Groß-Enzersdorf - Groß-Enzersdorf

City parish church Maria Schutz
Groß-Enzersdorf
federal stateLower Austria
Residents
11.206 (2018)
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156 m
Tourist info 43 2249 2314
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Groß-Enzersdorf

Groß-Enzersdorf is a municipality in Marchfeld directly at the Viennese City limits. It has an almost completely preserved city wall from the 14th century. Due to its location, the place is ideal both as a base and as a sightseeing stopover from Vienna for excursions in the Donauauen National Park at. In Groß-Enzersdorf there is also Austria's only drive-in cinema, on whose premises a large flea market takes place every Sunday.

background

Church organization

The municipality of Groß-Enzersdorf has an area of ​​almost 84 km² and, in addition to the city of Groß-Enzersdorf, also includes the following localities:

  • Auvorstadt, district at the south end of Groß-Enzersdorf
  • Franzensdorf
  • Matzneusiedl
  • Mühlleiten
  • Neu-Oberhausen
  • Oberhausen
  • Probstdorf
  • Rutzendorf
  • Schönau on the Danube
  • Wittau

history

The place was founded in 870 on the then Danube island Sachsengang as a Meierhof by the Engelschalk family as Encines village. In 1021 the place and the surrounding area were donated by Emperor Heinrich II to Weihenstephan Monastery, in 1028 the place went to the Hochstift Freising, which was pledged the town in 1202. In 1396 the place received city rights and the city wall, which has been preserved to this day, was built.

Over the centuries the city has been destroyed several times, including in the first Turkish siege in 1529, in a major fire in 1554, in the 30 Years War and in 1683 in the second Turkish siege. In 1850, Groß-Enzersdorf became the seat of a district administration, which was relocated to Floridsdorf in 1897.

After Austria was annexed to the Third Reich, Groß-Enzersdorf was incorporated into Vienna in 1938 and gave the newly created 22nd district of Vienna its name. It was not until 1954 that Groß-Enzersdorf became an independent municipality again and became the 22nd district of Vienna in Danube city renamed.

getting there

Distances
Vienna (Stadlau)7 km
Orth on the Danube14 km
Vienna (City center)17 km
Gänserndorf21 km
Airport Wien-Schwechat28 km
Hainburg on the Danube36 km
Bratislava51 km

By plane

Even if the Airport Wien-Schwechat is located just a few kilometers south of Groß-Enzersdorf, is the Danube an insurmountable obstacle. The airport can be reached by car via Vienna (B3-A23-A4, approx. 45 minutes). The best way to get there from the airport is to take the S7 S-Bahn to Praterstern, then the U2 to Aspernstraße and then the 26A bus. Driving time over an hour.

Public

Bus route 26A of Wiener Linien and regional bus 391 in Groß-Enzersdorf
  • From Vienna drives the urban bus route 26A from the underground stations Kagran (U 1) and Aspernstrasse (U 2) to Groß-Enzersdorf. This bus line is part of the core zone 100 in the VOR, which means that you can only buy a normal Vienna ticket (2.20 euros).
  • The people of Vienna; the Vienna Sausages Night bus route N26 runs the same route as line 26A between about 0:30 and 5:00 a.m. every half hour, but only to Essling. For details, see chapter nightlife.
  • Groß-Enzersdorf can be reached by regional buses from the neighboring communities:
  • Regional bus 391: Groß-Enzersdorf - Orth on the Danube - Stopfenreuth (every hour)
  • Call collective taxi: Siebenbrunn-Leopoldsdorf (train station) - Leopoldsdorf - Raasdorf - Groß-Enzersdorf (every hour)
  • Bus line 1: Gänserndorf - Markgrafneusiedl - Raasdorf - Groß-Enzersdorf
  • Bus line 3 Groß-Enzersdorf - Rutzendorf - Franzensdorf - Andlersdorf (every hour)
  • 1 Josef-Reither-Ring bus station, Meeting of all lines south of the church square.

In the street

The connection to the national road network is via the Federal road B3that runs right through the city. In Vienna (Esslinger Hauptstraße and Erzherzog-Karl-Straße you can reach the Vienna Südosttangente) A23 (Junction points Stadlau or Hirschstetten). It ends in the east B3 at Engelhartstetten at the B49, about which one the Hainburger Danube Bridge and the B9 to Bratislava reached.

The Lobau tunnel will once cross under the Danube and the national park and Groß-Enzersdorf will cross the S1 directly with Schwechat be connected. But the construction of the controversial tunnel is still not fixed.

