Named after Simmering, Vienna’s 11th district, first recorded in 1028.
The village appears in 1028 in a deed of gift as ‘Symanningen’ (also written ‘Simanningen’). It is thought to have been a settlement of the people of a man called Simon or Sindman. The district was formed in 1890/1892 from Simmering, Kaiserebersdorf and parts of Albern, Schwechat and Kledering; the ‘S’ in its coat of arms stands for Simmering.