Grinzing

Location: 48°15′16″N 16°20′34″E / 48.25444°N 16.34278°E / 48.25444; 16.34278 Grinzing (German pronunciation: [ˈɡʁɪnt͡sɪŋ] ⓘ) was an independent municipality until 1892 and is today a part of Döbling, the 19th district of Vienna.

The border then runs along the Hungerbergstraße to mark the boundary to Unterdöbling, before following the course of the Kaasgraben, which divides Grinzing from Sievering in the east.

Finally, the border turns northwestward and continues via the Himmelstraße and the Spießweg to the edge of the city of Vienna, which separates Grinzing from Weidling.

This former manor was supposedly thus named (Trümmer = rubble, Hof = court, yard) because it was built on top of Roman ruins.

The village was inhabited primarily by vintners and day labourers, who served land-owning monasteries and rich members of Vienna’s bourgeoisie.

The area as far as the Wienerwald ridge was included along with Oberdöbling, Unterdöbling, Kahlenbergerdorf, Nußdorf, Heiligenstadt, Sievering and Josefsdorf in the 19th district, Döbling, while the rest of Grinzing was allocated to Weidling.

Grinzing’s reputation is based on its vineyards and numerous Heurigen—the traditional cafes serving wine and must (grape juice) which remain a tourist attraction to this day.

The traditional importance of viticulture and logging in the local economy during becomes evident when one examines the distribution of available land in Grinzing in 1826.

The Grinzing Cemetery (Grinzinger Friedhof) is home to the graves of Julius Deutsch, Gustav Mahler, Alma Mahler-Werfel, Attila Hörbiger, Paula Wessely, Heimito von Doderer, Ida Krottendorf and Thomas Bernhard.