!!!Liesing, Bezirk von Wien

Liesing, 23%%sup rd/%  district of Vienna, area 32 km%%sup 2/%, 
pop. 81,871 (1991), (1966: pop. 41,762), from 1938-1945, 25%%sup th/%  
district of "Gross-Wien" (created through the incorporation 
of the Lower Austrian municipalities Stadt Liesing, Atzgersdorf, 
Erlaa,  Inzersdorf, Siebenhirten,  Mauer,  Rodaun,  Kalksburg and 
others, 1945-1954 suburban housing developments, since 1954 within 
present borders. From the Vienna Woods (popular destination for 
day-trips, vineyards on the outskirts) on both sides of the 
Liesingbach stream to the Vienna Basin, where large housing estates 
have been built between old villages and where many industrial firms 
have established themselves.

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Housing development areas: Maurerberg (1956-1963, Roland Rainer); 
"Wienerflur" (1978-1980);  Alterlaa (1973-1976, H. Glueck); 
Breitenfurter Strasse (1982-1988); urban expansion project 
"Draschegruende", "In der Wiesen" project. Wealthy 
residential areas in the western part of the district (Mauer, Rodaun, 
Kalksburg). Buildings: Alterlaa Palace (manor from the Middle Ages, 
present form from 1766-1770); former Liesing labour office (1932 by E. 
Plischke); Wotruba Church (designed 1965, built 1974-1976). 
Rosenhuegel film studios. Liesing is linked with the city centre by 
the Suedbahn, Schnellbahn and Badener Lokalbahn railways, bus lines 
and since 1995 the U6 subway line. Near Inzersdorf, Suedautobahn in 
south direction; Liesing freight railway station; Liesing district 
heating plant and transformer station, Inzersdorf central market for 
fruit and vegetables.

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Due to industrial settlements since the 1960s (industrial areas 
Liesing and Inzersdorf) among the most important industrial areas in 
Vienna (Novartis, Philips video works, OeAF-Graef & Stift and others).

!Literature
F. Opll, Liesing, Wr. Bezirkskulturfuehrer, 1981; idem, 
Liesing, 1982; R. Spitzer, Liesing,1994; F. Czeike, Historisches 
Lexikon Wien, 5 vols., 1992-1997.


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