All stops in Vienna

Tap a name to read where it comes from. The stories are short, checked against their sources, and free to read.

A

• AbsberggasseNamed after Absberggasse, which recalls old field names with ‘Absberg’.
• Aderklaaer StraßeNamed after Aderklaaer Straße, the road named after the village of Aderklaa.
• AlaudagasseNamed after Alaudagasse, which recalls a Roman legion of ‘crested larks’.
• AlbertgasseNamed after Albertgasse, which honours Duke Albert of Saxe-Teschen.
• Alfred-Adler-StraßeNamed after Alfred Adler, the Viennese doctor who founded individual psychology.
• Alser StraßeNamed after Alser Straße, the road named after the Als stream.
• Alte DonauNamed after the Alte Donau, the ‘Old Danube’, a former arm of the river.
• AlterlaaNamed after Alterlaa, the old part of the former village of Erlaa.
• Altes LandgutThe name recalls the Landgut, a well-known 19th-century amusement venue.
• Am SchöpfwerkNamed after the street Am Schöpfwerk, ‘at the pumping station’.
• Am TaborThe name recalls the ‘Tabor’, a fortified bridgehead on the Danube.
• Aspern NordNamed after Aspern; the station lies at the northern edge of the Seestadt.
• AspernstraßeNamed after Aspernstraße, which preserves the name of the old village of Aspern.
• AugasseNamed after Augasse, which recalls the Danube's floodplain meadows (‘Au’).

B

• Bahnhof MeidlingNamed after Meidling railway station; until 2013 the stop was called Philadelphiabrücke.
• BernhardtstalgasseThe name recalls Bernhardtsthal, a lost village destroyed in 1683.
• BlindengasseNamed after Blindengasse, the ‘lane of the blind’, after a school for blind people.
• BörseNamed after the Börse, the building of the Vienna Stock Exchange.
• BraunschweiggasseNamed after Braunschweiggasse, which honours Duke Wilhelm of Braunschweig.
• BrunnenmarktNamed after the Brunnenmarkt, the market that grew up around a fountain (‘Brunnen’).
• Burggasse-StadthalleNamed after Burggasse, which points to the Hofburg, and the Wiener Stadthalle.
• BurgringNamed after the Burgring, the stretch of the Ringstraße in front of the Hofburg.

D

• DonauinselNamed after the Donauinsel, the long artificial island in the Danube.
• DonaumarinaNamed after the Marina Wien, a harbour for pleasure boats on the Danube (Donau).
• DonauspitalNamed after the Donauspital, the hospital opposite the station.
• DonaustadtbrückeNamed after the Donaustadtbrücke, the U2 bridge over the Danube.
• DornbachNamed after Dornbach, the old village named after its stream.
• Dresdner StraßeNamed after Dresdner Straße, a thank-you to the city of Dresden.

E

• EnkplatzNamed after Enkplatz, which honours the writer Michael Leopold Enk von der Burg.
• ErdbergNamed after Erdberg, an old suburb whose name comes from an earthen castle.
• Erlaaer StraßeNamed after Erlaaer Straße, which preserves the name of the old village of Erlaa.

F

• FloridsdorfNamed after Floridsdorf, the ‘village of Floridus’, a provost of Klosterneuburg.
• FriedensbrückeNamed after the Friedensbrücke, the ‘Peace Bridge’ over the Donaukanal.
• Friedrich-Engels-PlatzNamed after Friedrich Engels; the square has had five names.

G

• GasometerNamed after the Gasometer, the four former gas holders of Simmering.
• Grinzinger StraßeNamed after Grinzinger Straße, the road to the old wine village of Grinzing.
• GroßfeldsiedlungNamed after the Großfeldsiedlung, a housing estate on the ‘big field’.
• GußhausstraßeNamed after the Gußhaus, an imperial cannon foundry.
• Gumpendorfer StraßeNamed after Gumpendorfer Straße, which recalls the old suburb of Gumpendorf.
• GunoldstraßeNamed after Franz Michael Gunold, a timber merchant and village judge of Nußdorf.

