Lainzer Tiergarten

The Lainzer Tiergarten is a 24.50 km2 (6,054-acre)[1] wildlife preserve in the southwest corner of Vienna, Austria, 80% of it being covered in woodland.

The Lainzer Tiergarten is located mostly in Vienna's 13th district, with a small adjacent portion lying in Laab im Walde, Lower Austria.

As it is open year-round, and is home to a visitor center, the Lainzer Tor is the preserve's main gate.

It also features a water fountain and a parking lot, but is a 45-minute walk from the nearest public transportation, regional bus lines 253 and 254.

It accesses a separate corner of the Lainzer Tiergarten that was added in the 1960s as a compensation for territory that was lost in the north of the preserve when a highway was built.

It features a water fountain, and can be accessed from the Umspannwerk Auhof stop of the bus line 50B from Hütteldorf (five-minute walk).

Due to its location near the Hütteldorf railway station, the Nikolaitor is an important gate of the Lainzer Tiergarten.

There are three restaurants, two scenic viewpoints, a lake (Hohenauer Teich) and one museum located within the Lainzer Tiergarten.

Franz Joseph I of Austria commissioned the construction of the Hermesvilla, which was completed in 1886, and served as a getaway mansion for his wife.

Today it serves as a museum and also contains a restaurant and café, which is highly frequented due to its close location to the Lainzer Tor.

The Hubertuswarte is an observation tower, built in 1927, and located on the Kaltbründel Berg, the highest point in the preserve (508 meters/1667 ft).