District · 1170 · Vienna
Hernals: living in Vienna's 17th district
Hernals is Vienna's 17th district, about 5 km west of the centre. By public transport you reach Stephansplatz in about 31 minutes. About 85 street trees stand within 300 m of a typical spot, with water nearby: plenty of local cooling on hot days. Recent sales came to €5,029/m², over all building ages.
Tap any point on the map to see every value for exactly that spot: transit, green, noise, heat and more.
History & character
From Suburb to Urban District
Hernals is the 17th district of Vienna, formed in 1892 from the independent municipalities of Hernals, Dornbach, and Neuwaldegg. The history of Hernals dates back to its incorporation into Vienna, with Hernals being the most populous of the three municipalities. During the Vienna Gründerzeit, the district saw significant construction activity that continued into the turn of the century. The demographic diversity remains characteristic of Hernals, where late and high Gründerzeit quarters coexist with municipal housing complexes and old town centers. Residents appreciate the district for its proximity to the city center and surrounding recreational areas. The strong mix of the population is reflected in the diversity of the district's parts, offering a varied living environment.
Transit connections
Lines and modes from OpenStreetMap, frequency from the timetable (Wiener Linien and ÖBB): local stops within walking distance, stations counted a little wider. As of: September 2026.
Access · travel time
Where can you get from here, by which mode, to which destination? The map colours every location in the district by real travel time (dark = fast).
Real travel time per inhabited location (250 m grid, clipped to the real district boundary) to destinations in Vienna. Transit from the schedule router (Day = peak, Late = after 11pm), bike/walk/car over the street network (car computed without traffic, so rush hour takes correspondingly longer).
Future · planned transit
- U5 · Elterleinplatz
- U5 · Hernals
Planned metro stations in this area (U2xU5 project, City of Vienna): opening ~2030 to mid-2030s. Source: City of Vienna / Wiener Linien.
Leisure & culture
What makes the area lively: culture, green space, nightlife and sport.
- Museums & galleries
Bezirksmuseum Hernals, Rettungsmuseum, Contemplor, Schneekugelmuseum
- Theatres
Metropol, Kulisse
- Stages & clubs
FACE, Fifty Five Club, modul, REAKTOR, Setzkasten
- Libraries
Bücherei Hernals
- Parks & green
Adelheid-Popp-Park, Biosphärenpark Wienerwald Kernzone Waldschafferi, Christine-Nöstlinger-Park, Frederic-Morton-Park, Schwarzenbergpark, Alexander-Lernet-Holenia-Park · and 15 more
- Pools & baths
Neuwaldegger Bad
- Sports
Engelmann, Wiener Sportclub-Platz, Boulderhalle Neuwaldegg, Bundessporthalle Parhamerplatz, CircleGym, climb.on marswiese · and 9 more
Publicly accessible culture and leisure venues within the district boundary, better-known first.
Climate & environment
On hot summer days, local cooling matters. With ≈85 trees per spot and water nearby: plenty of local cooling on hot days.
Public street and park trees from the City of Vienna tree register, counted within 300 m of each inhabited spot. More trees mean more shade (climate) and more green (location). Private gardens are not included.
Light & shadow
Check the light anywhere. Type an address or click the map, pick a floor and drag through the day. The buildings cast their real shadows. Pan the map to explore.
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Real building heights (official Vienna building model, computed from the BEV laser scan in the surroundings), sun hours and shadows from sun position and geometry. How much of it reaches you also depends on orientation and windows. Terrain is included, from the official elevation model out to 12 km: a mountain to the south takes the winter sun just as the house opposite does. Where the sun only grazes a ridge, the figure remains an approximation. In Vienna the terrain rarely matters: ten minutes in the Innere Stadt, and just as little at the Döbling vineyards, where the slope lies to the north-west and never touches the southern sun. It only tells in the Wienerwald valleys, at Kalksburg a good two hours on 21 December.
What does living here cost?
Asking prices (not land-register), orientation, not a valuation of a specific flat. Source: immopreise.at / derStandard-Preisspiegel · December 2025. Prices actually paid, per political district. Source: STATISTIK AUSTRIA, Immobilien-Durchschnittspreise 2025. All districts compared →
Living & commercial
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Frequently asked questions
How well connected is Hernals by public transport?
From Hernals you reach Stephansplatz in the centre of Vienna in about 31 minutes by public transport.
How green is Hernals?
Around 85 public street and park trees stand within 300 m of a typical spot in Hernals (green), based on the City of Vienna tree register.
Where can I find flats and commercial space in Hernals?
You can browse available homes and commercial spaces in Hernals in the wohnwahn search, each honestly rated for location, climate, greenery and commute.