Well on the mountains - Brunn am Gebirge

Well on the mountains
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Well on the mountains is a market town in the south of Vienna on the eastern slope of the Vienna Woods. The suburbanization community with its settlement area has fully grown together with Vienna and the other neighboring communities. In addition to the old place, which was able to retain its village character, there is also a large commercial area with industry and shopping centers in the eastern part of the municipality.

background

The municipality was already settled in the Neolithic, and in Roman times there was a veterans' settlement. Today's place was created around the year 1000, was first mentioned in a document Prunni in the 12th century. The place was fortified from the 16th to the beginning of the 19th century.

The tranquil wine village was discovered by the Viennese bourgeoisie as a summer resort from the 19th century, and magnificent villas were built. Numerous industrial companies also sprang up in the eastern part of the community along the southern railway line. The suburbanization continued from the 1960s thanks to the good traffic-favorable location, today Brunn has grown together completely with Vienna and the neighboring communities up to Mödling and Traiskirchen. In addition to extensive single-family home areas, Brunn is also the location of numerous industrial companies and shopping centers.

Brunn was part of Greater Vienna from 1938 to 1954.

getting there

By plane

The Airport Wien-SchwechatWebsite of this institutionVienna International Airport in the Wikipedia encyclopediaVienna International Airport in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryVienna International Airport (Q32999) in the Wikidata database(IATA: VIE) is about 25 km east of Brunn. He can be reached:

  • publicly with the S-Bahn via Vienna Rennweg
  • by car via A21 - S1 - A4

By train

The station 1 Brunn-Maria Enzersdorf is located about 300 m east of the town center on Bahnstrasse. Only trains of the Vienna S-Bahn stop there, some of the S-Bahns come from the north-eastern area (e.g. Stockerau, Gänserndorf, Mistelbach), drive in Vienna over the main route (i.a. Floridsdorf, Praterstern, Vienna center (Country road), Central Station, Meidling) to Wiener Neustadt or Mödling. During the day, Brunn can be reached from Vienna every 15 minutes; Brunn is in the first outer zone of the VOR.

The best way to get to the eastern part of the community, where the large industrial areas are located, is by taking the Vienna-Baden local train ("Badner Bahn"), Vösendorf Shopping City Süd stop (Pyramid exit).

By bus

Regional buses connect Brunn with neighboring communities such as Perchtoldsdorf, Maria Enzersdorf, Mödling, Vösendorf as well as with the Vienna public transport network Siebenhirten (U6), Liesing (S-Bahn) or Rodaun (tram line 60).

In the street

Brunn is connected to the motorway network via the A21 - Vienna outer ring motorway - junction 36 Brunn / Gebirge. 2 km to the east is the Vösendorf junction, via which the A2, A23 and S1 can be reached.

Other important roads through the municipality:

  • B12 Brunner Bundesstraße: Vienna Meidling - Vienna Atzgersdorf - Brunn am Gebirge - Mödling
  • B12a Brunner Straße, junction Brunn / Gebirge: connects the B12 from Perchtoldsdorf with the Ast. Brunn (A21) and the branch. Mödling-SCS (A2)
  • B13 Laaber Bundesstraße: Brunn am Gebirge - Perchtoldsdorf - Vienna Rodaun - Breitenfurt near Vienna - Laab im Wald - Tullnerbach
  • B17 Wiener Neustädter Bundesstraße: The "Triester Straße" runs along the eastern border of the municipality

By bicycle

There are bike paths along the Krottenbach into the southern part of the city. From Vienna (Siebenhirten U6) it is best to drive over the Kellerberg.

On foot

  • Brunn is structurally grown together with the neighboring communities, so that you can walk without problems from Mödling, Perchtoldsdorf, Maria Enzersdorf or Vienna.
  • Through the Vienna Woods, Brunn is also connected to neighboring communities via extensive hiking trails.

mobility

Tourist Attractions

Art Nouveau row houses in Franz-Keim-Gasse
  • 1 Gliedererhof: Gothic town house from the 15th century. Rudolf Steiner lived here until he was called to Weimar as editor of Goethe's scientific writings in the Weimar edition of the Church
  • 2 Parish church hl. KunigundeBrunner parish church: Gothic with baroque interior
  • Art Nouveau row houses, Franz-Keim-Gasse. Ten two-family houses, built by Sepp Hubatsch from 1902, form a uniform ensemble in the style of the Vienna Secession.

The old town center around Franz-Anderle-Platz is also worth seeing:

  • Bründlerhof. Municipal office, late baroque building.
  • 3 Old Town Hall (Gattringer house) with gate tower, late 16th century.
  • 4 Donatus fountain or market fountain, late baroque

Miscellaneous:

  • Monument and educational trail to the old tram line 360 ​​in the area of ​​Alois-Raminger-Straße: The tram line 360 ​​connected Vienna Rodaun with Mödling until 1969 and was then discontinued in the spirit of mass motorization. Some high-level roads were built along its route, but some of the track remains have also been preserved.

activities

  • Brunn offers itself as a starting point for Vienna Woods Hikes at.
  • Golf & Country Club Brunn
  • Parts of the federal sports and leisure center Südstadt are located in the municipality of Brunn, see also article about Maria Enzersdorf
  • Lido "100 days of summer"
  • Recreation area with bathing pond "Wienerbergerteich"
  • Stierwiese leisure center with tennis and bowling alley
  • Lerchenhöhe children's outdoor pool
  • There are numerous sports fields that are open to the public

shop

There are a few local suppliers in the village itself. What is remarkable, however, is the large industrial area on Triester Straße (B17) and the B12a directly opposite Shopping City South. You will find some large furniture stores, specialist and hardware stores and car dealerships here. Access to the SCS is difficult. Since the shopping centers are competing, they do not place any value on a walking connection with one another. The SCS - one of the largest shopping centers in Europe - is just a few meters beyond the municipal boundary in the municipalities Vösendorf and Wiener Neudorf.

kitchen

  • 1  Beranek wine workshop, Wienerstraße 45, 2345 Brunn am Gebirge. Tel.: 43 2236 377193. Open: daily 10 a.m. - 11 p.m.
  • 2  Niegl winery, Feldstrasse 27, 2345 Brunn am Gebirge. Tel.: 43 2236 35555, Email: . Good traditional cuisine in each case. Both restaurants can be easily reached from the center.

nightlife

  • Brunn is a wine-growing place, so you will find numerous wine taverns and wine taverns here that serve their own wine.
  • But Brunn is also a place with a great beer brewing tradition. The local brewery has not existed for a good 90 years, but there is a small brewery (beer magic).

accommodation

  • Austria Trend Hotel Böck

health

The nearest hospital with an emergency room is in Mödling.

A smaller infirmary is located in Alexander Groß-Gasse.

Practical advice

  • Post Office 2345, Franz-Weiss-Platz.
  • Has kindergartens, a primary and a middle school.

trips

In the Hinterbrühl or Gießhübl, to Perchtoldsdorf or Mödling via Vienna Woods hikes.

literature

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