Sievering#
Sievering, since 1890/92 part of the 19th district of Vienna Doebling. The two villages of Ober- and Unter-Sievering have partly preserved their character as vintners´ villages: handed over to Klosterneuburg abbey by margrave Leopold III in 1136; given back to the local prince in the 15th century; changed hands several times afterwards. Documented mention in different spellings: Sufringen (1114), Sivring (1156), Sifring (1396). Parish church, documented mention in 1330 (as chapel) and in 1348 (as parish).
Literature#
K. Lohrmann and F. Opll, Regesten zur Fruehgeschichte von Wien, 1981; H. Kretschmer, Doebling, Wiener Bezirkskulturfuehrer, 1982.