Hohe Warte, Vienna

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The Hohewarte is a built-up hill at about 220 meters above sea level. A. in the 19th district of Vienna, Dobling between the parts of the district Heiligenstadt and Unterdöbling. Also from the north ( Grinzingerstrasse ) and south ( Döblinger main street) on the hill leading street is named as Hohewarte; this was done officially in 1894. The name was already mentioned in 1135.

The Hohewarte is known ( named after its address also Hohewarte ) especially as the seat of the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics, formerly located here Villa Office of the Austrian Federal President, and because of their nature Stadium Hohewarte.

Beginning in 1901, Josef Hoffmann built on the Hohenwarte an artists' colony for wealthy clients. The first was 19 at the address Steinfeldgasse 6 and 8, completed a semi-detached house for Koloman Moser and Carl Moll. Since 1903, here is the loop of the northern terminus of a tram line from 1907 to the present day by the Schottentor on the ring road (1st district) outgoing line 37, 1928-1980 (with interruptions ) and the or on the two line in the third. 2nd District line trains running G2.

Geography

The High Waiting is the last foothills of the back from the Vienna Woods, which stretches from the Danube Canal from Cobenzel ( Latisberg ) about Grinzing and hunger mountain. It is separated to the north- east by the Schreiberbach ( Heiligenstadt and nut village ) against the Nussberg, and to the southwest by the Sieveringer Arbesbach of the Türkenschanze.

In the 19th century, was built on the observation height - hence the name, the same was formerly also the current Türkenschanze - a residential area. Today the hill lies entirely within the city.

Headquarters ZAMG

In 1872, the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics of the Wieden on the Hohewarte moved on. The new district was previously built by Heinrich von Ferstel in 1870 until 1872. The Institute is responsible among other things for the daily Austrian weather. In 1957 it was expanded considerably in the years 1967 and 1973 in addition to a radar tower, a Ballonfüllhaus and a new office building was built on the site of the Central Institute. This office building is now home to a large specialized library in the field of meteorology and geophysics.

Stadium Hohewarte

Other Facilities

On the Hohenwarte located with the Döblinger bathroom with both an outdoor and an indoor pool. Furthermore, the Hohewarte is the seat of the municipal police commands Dobling with attached police inspection.

The Hohewarte can be reached with the U4 and tram lines 37 and D.