners, has one of the highest populations of people of Roman Catholic faith, at 54.7%, in Vienna (citywide 49.2%).

In contrast, the proportion of people with Islamic faith is 4.3%, and the Orthodox Church has 2.8%, below the average (Vienna citywide: 7.8% or 6%).

At the elections 2010 it all changed significantly : SPÖ 47.9%, FPÖ 30.2%, ÖVP 9.5%, the Greens 8.7% and the KPÖ 1.4% the new founded BZÖ 1.1%.

In the upper left part of the crest, is the emblem of the talking Stadlau with a standing in the Au Stadel.

Referring to existing wells, it shows the fountain in front of a blue background on a gray stone floor below.

The figure is the heraldic crest of the Scottish Abbey (Schottenstift), now removed, operated as a farm in Breitenlee.

In the center panel, Saint George is shown as the dragon slayer in golden armor, on a silver horse.

It shows a sash decorated with a diamond pattern, on golden eagle wings, set on red/silver split field.

The bottom-left panel has a golden ship mill on a blue background for the district part Kaisermühlen along the Danube.

At bottom-right, a jumping gold deer, on a green meadow, relates to district part Hirschstetten.

In 1972, Lobaumuseum was founded for information on the ecology of Lobau and the Danube-Auen and on the local flora and fauna.