By boat

Groß-Enzersdorf cannot be reached by ship, as the main Danube river runs a considerable distance from the city center. Driving on the waters of the Lobau with paddle and rowing boats is prohibited.

By bicycle

The Danube Cycle Path Vienna-Bratislava runs south of the city along the Hubertusdamm. Groß-Enzersdorf is also connected to it via local cycle paths. A good approach from Vienna is via the Danube Cycle Path to the Lobau tank farm and on through Lobau via Alte Napoleonstrasse and Vorwerkstrasse to the Kasernbrücke in Lobaustrasse.

On foot

Groß-Enzersdorf can be reached especially on foot through the Lobau. Numerous hiking trails are signposted in the national park. A good way is, for example, from the Lobgrundstraße bus stop on line 92B (Vienna) via the Vorwerk to the Kasernbrücke (approx. 5 km).

  • The Vienna-Hainburg long-distance hiking trail runs through Groß-Enzersdorf.

mobility

Map of Groß-Enzersdorf

You can walk in the city center. In the villages of the larger municipality: regional bus, bike or car.

  • Regional bus 391: Groß-Enzersdorf - Stopfenreuth via Probstdorf, Oberhausen, Neu-Oberhausen (every hour)
  • Bus route 3: Groß-Enzersdorf - Rutzendorf circuit - Andlersdorf - Franzensdorf (every hour)

Tourist Attractions

See also Wikipedia: List of listed objects in Groß-Enzersdorf

Groß-Enzersdorf

Sights in Groß-Enzersdorf
city ​​wall
  • City fortifications Groß-Enzersdorf, built from 1396 to 1399. The approx. 6 m high crenellated city wall ring has been largely preserved. Furthermore, there are remains of two round corner towers, the rest of a square corner tower and parts of the former ditch and rampart. In the area of ​​the 1 Raasdorfer Tores is a copy of the inscription plaque to Bishop Berthold von Wehingen with 1396.
  • 2 Former city castle (Hauptplatz 12): First mentioned in 1196 as the Freising Bishop's Castle. From 1500 it fell into disrepair, largely removed in 1825. Today only a few remains of the wall survive.
  • 3 City parish church Maria Schutz (Kirchenplatz): The early Gothic pillar basilica with a fortified tower was built at the end of the 13th century, the choir and the elevation of the tower date from the end of the 14th century. In the second half of the 17th century the church was redesigned in Baroque style. North of the church is the Rectory (built 1734).
More information about the church can be found in the Wikipedia article.
  • 4 town hall, Rathausstrasse 5: Former citizen hospital, built in 1423, major renovations in 1697 and 1794. Former citizen hospital church (volute gable from the late 17th century) next to it, former beneficiary house on the right and former citizen hospital on the left. In the 20th century changed and modernized to the town hall. This is in the town hall Groß-Enzersdorf local history museum with approx. 300 exhibits: certificates, maps and plans, photos, postcards, coins, clocks, traditional costumes and farm implements. Free entry, viewing by appointment (02249/2314)
  • 5 Jewish Cemetery, Created in 1889, not used since 1938; 86 grave sites.
  • 6 Official building (Dr. Anton Krabichler-Platz 1), Wilhelminian style building, 2nd half of the 19th century, classicist style
  • 7 District Court and Prison house (Kaiser Franz Josef-Straße 2): The district court was built in 1840, next door is the old prison from the second half of the 19th century.
  • 8 Wiener Städtische Wirtschaftverwaltung Lobau (Lobaustraße 53): Two-storey raw brick building, mid-19th century.
  • 9 Smola barracks (Wiener Straße 10): Built in 1936 in the typical architectural style of the corporate state, functional design with few facade decorations.
  • 10 Emperor Franz Joseph monument, Kirchenplatz / Raasdorfer Straße: cast iron bust on a stone base, erected in 1908.
  • Danube-Oder Canal: From 1938 onwards the construction of this shipping canal was started, which should have connected the Viennese oil port Lobau with Upper Silesia. Only four basins of this major National Socialist project were completed, two of which (DOK III and DOK IV) are located in the municipality of Groß-Enzersdorf, east of the city. Today they are used as a recreation area. More info on Wikipedia.

