!!!Nußdorf, Wiener Bezirksteil

Nussdorf, part of Vienna´s 19%%sup th/%  district (since 
1890/92) at the foot of the Nussberg hill, where the Donaukanal canal 
branches off the River Danube, former wine-growing and fishing 
village; wine taverns. Documented mention 1114, boom in the 
19%%sup th/%  century due to construction of a landing place for ships 
on the Danube, a cog railway to the Kahlenberg hill, a brewery and 
cafes for day tourists; station on the Franz-Josefs-Bahn railway line. 
The parish church (first documented mention 1411) was rebuilt 
1787-1789, the parsonage was altered in 1783. The small castle (built 
as a mill in 1428) is supposed to have been altered by J. L. von 
Hildebrand between 1712 and 1716, in two halls, wall paintings (1716) 
in the manner of J. G. Schmidt; renovated in 1920, demolished 1959/60. 
Nussdorf bridge (built by O. Wagner 1894-98) across the Donaukanal 
canal.

!Literature
H. Kretschmer, Doebling, Wiener Bezirkskulturfuehrer, 
1982.


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