Aspern

History

The area is known for the Battle of Aspern-Essling, which was fought in the nearby Lobau on 21 and 22 May 1809 during the War of the Fifth Coalition. In the battle, the Austrian army, led by Archduke Charles, repelled an advance by Napoleon; it was the closest the French emperor had come to being defeated since his rise to power. In 1858, a large stone lion sculpture was installed in front of St. Martin's Church to commemorate the battle and the Austrian soldiers who died defending Austria against Napoleon.

In 1912, the Aspern airfield was opened to the north of the town centre. This was the centre of Austrian civilian and military aviation until the Second World War. From 1945 to 1955, Aspern was part of the Soviet sector of Vienna and the airfield was mainly used by the Soviet occupying forces. The airfield was closed in 1977 and is now the location of Seestadt Aspern.

Geography

Aspern borders four other Katastralgemeinden of Donaustadt: Stadlau, Hirschstetten, Breitenlee, and Essling, as well as the Lobau. With an area of 19.88 km2 it is the second largest part of Donaustadt, only behind the uninhabited Lobau.

Features

Aspern is home to a portion of the Lobau, a floodplain that is part of the Danube-Auen National Park. It also includes sections of the Danube and a stretch of the Donauinsel. The Mühlwasser, an old branch of the Danube, flows through the southern part of the town and provides a popular swimming spot, along with the Aspern Lake in the Seestadt and the Dechant Lake in the Lobau.

Aspern is home to football club SV Aspern, as well as multiple tennis courts and a climbing gym.

The Klinik Donaustadt, Vienna's second biggest hospital, is located in Aspern, opposite a dental clinic.

Public transport

• Hardeggasse (on the border of Stadlau)
• Donauspital
• Aspernstraße
• Hausfeldstraße
• Aspern Nord (on the border of Breitenlee)
• Seestadt

Furthermore, the town offers an array of bus lines, including the 22a, 26a, and 98a routes, as well as the 25 and 26 tram routes.

Seestadt Aspern

Notable people

• David Alaba, footballer
• Virginia Kirchberger, footballer

Gallery

Biberhaufenweg_3.jpg|On a road leading to the centre of town Aspern Lobaugasse.jpg|Old houses on Lobaugasse Aspern and Essling.JPG|Aspern Airfield, surrounded by Aspern and Essling Wien Aspern AHS Heustadelgasse Ivg67.jpg|Secondary school AHS Heustadelgasse Aspernerfriedhofaufbahrungshalle.jpg|Asperner cemetery

References

References

1. [https://www.geschichtewiki.wien.gv.at/Aspern Aspern history government website (German)]
2. "Bevölkerung am 01.01.2024 nach Katastralgemeinden (Gebietsstand 01.01.2024) (.ods)".
3. "Mühlwasser".
4. "SV Aspern {{!}} ligaportal.at - das Portal für Fußball in Österreich".