Other places

Sights: localities of the community Groß-Enzersdorf
Parish Church of St. Josef, Franzensdorf
  • 11 Parish Church of St. Joseph in Franzensdorf: Late Classicist church, built in 1842
  • 12 Mariahilf branch church in Mühlleiten: simple, baroque village church, first half of the 18th century
  • 13 Filial church of St. John the Baptist in Oberhausen: Simple baroque church, 1650-1653, built on a medieval local mountain.
  • 14 Sachsengang Castle, Oberhausen: The early medieval fortifications originally formed a defensive unit with Oberhausen Castle. The castle was first mentioned in 1030 as owned by the Diocese of Freising. From the 12th century until 1412 it belonged to the Sachsenganger family. In the middle of the 16th century it was a Habsburg hunting lodge. Today the castle is privately owned. More info in the Wikipedia article.
  • 15 Parish Church of St. Stephan in Probstdorf: The church is a Romanesque long building from the 12th century and was redesigned in Baroque style in the late 17th century. The high altar, a strict double columned altar with a slightly retracted center, dates from the 2nd half of the 18th century. More information about the church can be found in the Wikipedia article.
  • 16 Filial church of St. Anna in Rutzendorf: Small, late baroque village church from the second half of the 18th century.
  • 17 Rutzendorf Castle: Former palace complex (17th century), today only a meierhof has been preserved.
  • 18 Filial church of St. Nicholas in Schönau on the Danube: simple baroque village church (1768), north tower with pointed gable.
  • 19 Filial church of St. Nicholas in Wittau: Simple late baroque building from the second half of the 18th century.
  • 20 Bründl Chapel in Wittau: Chapel, built in 1732, with the figure "Maria am Bründl".

activities

Basin III of the Danube-Oder Canal in the Lobaustraße area

Biking, wildlife watching, walking and hiking in the Donauauen National Park

Swimming and bathing in the waters of the Lobau:

  • The Großenzersdorfer Arm, an eye water, stretches for several kilometers directly southwest of the city and forms the city boundary with Vienna. A good bathing place is at the Stadler ford behind the drive-in cinema, where there is also access to the national park area.
  • The bank of the Basin III of the Danube-Oder Canal is populated with allotment gardens in the municipality of Groß-Enzersdorf and is not freely accessible. The 1 Südende, however, is in the city of Vienna, but can only be reached via Lobaustraße, a Viennese exclave, so to speak. There the bank is freely accessible and there is a small storage area and access to the water.
  • The 2 Basin II of the Danube or Canal is already in the city of Vienna in the Lobau. From the national park access at the end of Lobaustraße Groß-Enzersdorf you have to walk for about a kilometer or ride a bike, but you will be rewarded with a bathing pleasure in the natural meadow landscape.
  • The Bathing water quality of the two basins of the Danube-Oder Canal and the other waters of the Lobau is usually very good to excellent. During the bathing season, the City of Vienna regularly measures the water quality, the results of which can be found on the homepage of the Magistrate of the City of Vienna, MA 39, to be published.
  • 6  Gasthof Hödl, Probstdorfer Strasse 1, 2301 Wittau. Tel.: 43 2215 2214, Fax: 43 2215 2214-21, Email: . Tennis courts and leisure center, also restaurant and accommodation.Open: closed on Tuesdays.

shop

Groß-Enzersdorf

Markets

  • In the area of ​​the drive-in cinema, there is a busy one on Sundays flea market held:
1  Flea market drive-in theater, Drive-in street 2. Tel.: 43 2249 2660 (Sat 10-12, Sun 9-12), Email: . Open: Sunday 6 am-1pm (winter break from mid-December to mid-January).Price: Free entry for visitors, a fee-based seat card is required for sellers.
  • 2  Weekly market, main square. Tel.: 43 664 1540965 (Bernd Hofbauer. Market manager), Email: . Groceries (fruit, vegetables, meat) from local farmers.Open: Every Wednesday 7 a.m. - 12 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. - 12 a.m.

retail trade

  • This is located at the west end of Groß-Enzersdorf Marchfeld Center, a medium-sized shopping center with a few supermarkets (including Merkur) and a few clothing stores:
3  Marchfeld Center, Wiener Strasse 12. Tel.: 43 463 503550, Email: . Open: Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-6: 30 p.m., Sat 9 a.m.-6 p.m., individual shops with different opening times.
  • 5  Sabsi's farm shop, Lobaustrasse 58. A small grocer with basic groceries, but the main attraction is the flea market. Old objects are lying around in huge piles and you can go on a treasure hunt, where you shouldn't expect real antiques, but rather one or the other kitsch from days long gone.last change: Oct. 2016 (information may be out of date)
  • 6  Organic Center Lobau, Lobaustrasse 53. Tel.: 43 2249 2300. The agricultural business of the City of Vienna, MA 49, cultivates around 1,000 hectares of organic land in Lobau and on Bisamberg. In Groß-Enzersdorf, potatoes, spelled, wheat and rye are marketed directly by municipal agriculture. Telephone agreement required.Open: On-farm sale by appointment by telephone.

