!!!Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus

Rudolfsheim-Fuenfhaus,. Vienna's 15%%sup th/%  district, area 
3.87 km%%sup 2/%, pop. 69,309 (1991), was created in 1938 by 
combining the 14%%sup th/%  (Rudolfsheim) and the 15%%sup th/%  
districts (Fuenfhaus) and establishing a new 14%%sup th/%  district,  
Penzing, which was separated from the 13%%sup th/%  district. The 
district has carried this double name since 1957, to recall both of 
the former districts. Rudolfsheim (named after Crown Prince  Rudolf) 
was formed in 1863 by combining Reindorf (first documented mention in 
1411), Braunhirschen and Rustendorf. Vienna's former 14%%sup th/%  
district carrying the same name was established after its official 
incorporation into the city in 1890-1892 by merging Rudolfsheim with 
Sechshaus. Fuenfhaus ("five houses") was named for five 
winegrowers' houses built around 1710.

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Located in Rudolfsheim-Fuenfhaus, which was heavily built up in the 
19%%sup th/%  century, are the former military parade ground Schmelz, 
the Westbahnhof train station, the Stadthalle multipurpose complex 
(1952-1958) and Stadthallenbad public indoor swimming pool (1960-1974) 
built by R. Rainer, the Elisabeth-Spital hospital, the headquarters of 
the Arbeiter-Samariterbund ambulance and rescue service, the 
Rudolfsheim and "Schmelz" senior citizens´ homes, vocational 
school, Haus der Begegnung social centre and the University of 
Vienna's sports centre "Auf der Schmelz". - Maria vom Siege church 
(1868-1875 built by F. v. Schmidt), Christus-Koenig 
(Christ-the-King) parish and memorial church (1933-1934 built by C. 
Holzmeister), until 1938 with the graves of I. Seipel and E. Dollfuss. 
Apartment complexes: Heimhof (1919-1923); Nibelungenviertel (residence 
complex situated on the eastern portion of the Schmelz, many of the 
houses were built in Secessionist style); numerous council housing 
complexes, including: Eberthof (1925-1926), Vogelweidhof (1926-1928), 
Koenigstetter-Hof (1932-1933), Franz-Haider-Hof (1966-1969), 
Braunhirschengasse residential complex (1975-1978) and "Wohnen 
morgen" (1976, built by W. Holzbauer), Nobilegasse apartment 
building (1983-1987, built by F. Kurrent). - Lugner City and 
Meiselmarktzentrum shopping centres. - "Schmelz" water reservoir; 
Stadtbahn transit line bridge (built by O. Wagner in 1895-1902); ARBOe 
headquarters; OeAMTC technical services and roadside assistance. The 
15%%sup th/%  district is also of great importance as far as 
transportation is concerned: Westbahn motorway, underground lines U3, 
U4 and U6. - With 23.6 %, Rudolfsheim-Fuenfhaus had the highest 
percentage of foreigners per district in 1991 (Vienna overall: 
12.8 %).

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Many businesses and industries are also located in the 15%%sup th/%  
district (metal and plastic goods, technology, celluloid products, 
spirits).

!Literature
F. Czeike, Rudolfsheim-Fuenfhaus, Wiener 
Bezirkskulturfuehrer, 1980; idem, Historisches Lexikon Wien, 
5 vols., 1992-1997.


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