H

• HaberlgasseNamed after Johann Haberl, a merchant and mayor of Neulerchenfeld.
• HalteraugasseNamed after the Halterau, a former Danube island – probably a cattle pasture.
• HandelskaiNamed after Handelskai, the ‘trade quay’ on the Danube.
• HardeggasseNamed after Hardeggasse, which honours three brothers who fought at Aspern in 1809.
• Hauptbahnhof OstNamed after the eastern access to Wien Hauptbahnhof, Vienna's main station.
• HausfeldstraßeNamed after Hausfeldstraße, which keeps an old field name.
• Heiligenstadt‘Heiligenstadt’ means ‘holy place’ – but which holy place is unclear.
• Heiligenstadt/12.-Februar-PlatzNamed after Heiligenstadt and the square recalling the February fighting of 1934.
• HeinestraßeNamed after the German poet Heinrich Heine.
• HerrengasseNamed after Herrengasse, the ‘lords’ street’ where the nobility of the province met.
• HetzgasseThe name recalls the Hetztheater, an arena for animal baiting.
• HietzingNamed after the old village of Hietzing, which gave its name to Vienna’s 13th district.
• Hintere ZollamtsstraßeThe name recalls the main customs office (‘Zollamt’) that once stood here.
• HlawkagasseNamed after Maria Hlawka, a Social Democratic politician in Vienna.
• HöchstädtplatzNamed after the Battle of Höchstädt (Blenheim) of 1704.
• HütteldorfNamed after Hütteldorf, a former village once called ‘Utendorf’.
• Hütteldorfer StraßeNamed after Hütteldorfer Straße, the road towards the former village of Hütteldorf.

I

• InnstraßeNamed after the river Inn, a tributary of the Danube.

J

• JägerstraßeNamed after Jägerstraße, which recalls a huntsman’s house guarding a chapel.
• Johann-Nepomuk-Berger-PlatzNamed after Johann Nepomuk Berger, a liberal politician and writer.
• Johann-Strauß-GasseNamed after the waltz composer Johann Strauss the Younger.
• JohnstraßeNamed after Johnstraße, which honours the general and war minister Franz von John.
• Josefstädter StraßeNamed after Josefstädter Straße, the main street of the Josefstadt district.
• Julius-Raab-PlatzNamed after Julius Raab, Austrian chancellor at the time of the 1955 State Treaty.

K

• KagranNamed after Kagran, an old village whose name is hard to explain.
• Kagraner PlatzNamed after Kagraner Platz, the old village square of Kagran.
• Kaisermühlen-VICNamed after Kaisermühlen, the ‘emperor’s mills’, and the Vienna International Centre.
• Kardinal-Nagl-PlatzNamed after Kardinal-Nagl-Platz, which honours Franz Nagl, Archbishop of Vienna.
• KarlsplatzNamed after Karlsplatz, the square named in 1899 after Emperor Karl VI.
• KarmeliterplatzNamed after the church and former monastery of the Carmelites.
• KendlerstraßeNamed after Kendlerstraße, which honours a castle owner of Breitensee.
• KeplerplatzNamed after Keplerplatz, which honours the astronomer Johannes Kepler.
• KettenbrückengasseNamed after Kettenbrückengasse, the street of an old chain bridge.
• KliebergasseNamed after the sculptor Joseph Klieber.
• KnöllgasseNamed after Johann Heinrich Knöll, a butcher and district head.
• KrieauNamed after the Krieau, a former Prater island once fought over in court.

L

• Landstraße‘Landstraße’ means the public road through the country.
• LängenfeldgasseNamed after Längenfeldgasse, which honours the benefactor Josephine Haas von Längenfeld.
• LaurenzgasseThe name recalls the Laurenzergrund, a small suburb named after nuns of St Lawrence.
• LederergasseNamed after the house sign of a leather merchant.
• LeopoldauNamed after Leopoldau, the old village of ‘Eipeldau’ renamed after an emperor.
• LiebknechtgasseNamed after Wilhelm and Karl Liebknecht, father and son.
• Liechtenwerder PlatzThe name recalls a vanished island in the Danube.
• Lina-Loos-PlatzNamed after Lina-Loos-Platz, which honours the actress and writer Lina Loos.
• LöwengasseNamed after an old house sign, ‘Zum goldenen Löwen’ – the Golden Lion.