Other places

  • 7  Small animal market VKSA, Old radar station Rutzendorf, parcel 205 (access via state road L5 Raasdorf-Leopoldsdorf). Tel.: 43 664 1015323, Email: . Rabbits, guinea pigs, pigeons, poultry and birds can be bought, sold and traded here.Open: Every second Sunday of the month from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m.
  • 8  Billa, Oberhausner Strasse 4, 2301 Oberhausen. Tel.: 43 2249 28652. Open: Mo-Fr 7:15 a.m.-7: 30 p.m., Sa 7:15 a.m.-6: 00 p.m.

kitchen

  • In Groß-Enzersdorf there is a large plant for frozen food production, mainly vegetables from the surrounding area Marchfeld processed and i.a. supplies the Iglo company.
  • The state road from Probstdorf to Schönau / D. is an approximately two kilometer long walnut avenue. Large quantities of walnuts can be collected there in September and October.
  • As for the rest Marchfeld Intensive agriculture is also practiced in the municipality of Groß-Enzersdorf. The Marchfeld asparagus is famous and should not be missing on any menu in the region during the season (April-June). Asparagus and other agricultural products such as peas, pumpkins, onions and potatoes from the region are often sold directly from the farm next to the road. They enjoy an excellent reputation throughout Austria.

Great Enzersdorf

1  Stadler parlor, Johann Nestroy-Gasse 4. Tel.: 43 2249 2540, 43 664 4219251.

  • 2  Tavern on Sachsengang, Schlosshofer Strasse 60. Tel.: 43 2249 2901. Open: Currently closed for renovation. Reopening spring / summer 2015.
  • 3  Uferhaus Staudigl, Lobaustrasse 85. Tel.: 43 2249 2733. Good Viennese home-style cooking directly at the entrance to the Lobau or at the national park camp.Open: Wed-Sun 9 am-10pm, winter break from around mid-December to mid-February.Price: main courses 5.50-7.50 euros.
  • 5  Pizza vault, Dr.-Anton-Krabichler-Platz 2. Tel.: 43 2249 2518. Also delivery service.Open: daily 11 a.m.-11 p.m.
  • 6  Pizzeria il Fornaio, Schlosshofer Strasse 11. Tel.: 43 2249 28351, Fax: 43 2249 28910. Open: Tue-Sun 11 am-10pm.
  • 7  Xin-Xi Chinese restaurant, Hauptplatz 4. Tel.: 43 2249 3038.
  • 9  Merkur restaurant, EKZ Marchfeld Center, Wiener Strasse 12. Self-service restaurant of the supermarket chain of the same name.Open: Mon-Thu 7:30 a.m.-7 p.m., Fri 7 a.m.-8 p.m., Sat 7 a.m.-6 p.m.
  • 10  Aida, Eurostrasse 4. Tel.: 43 1 890 89 88-227. Pastry shop, café; Cakes also to take away.Open: Mon-Sat 8:30 am-6pm, Sun public holiday 8:30 am-6:30pm.
  • 12  Geier Idea Bakery, Rathausstrasse 1. Tel.: 43 2249 2243, Email: . Bakery with an attached café.Open: Mon-Fri 5:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Sat 5:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Sun 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Other places

Hermis Radlertreff in Schönau
  • 13  Hermis Radlertreff "to the confessor", Fährstraße, 2301 Schönau an der Donau. Tel.: 43 2215 2147, Email: .
  • 14  Schnitzelwirt Oberhausen, Dorfstrasse 58, 2301 Oberhausen. Tel.: 43 2215 2297.
  • 16  Breinreich, Hauptstrasse 42, 2301 Wittau. Tel.: 43 2215 2263, Fax: 43 2215 2263-4, Email: . In the house: bowling alleys.Open: Tue-Fri 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and 5.30 p.m.-9 p.m., Sun 4 p.m.-9 p.m., closed on Mondays.
  • 17  Gasthof Hödl, Probstdorfer Strasse 1, 2301 Wittau. Tel.: 43 2215 2214, Fax: 43 2215 2214-21, Email: . Also guest rooms, tennis courts and leisure center.Open: closed on Tuesdays.
  • 18  Cafe Killian, Bundesstrasse 3, 2301 Wittau. Tel.: 43 2215 2630. Open: Mon-Fri 7 a.m.-midnight, Sat 8 a.m.-midnight, Sun 9 a.m.-8 p.m.
  • 19  Abraham Inn, Hubertusstrasse 11, 2301 Mühlleiten. Tel.: 43 2249 3311, Fax: 43 2249 28611, Email: . Open: hot meals Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri 11:30 a.m.-2: 30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m., Sat 11:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m., Sun 11:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Thursday closed.

