Stadlau

Originally a fief of the Babenbergs, it was home to wealthy farmers who controlled the fertile land between the Danube and the Prater.

Its strategic location in the Marchfeld made it an important crossing point, with a ferry connecting it to the city.

The opening of Stadlau railway station in 1870 marked the beginning of industrial growth, and a cemetery was established in 1875.

Following Austria’s annexation by Nazi Germany in 1938, Stadlau was absorbed into the expanded 22nd district, Groß-Enzersdorf.

Three bridges link Stadlau to the other side of the river: Stadlauer Brücke, Praterbrücke, and Donaustadtbrücke.

Stadlau between the New Danube and the Mühlwasser, 1935
The Mühlwasser with the DC Tower 1 and the Hochhaus Neue Donau in the background
U-Bahn-Station Donaustadtbrücke