M

• MargaretengürtelNamed after Margaretengürtel, the section of the ring road named after the Margareten district.
• MarienbrückeNamed after the statue of the Virgin Mary on the bridge.
• Matzleinsdorfer PlatzNamed after Matzleinsdorf, a former suburb.
• MayerhofgasseThe name recalls an old manor farm, a ‘Meierhof’.
• MayssengasseNamed after Josef Mayssen, a head teacher in Hernals.
• Meidling HauptstraßeNamed after Meidlinger Hauptstraße, the main street of the old village of Meidling.
• Messe-PraterNamed after the Vienna trade fair (Messe) and the Prater beside it.
• Michelbeuern-AKHNamed after the Michelbeuern quarter and the AKH, Vienna’s general hospital.
• MuseumsquartierNamed after the MuseumsQuartier, the museum complex in the former imperial stables.

N

• NeilreichgasseNamed after August Neilreich, a judge and botanist.
• NestroyplatzNamed after Johann Nestroy, the Viennese playwright and actor.
• NeubaugasseNamed after Neubaugasse, the street of the old suburb of Neubau.
• Neue DonauNamed after the Neue Donau, the flood-relief channel beside the Danube.
• NeulaaNamed after Neulaa (‘New Laa’), the residential area south of the station.
• NiederhofstraßeNamed after the Niederhof, an old estate in Untermeidling.
• Nußdorf‘Nußdorf’ probably means ‘nut village’.
• Nußdorf, BeethovengangNamed after the Beethovengang, a favourite walk of Beethoven’s.
• Nußdorfer StraßeNamed after Nußdorfer Straße, the road to the village of Nußdorf.

O

• Ober St. VeitNamed after Ober St. Veit, the former village of Saint Vitus.
• OberlaaNamed after Oberlaa (‘Upper Laa’), a former village in the 10th district.
• Oper/KarlsplatzNamed after the State Opera and Karlsplatz, the square of Emperor Karl VI.
• OttakringNamed after Ottakring, the old village that gave the 16th district its name.

P

• Parlament/VolkstheaterNamed after the Parliament building and the Volkstheater, the ‘people’s theatre’.
• PaulanergasseNamed after the Paulaner friars, who lived here from 1627.
• PerfektastraßeNamed after Perfektastraße, which recalls the Perfekta factory in Erlaa.
• PilgramgasseNamed after Pilgramgasse, which honours the Baroque master builder Franz Anton Pilgram.
• PlößlgasseNamed after Simon Plößl, a Viennese optician.
• Prater, HauptalleeNamed after the Hauptallee, the Prater’s ‘main avenue’.
• PratersternNamed after the Praterstern, the star-shaped square at the entrance to the Prater.

Q

• Quartier BelvedereNamed after the new district, itself named after nearby Schloss Belvedere.
• QuellenplatzNamed after a reservoir of Vienna’s first mountain spring water main.

R

• RadetzkyplatzNamed after Field Marshal Joseph Wenzel Radetzky.
• RampengasseNamed after the ramps of a railway goods station.
• RathausNamed after the Rathaus, Vienna’s city hall.
• Rathausplatz/BurgtheaterNamed after the City Hall square and the Burgtheater.
• RebhanngasseNamed after Georg Rebhann, an engineer and bridge builder.
• RennbahnwegNamed after Rennbahnweg, the ‘racecourse road’.
• ResselgasseNamed after Josef Ressel, a forester and inventor.
• ReumannplatzNamed after Jakob Reumann, Vienna’s first Social Democratic mayor.
• Roßauer LändeNamed after Roßauer Lände, the riverside landing of the old Roßau suburb.
• RochusgasseNamed after Saint Rochus, patron of the nearby Rochuskirche.
• RömergasseNamed in memory of the Romans.

