Penzing (Vienna)

Penzing

*Penzing*(Bavarian)
Penzing Penzing(Bavarian)
14th District of Vienna
	Coat of arms
	Location of the district within Vienna
Country	Austria
City	Vienna
Government
•District Director	Andrea Kalchbrenner (SPÖ)
• First Deputy	Robert Pschirer (SPÖ)
•Second Deputy	Franz Lerch (ÖVP)
• Representation; (54 Members)	SPÖ23,ÖVP10,FPÖ9; Greens9
Area
• Total	33.96 km2(13.11 sq mi)
Population (2016-01-01)
• Total	91,578
• Density	2,700/km2(7,000/sq mi)
Postal code	1140
Address of; District Office	Hietzinger Kai 1; 1140 Wien
Website	www.wien.gv.at/penzing/

Penzing(German pronunciation:[ˈpɛntsɪŋ]^ⓘ) is the 14thborough of Viennaand consists of the localities of Penzing, Breitensee,Baumgarten,Hütteldorfand Hadersdorf-Weidlingau. In the west, it shares a border withPurkersdorfandMauerbach.A large portion of the district is made up ofgreenery,including theSteinhofpark, the Dehnepark and a portion of theWienerwald.

Sights[edit]

Fuchs Mansion: Mansion and studio of the painterErnst Fuchs
Otto-Wagner-Hospital: Hospital building erected from 1904 to 1907 asNiederösterreichische Landes-Heil- und Pflegeanstalt für Nerven- und Geisteskranke 'Am Steinhof'( "Lower AustrianState Healing and Care Institution for Nervous and Mental PatientsAm Steinhof"). The famousJugendstil architect Otto Wagnerparticipated in the planning. The complex includes theKirche am Steinhof,theJugendstiltheaterand a memorial site forNazicrimes inmedicine.
Fuhrmannhaus:oldest still existing building in the west of Vienna with a baroque fresco hall
Weststadion:Home ofSK Rapid Vienna

Kirche am Steinhof
Fuhrmannhaus,ceiling fresco
Aerial view of Penzing withOtto-Wagner-Spitalnear the top of the photo (three rows of big buildings), square-shapedGerhard Hanappi Stadiumdownwards from it, andBaumgartenbetween them, with its sizable Baumgartner Cemetery.