nightlife

The only drive-in cinema in Austria is located in Groß-Enzersdorf, right on the border with Vienna. Opening in 1967, remodeling in 1990 for three screens:

Night owls will be in with the offer Vienna be more satisfied. Groß-Enzersdorf can be reached at night with the N26 night bus from Kagran and Aspern. However, in contrast to its daily counterpart 26A, this does not go to Groß-Enzersdorf. On the nights before Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays, it drives to the city limits in Eßling (Guntherstraße). From there it is a 1.3 km walk to the main square. On the nights before working days, it drives to Eßling Schule (walk to Groß-Enzersdorf Hauptplatz approx. 2.5 km). Timetable line N26

accommodation

  • 5  Gasthof Hödl, Probstdorfer Strasse 1, 2301 Wittau. Tel.: 43 2215 2214, Fax: 43 2215 2214-21, Email: . Also restaurant, tennis courts and leisure center.Open: closed on Tuesdays.

Learn

Experimental economy of the Boku
1  Test farm Groß-Enzersdorf, Schlosshofer Strasse 31. E-mail: .

security

  • 2 Police station: Freiherr von Smola-Str. 1/1, Tel. 43 5 9133-3206

health

The next Hospital with emergency room is located approx. 7 km west of Groß-Enzersdorf in Stadlau (Vienna 22.):

3  Social Medical Center East - Donauspital, Langobardenstrasse 122, 1220 Vienna. Tel.: 43 1 28802-0, Fax: 43 1 28802-2050, Email: .

There are two in town Pharmacies:

The usual ones apply Emergency numbers:

  • Fire Department 122
  • Police 133
  • Salvation 144
  • Emergency doctor service 141
  • Poison Information Center 43 1 4064343

Practical advice

  • 6 Post Office 2301, Dr. Anton Krabichler-Platz 1, Mon-Fri 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., self-service zone 24/7.

Postal code: 2301
Area code: 02249, 02215

trips

Donauauen National Park

Access to the Lobauthat are part of the National parks is, however, located in the city of Vienna (driving a car is prohibited in the national park, bicycles are allowed, the paths must not be left):

  • 1 Stadler Furt (behind drive-in cinema)
  • 2 Egerer Brückl; Forest path in the extension of Ziegelofenstraße
  • 3 Kasernbrücke (Vorwerkstrasse)
  • 4 At the end of Lobaustraße, there is also the national park camp
  • 5 Mühlleiten locality
  • 6 Village Schönau an der Donau (with information board)
  • National Park Forest Administration Lobau, Dr. Anton Krabichler-Platz 3, 2301 Groß-Enzersdorf. Tel.: (0)1 4000 49480, Email: . MA 49 - Forestry Office and Agricultural Company of the City of Vienna.Open: Mon - Fri 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.

The is easily accessible from Groß-Enzersdorf Napoleon stone with French military cemetery and powder magazine (Battle of Aspern 1809). From the Kasernbrücke you walk along Vorwerkstraße for about 1 km, then the historical places are signposted. Another 1.5 km along Vorwerkstraße you reach the Vorwerk, which is the agricultural business and residential buildings of the municipality of Vienna. There is one there Deer enclosure, a Beaver enclosure and the little one Lobau Museum. Tel.: 43 (0)2214 3571 (Anton Klein). Open: Vorwerk 1, Wed 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Mon, Tue, Thu Fri 1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. or by appointment.Price: free entry.

Other worth seeing destinations in the vicinity

  • Orth on the Danube with Orth Castle
  • Further Marchfeld castles: Eckartsau, Marchegg, Schloss Hof and Niederweiden, Leopoldsdorf
  • Vienna, especially the 22nd district, Danube city, with the neighboring district of Essling:
    • Jazz museum and cultural center at the Esslingen school
    • Essling Castle with bulk box
    • Seestadt Aspern: On the old airfield, a new part of the city is being built for around 20,000 residents, with some modern architecture that is well worth seeing. An 80 m high wooden high-rise is currently under construction.

literature

Web links

Donau-Auen National Park Orth an der Donau 2012 2.jpg
Donauauen National Park

Left bank of the Danube:Vienna 22nd, Donaustadt • Groß-Enzersdorf • Mannsdorf on the Danube • Orth on the Danube • Eckartsau • Engelhartstetten

Right bank of the Danube:Schwechat • Fischamend • Haslau-Maria Ellend • Scharndorf • Petronell-Carnuntum • Bad Deutsch-Altenburg • Hainburg on the Danube
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