S

• SalztorbrückeNamed after the Salztor, the old ‘salt gate’ in the city wall.
• SandleitengasseNamed after an old field name, ‘an der Sandleiten’ – the sandy slope.
• SchlachthausgasseNamed after Schlachthausgasse, the street of the old St. Marx slaughterhouse.
• Schloss BelvedereNamed after Schloss Belvedere, Prince Eugene’s Baroque palace.
• SchönbrunnNamed after Schönbrunn Palace, the Habsburgs’ former summer residence.
• SchottenringNamed after the Schottenring, the part of the Ringstraße recalling the ‘Scots’ monastery.
• SchottentorThe name recalls the Schottentor, a city gate named after the Schottenstift.
• SchwarzenbergplatzNamed after Field Marshal Karl Philipp Prince Schwarzenberg.
• SchwedenplatzNamed after Schwedenplatz, the square that thanks Sweden for help after the First World War.
• SchweglerstraßeNamed after Schweglerstraße, which honours a coffee-house owner who became mayor of Rudolfsheim.
• SeestadtNamed after the Seestadt Aspern, the ‘lake town’ built around an artificial lake.
• SickenberggasseNamed after Ferdinand Sickenberg, an industrialist in Nußdorf.
• SiebenhirtenThe name of the old village is thought to mean ‘seven shepherds’.
• SimmeringNamed after Simmering, Vienna’s 11th district, first recorded in 1028.
• SpittelauThe name recalls the ‘Spitalau’, riverside meadows owned by the city hospital.
• StadionNamed after the two stadiums nearby: Ernst-Happel-Stadion and Ferry-Dusika-Hallenstadion.
• StadlauNamed after Stadlau, an old village whose name means ‘barn in the meadows’.
• StadtparkNamed after the Stadtpark, the city park laid out on the old glacis in 1862.
• StephansplatzNamed after Stephansplatz, the square around St Stephen’s Cathedral.
• StubentorThe name recalls the Stubentor, a city gate whose name is still a puzzle.
• Südtiroler Platz-HauptbahnhofNamed after Südtiroler Platz, which recalls South Tyrol, and the main railway station.

T

• TaborstraßeNamed after Taborstraße, which leads to the site of the ‘Tabor’, an old bridge fortification.
• TaubstummengasseNamed after Taubstummengasse, the street of the institute for deaf people.
• ThaliastraßeNamed after Thaliastraße, which recalls the Thalia-Theater, a vanished summer theatre.
• TraisengasseNamed after the Traisen, a river in Lower Austria.
• TroststraßeNamed after Troststraße, which honours the butcher and councillor Michael Trost.
• TscherttegasseNamed after Tscherttegasse, which honours Johann Tscherte, builder of Vienna’s 16th-century fortifications.

U

• Unter St. VeitNamed after Unter St. Veit, ‘Lower St Vitus’, the lower half of an old village.

V

• VolkstheaterNamed after the Volkstheater, the ‘people’s theatre’ next to the station.
• VorgartenstraßeNamed after Vorgartenstraße, the ‘front garden street’.

W

• Währinger Straße-VolksoperNamed after Währinger Straße, the road to Währing, and the Volksoper opera house.
• WeihburggasseThe name recalls the Weihenburg, possibly a medieval settlement.
• WestbahnhofNamed after the Westbahnhof, Vienna’s terminus for the line to the west.
• WilhelminenstraßeNamed after Princess Wilhelmine Montléart, a philanthropist.
• WittelsbachstraßeNamed after the Wittelsbachs, the Bavarian dynasty of Empress Elisabeth.

Z

• ZieglergasseNamed after Zieglergasse, the ‘brickmakers’ lane’.
• ZippererstraßeNamed after Zippererstraße, which honours the landowner Georg Zipperer.